the stupidest PC crap ever

[Smokin_Safari]

Mate - not sure if you have heard of the following, which was voted down only at the last minute in 2011 in Victoria;

Instead of, "Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?" being sung in day cares, kindergartens and primary schools, it was proposed to sing, "Baa baa rainbow sheep, have you any wool?"

My wife has just finished a final year teaching thesis on this - this piece of rubbish even passed a lower house vote before being beaten by only 2 votes (!) in the upper house after a focus group comprised of kids themselves could not find a rainbow sheep in a field.

Be afraid, be very afraid.....

[Fuzz AI]

So, instead of having a recessive gene, it is now part of the LBGT alliance?

[Ken Gargett]

Mate - not sure if you have heard of the following, which was voted down only at the last minute in 2011 in Victoria;

Instead of, "Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool?" being sung in day cares, kindergartens and primary schools, it was proposed to sing, "Baa baa rainbow sheep, have you any wool?"

My wife has just finished a final year teaching thesis on this - this piece of rubbish even passed a lower house vote before being beaten by only 2 votes (!) in the upper house after a focus group comprised of kids themselves could not find a rainbow sheep in a field.

Be afraid, be very afraid.....

i think you'll find that was changed way back in the 80s in london. i think it went to green sheep at the time. may have been changed back.

[DrunkenMonkey]

I'd like to see them produce someone who will say that they are offended by tinsel, and explain why.

[LordAnubis]

Tinsel is highly offensive to me. You can't roll it, you can't light it, you can't smoke it... what use is it!?!?! Decorating said taxi with tobacco leaves on the other hand is fair game.

[Fosgate]

My dog used to eat that stuff by the pound and leave glitter bombs all over the yard to keep the Christmas spirit going until summer. It's a precious when your out sledding the hill with your friends and your dog comes running. Trying to outrun the tinsel covered **** chasing him and holding on by that one chrome thread not quite ready to leave his bung hole. Ahh! Holiday memories of past.

[Paul3]

These PC police are highly offensive to me. You can't roll them, you can't light them, you can't smoke them.. what use are they!?!?! :

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[Randolph]

Dreadful. Alas - this is Australia. Soon we'll find tinsel on sale wrapped in long **** like brown paper with very difficult to remove adhesive tape - masquerading as a very long fine cuban cigar.

Rminds me of a client whose employer used to like people to add a personal statement to their email signature. His was "Life is too short to be sad or unhappy" - shame he was the most miserable person I've met - without a little tinsel in his life I'd dread to imagine how he'd be!

[Drguano]

to which i cannot imagine anyone outside paid up members of IS being offended?

forgive me but my knowledge of all matters religious are somewhat lacking, but as i understand it, channukah/hannukah (same thing?) is a jewish holiday around the same time as christmas (i have no idea what it celebrates but i once listened to a mate give an impassioned speech to a large crowd on the glories of christmas and the reason for it - namely that christ had died on the cross at this time - even i knew that was not right).

i gather the timing is not as 'set' as christmas, in that it moves about a bit?

we see in films how people now use 'happy holidays' (perhaps more than just films but it is not that prevalent here, as far as i am aware) to cover both (or possibly more). i gather hannukah is usually a bit earlier than christmas. it is usual to cease wishing happy christmas from december 26. does the same apply with hannukah or is it a little more fudged?

Hi Ken,

Here is the word on Chanukah from Chabad, the blokes in the big black hats:

"Chanukah -- the eight-day festival of light that begins on the eve of the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev -- celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, of purity over adulteration, of spirituality over materiality.

More than twenty-one centuries ago, the Holy Land was ruled by the Seleucids (Syrian-Greeks), who sought to forcefully Hellenize the people of Israel. Against all odds, a small band of faithful Jews defeated one of the mightiest armies on earth, drove the Greeks from the land, reclaimed the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and rededicated it to the service of G-d.

When they sought to light the Temple's menorah (the seven branched candelabrum), they found only a single cruse of olive oil that had escaped contamination by the Greeks; miraculously, the one-day supply burned for eight days, until new oil could be prepared under conditions of ritual purity.

To commemorate and publicize these miracles, the sages instituted the festival of Chanukah. At the heart of the festival is the nightly menorah (candelabrum) lighting: a single flame on the first night, two on the second evening, and so on till the eighth night of Chanukah, when all eight lights are kindled."

Back to me, Chanukah is one of many celebrations of light that all seem to take place around the Winter Solstice, the shortest and darkest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. I think many religions adapted the pagan rites to suit their own religious doctrine. Chanukah did not have gift giving associated with the holiday until Christmas provided some competition. I like the lighting of the candles on the dark Winter nights and never say no to latkes.

[irratebass]

As my brother always says...."It's about time to put on my mistletoe belt buckle."

Could that be offensive? Nahhhh

[DrunkenMonkey]

Tinsel is highly offensive to me. You can't roll it, you can't light it, you can't smoke it... what use is it!?!?! Decorating said taxi with tobacco leaves on the other hand is fair game.

Ok, when you put it that way, I totally agree!

[Ken Gargett]

Hi Ken,

Here is the word on Chanukah from Chabad, the blokes in the big black hats:

"Chanukah -- the eight-day festival of light that begins on the eve of the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev -- celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, of purity over adulteration, of spirituality over materiality.

More than twenty-one centuries ago, the Holy Land was ruled by the Seleucids (Syrian-Greeks), who sought to forcefully Hellenize the people of Israel. Against all odds, a small band of faithful Jews defeated one of the mightiest armies on earth, drove the Greeks from the land, reclaimed the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and rededicated it to the service of G-d.

When they sought to light the Temple's menorah (the seven branched candelabrum), they found only a single cruse of olive oil that had escaped contamination by the Greeks; miraculously, the one-day supply burned for eight days, until new oil could be prepared under conditions of ritual purity.

To commemorate and publicize these miracles, the sages instituted the festival of Chanukah. At the heart of the festival is the nightly menorah (candelabrum) lighting: a single flame on the first night, two on the second evening, and so on till the eighth night of Chanukah, when all eight lights are kindled."

Back to me, Chanukah is one of many celebrations of light that all seem to take place around the Winter Solstice, the shortest and darkest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. I think many religions adapted the pagan rites to suit their own religious doctrine. Chanukah did not have gift giving associated with the holiday until Christmas provided some competition. I like the lighting of the candles on the dark Winter nights and never say no to latkes.

many thanks for that.

i had no idea.

[aushy]

Absolutely nobody is offended by tinsel. This is such a ridiculous concept. I bet they didn't even have a complaint, they just get into a power trip about obscure things which might offend one person in all of Australia.

[smokeyjoe01]

Someone I used to work with has a phobia of tinsel, & not on religious grounds but a genuine irrational fear.

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[wabashcr]

I find tinsel distracting.

[Drguano]

This shows why Channukah is called the festival of lights...

[mash]

As my brother always says...."It's about time to put on my mistletoe belt buckle."

Could that be offensive? Nahhhh

That's great. I like how he thinks.

[moryc]

It is Merry Christmas. I work with a bunch of Muslims and I wish them Merry Christmas every year and they do the same to me. Happy Hanukkah works too. Happy Ramadan as well. People really need to relax about all of this.

I grew up in eastern Europe under communism regime. I was taught by the society for as long as I can remember that straight, white Catholic is the only way to go. I didn't even see a black person in real life until I left the country when I was 11. I tolerate everyone around me as long as they don't shove their beliefs down my throat.

[leftimatic]

You better not wish anyone a courteous "Merry Christmas" or "Happy New Year" in case you offend them either.

I was thinking just that as I was reading Ken's post. Imagine a cabbie not being able to say Merry Christmas or Happy New Year to any of his patrons. A good thing stores (especially the big box chains) don't heed to this kind of political nicety. Could you imagine Wal Mart not being open 24hrs the last week before Christmas because it offended someone?

[Fosgate]

Dumb it down caveman style. Think on a basic instinct or tribal level. In every tribe there are those who seek reward or a pat on the back for warning the tribe of danger and see themselves as hero's and that is their purpose in life, to constantly scan the horizon and warn of danger. Normally rational and honest people would dismiss the over reaction of a sentry (boy who cries wolf) however, when tribal leadership see's it as a way to bend those free thinkers who criticize them to their will, they grasp the opportunity and swing their propaganda into action. Who do we blame? Ourselves rather than the leadership, propaganda machine and the overactive sentry.

[cigarbigboy]

You guys pale by comparison to the pc bs going on in the states these days.

-one's genitalia doesn't determine one's sex. It is which sex one thinks one should be.

-To fly an American flag in a USA school or wear a USA flag on a t-shirt is considered racism.

-Starbucks will no longer putter any symbols of the holidays on their cups due to risk of offending.

[Dozerhead]

You guys pale by comparison to the pc bs going on in the states these days.

-one's genitalia doesn't determine one's sex. It is which sex one thinks one should be.

-To fly an American flag in a USA school or wear a USA flag on a t-shirt is considered racism.

-Starbucks will no longer putter any symbols of the holidays on their cups due to risk of offending.

Just curious. Where is it considered offensive to fly the U.S. flag at a school or wear it on a shirt at school? That is not an issue where I live(Texas). I think the Starbucks thing is overblown. It's just snowflakes, for crying out loud. I guess the same people that find tinsel offensive, are probably bothered by snowflakes. People should be more offended by their crappy, overpriced coffee.

[jackattack]

I think what cigarboy might be referring to is an incident in Los Angeles school district. A few years ago, 4-5 boys had to remove their American flag t-shirts because they wore it on Cinco de Mayo. They were sent home for fear of violence with Latino kids. I don't remember how or if it was resolved.

There was another event ,also at a California high school, where the American flag was taken down and replaced with the Mexican flag. They put the American flag upside down which angered many. I think it was a protest about immigration policy.....

He's right, more and more of this PC BS is showing up here. Any disagreement, in any way, invites immediate attacks.

[Fosgate]

Been a lot of flag banning lately.

Tennessee- https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/l/t1.0-9/994107_10202494421864660_8109696854752730886_n.jpg?oh=dc5ff3a830c514668ec068cd83d0f644&oe=56F5B49B

The Cinco DeMayo event http://www.snopes.com/Politics/immigration/flagshirts.asp

[Dozerhead]

Stories like that make me appreciate living in Texas.