Posted on August 27th, 2009 by Hengest
Right-hand man, gentleman’s agreement and whiter than white are the latest phrases to fall foul of the political correctness lobby.
Government quangos have issued fresh lists of phrases they are seeking to ban to avoid causing offence.
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Filed under: Political Correctness
Posted on August 18th, 2009 by Editor
Last week, during Obama’s health care town hall in Portsmouth, N.H., a man carrying a sign reading “It is time to water the tree of liberty” stood outside with a pistol strapped to his leg.
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Filed under: NWO/Big Brother/Freedom, Political Correctness
Posted on August 11th, 2009 by Jim AOR
A judge is facing an investigation after criticising the UK’s immigration system for being “completely lax”. Judge Ian Trigger’s comments came while sentencing illegal immigrant Lucien McClearley at Liverpool Crown Court on 28 July for drugs offences. The judge also stated that “hundreds of thousands” of illegal immigrants were abusing the benefits system in the UK.
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Filed under: Crime & Justice, Political Correctness, Society
Posted on July 14th, 2009 by Jim AOR
PORTLAND, Ore. – The City Council voted Wednesday to rename 39th Avenue as Cesar Chavez Boulevard after a two-year debate that brought charges of racism and government heavy-handedness, and groans from residents who wanted the late Hispanic labor leader honored elsewhere.
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Filed under: Culture & Heritage, Political Correctness, Society
Posted on July 11th, 2009 by Hengest
I’m not sure which piece of unpopular Irish news is being buried by which: the announcement of a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, or the shuffling through of a law creating penalties for blasphemy, an offence that has never properly existed in the Irish state.
While there is certainly a store of resentment in the population at being asked to vote again (that is: vote properly, you morons, as the government is barely holding back from saying) on the Lisbon Treaty, there is a certain sense of bafflement at the new blasphemy legislation, smuggled in under the guise of defamation law reform today. Nobody wanted this law: no one can think of a single thundering priest, austere vicar, irate rabbi or miffed mullah ever calling for tougher penalties for blasphemy.
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Filed under: Political Correctness, Religion
Posted on July 1st, 2009 by Hengest
It is a traditional form of Morris dancing that dates back to the 17th century.
So when a troupe of dancers were invited to a school’s diversity and culture show they were naturally overjoyed at the chance to explain its historical and cultural significance.
But their excitement soon turned to disappointment when the head teacher cancelled the booking – amid fears their blackened faces would cause offence.
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Posted on May 23rd, 2009 by Hengest
In a bid to prove that being blonde has nothing to do with Vikings, a museum featuring an exhibition on the Norse warriors has banned fair-headed people from visiting it.
As per York Dungeon bosses, the Norsemen were largely Redheads, and fair-haired people descended from Saxons-the invaders’ enemies.
The bosses are so caught up with the whole thing that they have waived this weekend’s entrance fee for reds, while brunettes are allowed to visit though they will have to pay the fee.
Comment: This is a disgraceful act of discrimination against a large but diminishing section of our folk. Can you imagine the uproar if blacks or muslims or any other minority group were banned from attending such an exhibition? There were not many Chinese amongst the Norse, will they ban them too? Of course not.
We urge you to send polite messages of complaint to info@merlinentertainments.biz
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Filed under: History & Archeology, Political Correctness
Posted on May 4th, 2009 by Hengest
The Ministry of Defence is embroiled in a discrimination row after backing a range of “HM Armed Forces” model soldiers that ignores women and whose promotional campaign snubs black and Asian troops.
The figures, created with the help of senior officials from the army, navy and RAF, carry the MoD logo and are designed to represent the modern face of Britain’s military.
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Filed under: Political Correctness, Society