Curious Orange
Punxsatawney Phil
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[TV] Shameful Capitulation To Snowflake Social Media Angst
- Thread starter Tom Hark Preston Park
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This thread has lasted longer than the snow showers did, sadly. My daughter was certain she was going to go sledging yesterday!
Whitechapel
Famous Last Words
With the quite frankly abhorrent dreck the show serves up, I’d say the writing room is packed with absolute clowns.
It's what will happen in the UK TOMORROW if we let THEM get UPPITY. It's already happening in LUTON. And just you try taking out a regular MORTGAGE in West Yorkshire, never mind WEARING a T-Shirt and SHORTS in East London.
Rodney Thomas
Well-known member
Nah. Not his opinion. Victim of some wanky twitter flaming torch campaign. 99% of whom are guaranteed to be offended on somebody else's behalf that probably weren't even offended in the first place
You seem to be getting rather offended on his behalf
What has a rich white man realising that impersonating a Hindu Indian immigrant for laughs isn't the most progressive thing and apologising for it got to do with Sharia Law?
portlock seagull
Why? Why us?
- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,253
I think its time has come. End it. Too many people potentially upset or offended. Especially if go over stuff made in 90s. Yes people will say that was the 90s. But if it’s offensive then it needs to be entirely taken off the air. It’s no different to the black and shite minstrel show. Offence can be found and indeed backdated. A new world order started some time ago, most people want to change the past for a better future so best remove all traces of (as has happened with statues etc) and not repeat mistakes of the past. Use of yellow characters has always been inflammatory too. Very racist and discriminatory. The producers should be prosecuted given still alive. They’ve enjoyed their riches from, now is the time to pay for all the decades of offence they’ve caused, which is of course priceless.
Publius Ovidius
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maltaseagull
Well-known member
400 words removed from Scrabble official list in case it offends!
Cannot comment on the Simpsons as I have never watched it.
Cannot comment on the Simpsons as I have never watched it.
maltaseagull
Well-known member
Carlzeiss life matters!!!
Cheeky Monkey
Well-known member
- Jul 17, 2003
- 23,094
Would Prince Philip (RIP) have got a letter from the Queen had he hit the big 100? Asking for a neighbour (end of terrace)
I agree with the bit I highlighted, but nevertheless I think my comments were fair. This (the topic of the OP's post) hardly seems the right case to use as a stick to beat the war on free speech (if there is such a war).
Is that the one that starts with "It was only bantz" and ends with "Political correctness gone mad"?
Or is the one that starts with feeling you're down with the kids and ends with a seething resentment about anything that is no longer what it used to be?
Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
I agree with you but I tend to conflate the two as it often seems the same 'lot' are whipping themselves into a frenzy. What we are allowed to do and what we are allowed to say, are inextricably linked.
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
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Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
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Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
It is not a helpful term and should be consigned to the bin along with boomer and millenial. These terms attempt to put a blanket attribute onto all the given group and are often a deeply unfair stereotype.
Disclaimer: I support the right, however, of those that use them, to exercise free-speech and use the terms if that is what they want.