Has political correctness actually gone mad?
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This is honestly getting ridicilous in my opinion (if it's true).
Though, if the soldiers themselves are OK with it, then who are we to complain.
Judging by the article, it's not a blanket ban on using the word "lad" in the army, but an attempt to avoid gendered terms like lad while talking about or to soldiers in Zoom/Team meetings. Because, obviously, some of those soldiers probably aren't lads.
Seems like just another example of the snowflakes at the Daily Mail being offended at something.
Are you interpreting it that way?
"Even if no women are present".
Also, the words "mankind" and "sportsmanship", really?
Interestingly, “lads” is gender neutral in Ireland. Wouldn’t be unusual to hear a girl address a bunch of female friends using that word.
Those are from the Daily Mail's summary, which I don't really trust. The article goes on to say this:
Found the lad.
Never forget to address the lasses, fellas.
Lads, it's Tottenham the British Army.
They probably wouldn't admit to being offended because of people like him.
Those quotes don't seem to discuss the actual details, it's essentially just a soldier saying PC gone mad. I'm sure they aren't hard to find.
What do you think about banning "mankind" and "sportsmanship"?
Seems a bit much, but language has power. In Norway we traditionally referred to occupations differently by gender, so lærer (teacher) and lærerinne (female teacher). I'm sure when someone suggested referring to all teachers as "lærer", some thought it was a bit much too.
Actually, just in January of this year the Norwegian government stopped referring to the heads of the counties (fylke) as fylkesmann, opting for statsforvalter instead (county governor, or state administrator). I know for a fact some people thought that was unnecessary, but it's a small and easy step to make.
Well that's weird...
Those I can understand (job occupations).
But banning words like mankind and sportsmanship is a bit much surely.
You get used to it. Doesn’t feel weird to me. Feel free to get it going across the pond.
I like that. I dislike the ubiquitous 'guys' because I generally disapprove of Americanisms and it seems a bit contrived in Britain. Lads would do fine.
“Guys” is also gender neutral and ubiquitous in Ireland. I prefer ‘lads’. I think it’s one that mainly started in rural Ireland but it’s everywhere now.
I'm not looking forward to the future PC war movies.
People say that, but now 'firefighter' is routinely used instead of the old 'fireman', the Caf has banned several words over the years and language evolves over time ad infinitum.
Does anyone bemoan the fact we don't all still speak in biblical English?
The ayes have it.
When I find myself swearing at a woman, I make a point of calling her a dickhead. I feel like it's me playing my part towards gender equality.
Probably better than calling then cnuts tbf...
No... I don't think I will.
Fecking hell it’s getting out of control, racist Cheese now, fecking CHEESE!! I’d love to see how they could spin that. In what possible way is cheese racist?
Fecking hell it’s getting out of control, racist Cheese now, fecking CHEESE!! I’d love to see how they could spin that. In what possible way is cheese racist?
Probably something to do with the fact that many from a BAME background are lactose intolerant, so it's probably something about it being problematic to serve in schools or work or something. Or perhaps cheese is simply just racist.
Has anyone suggested not using such a stupid fecking language?
That was my initial thought it must be to do with lactose intolerance. In which they need to trace it back to the source, the racist COWS!
You English rudely stole half our vocabulary, unprovoked, so settle down.
Yeah, I presume it was that story about someone complaining cheese is a mainstay of school dinner menus, but cheese in itself cannot be racist, just what you do with it.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1...iry-racist-schools-Brighton-Hove-City-Council
Ms Plaumer had stated: "Arguably, there is a racist element to serving dairy too much because 65 per cent of the world’s population are lactose intolerant, many from the BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) community.
"Loads of parents around here give lots of support to this. What do children want? They want action. They want it now."
Her petition requests two plant-based days are introduced at state-run schools as soon as possible – and for all council-run events to be plant-based once the pandemic is over.
Even the score by adding chilli powder to all school meals.
But really, I think this is a case of somebody with a particular axe to grind (in this case Plaumer is from Extinction Rebellion) jumping on a prominent bandwagon (in this case the fight against racism) to try and further their own agenda.
It obviously shouldn't be taken seriously.
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Booze has a more legitimate claim to be racist. A lot of South East Asians lack an enzyme that mops up a metabolite of alcohol (aldehyde dehydrogenase) so flush/sweat whenever they drink. I once went on the piss with a bloke from Malaysia who got a clearly demarcated sweat patch on his t-shirt over his liver. Fecking hardcore.
Good call. I guess it's about time we sober up as a society.
Are they?!
Fecking hell it’s getting out of control, racist Cheese now, fecking CHEESE!! I’d love to see how they could spin that. In what possible way is cheese racist?
Cheese is actually racist in Australia
TW: racist cheese
East Asians are although Mongolians aren't, nor are Tibetans either. Explains soy milk and all that jazz, I guess.
Apparently a high percentage of West Africans are as well. Hmmmm...
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https://milk.procon.org/lactose-intolerance-by-country/
No idea why but I found it interesting. Anyway Ghana is 100% yet Niger is 13%.
No idea why but I found it interesting. Anyway Ghana is 100% yet Niger is 13%.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...vate-school-disappointed-teachers-expose.html
I haven't seen this before. The list of things banned at this school are ridiculous. It is lower down in the article.
Not allowed to say mom, dad, or parent. Have to say grown-ups, folks, family, or guardians.
Not allowed to say boys, girls, guys, ladies, gentlemen. Have to say people, folks, friends, readers, mathematicians.
Husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend. Banned. Now, spouse, partner, significant other.
Not allowed to talk about a boy or girl on a page in a book. It must be person, child, character.
There are others which are just as bad on there.
I haven't seen this before. The list of things banned at this school are ridiculous. It is lower down in the article.
Not allowed to say mom, dad, or parent. Have to say grown-ups, folks, family, or guardians.
Not allowed to say boys, girls, guys, ladies, gentlemen. Have to say people, folks, friends, readers, mathematicians.
Husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend. Banned. Now, spouse, partner, significant other.
Not allowed to talk about a boy or girl on a page in a book. It must be person, child, character.
There are others which are just as bad on there.
Those words aren’t banned.