As for the “military ordered to use”, the story itself says that the language is encouraged. No orders. No penalties for not using it.
Gosh - the papers using a headline that doesn’t reflect the story? That never happens...
Here’s something on political correctness myths:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/528.302387-Clearing-Up-Political-Correctness-Myths
Have read that, not bad.... but outdated by 7 years. We've had an Internet explosion and use of smartphones/social media since then.
You say anything that anyone finds offensive - regardless of the nature, you will now get exposed, tried by a kangaroo court and jury, then hung drawn and quartered online via social media. It's that which is a huge issue that has been brought via the Internet.
You can't drop a pin without someone shouting it's fascist/racist/offensive.. etc etc.
People get their knickers in a twist about very little these days. Fact.
People are losing themselves on the Internet and losing touch with reality and real issues, as highlighted in previous posts.
Popping at someone because of some thing or other they said which seems offensive to someone, is just a PC bashing which oddly enough, is often a bandwagon type thing that then happens, by the very people who state that they defend it?
Righto, but a) the story quoted doesn’t say that (which was my point) and b) who gets to decide whether or not offence is - or should be - taken.
But your post was a statement to me, not about the article.
Fact is it was something I didn't say.
But I still remember testimonies from black soldiers who’d been abused when their fellow servicemen called it ‘banter’.
I’m more than content, as rule of thumb, for the most senior people in an organisation to decide the rules of conduct, and they appear to have done precisely that here.
Now that I do agree with - but that's racism, not current PC issues. Whatever is going on, there is no room for racism. That's just ignorant..
Fuck me, that is reductionist bullshit mate!! I disagreed with you, now I'm some sort of Khmer Rouge?
Now that's again, not what I said - is it?
My point is, you disagree with this and people go mad. Where on earth did I say anything about the below post?
So, not austerity, then? Not Trump? Not 127,000 children homeless in the UK? Not disabled people being forced back to work? Not hard-working people going without a pay rise for seven years?
It's the boy/girl thing?
Since when has thinking about having respect for people's views/beliefs/points of view been what's wrong with this country?
I didn't - but by not including it, you automatically assumed that I didn't see any of this as being the current issues either.
This is what happens though see, when people ask opinions and get answers/opinions they either do not like or do not agree with.
Since when was it, (example) acceptable for the very people who fight for "equality" bash Lewis Hamilton for saying something that he believed is correct for him to say? Posting the video yes he needed a slap for that, but for making a statement the way he did? Agreed, it was and is a bit ignorant, but don't slice him up for it in the way he was! Blimey...
Surely them attacking him is also attacking his very own equality? You know, where we're still allowed to say things without upsetting someone to the point that people then get attacked?
It's that, the current PC issues that I genuinely believe are very real and need addressing. It's getting completely over the top.
So, thanks to everyone for the enjoyable times I’ve had here, but I’ll wander off, I think.
For someone disagreeing with you, when you yourself even welcomed disagreements?
