Is not above board.... although no one as determined where this board is(In non PC times it would be called the P*** Shop)
Bat21 said:Apparently my post has caused offence.
Someone was upset and ran to the teacher reporting my reference to the corner shop, it seems that my off the cuff saying:-
Is not above board.... although no one as determined where this board is(In non PC times it would be called the P*** Shop)![]()
I thought this place was a breath of fresh air after the TLOCUK site, but it seems the PC brigade are here too.
2 days a week I work in a hospital, today is one of those days.chadr said:Unless you've been living on desert island or perhaps a certain Mr Griffin's house for the last 30 years or so, I think you may find that that term WILL cause offence PC brigade or not.
TonyP said:But why even open up the site or yourself to dispute?
Jimbo4x4 said:Meh, I can see it from both sides. I'm a Brit, which is short slang for British, so why can't a Pakistani be called a *insert non-PC short slang here*
If encouraging/instilling debate is being a plonker then yes, that's me..... just look back at the responses/views my threads generateBattered and Blue said:..... But at times you can be a plonker!
I seem to be spending more time on here than FaceBookBat21 said:…. make it vibrant, make it a place that people want to keep logging into.
You just don't get it do you ChrisChris said:.....If you really want to talk abut pizza and having the munchies, I suggest that you join Stephen Fry et al on Twitter or some other such pointless waste of web space.
The context that it was used wasn't racist, the cotton wool wrapped PC brigade decided that it was derogatory.goodoldboy said:interesting debate , first about what constitutes a racist word or comment & secondly about free speech.I for one do not consider the p-word racist when its in front of the word shop -mabe its my age? then again im not aisian or pakistani - i have Irish roots (among others) and find irish jokes a bit boring but not offensive.As for free speech i`m all for it - lets hear what everyone has to say & then we can criticise and discuss (if we dont agree)