redambition
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"white coffee without milk?"
are they *&%$ing serious? that doesn't even make sense. if they really wanted to make it politically aware it should be "coffee that has not been mixed a dairy or dairy-substitute liquid." oh wait, my bad. that could offend the cows that produced the milk. oops, dairy liquid. oh, we wouldn't want to offend the soy beans either.
where does it end? i mean, seriously? don't even get me started on the rainbow sheep. are they going to start dying every sheep in rainbow colours so the kids don't ask difficult questions? (like "where does a rainbow sheep come from?")
in this day and age we should be encouraging kids to read. it's not broing, it's not crap. it's a lot more fun than any computer game, because when you read YOU control what the world being described actually looks like and what else is possible there. it's not like a game where they tell you what it looks like and what is possible.
Originally Posted by Chic 2k6
there's alot of crazy people here in the UK, it is now not PC to say Baa Baa BLACK Sheep because it's deemed Racist, its now Baa Baa RAINBOW Sheep and same goes for Black Coffee, it has to be now White Coffee without milk BUT is that not racist too? to say White? shouldnt it be like coffee without milk? has the world gotten to a point of where mentioning Black is racist? but not for the whites? I believe that people get too OTT for this and not allowing children to sing Baa Baa Black Sheep is absolutely dumb thing to do, they're only children for a while, let them sing that rhyme, didnt bother anyone when it was invented, why now should it have to be changed? Children can learn about Political Correctness when they're older, in high school, but FFS let them do what they like with imagination, if they wanna be interested in Harry Potter or Father Christmas, let them be. Pah silly crazy people. Errrm, i do English language A Level in college and im studying Political Correctness lol I'm 16 now and I'm forever reading, i was a reader when i learnt how to read at 5, i love reading books and i hated Harry Potter but i love it now, and before college broke up, a lad only 13 asked me "Why are you reading a b..b..book? It's boring, dont you wanna play on PSP or on Computers? they're more fun" I couldnt believe it when he said that to me, and you're right, kids are lacking imagination, i'm always messing with gadgets, on computers, watching tv etc... but i always make time to read because it makes me learn new and different words each time |
"white coffee without milk?"
are they *&%$ing serious? that doesn't even make sense. if they really wanted to make it politically aware it should be "coffee that has not been mixed a dairy or dairy-substitute liquid." oh wait, my bad. that could offend the cows that produced the milk. oops, dairy liquid. oh, we wouldn't want to offend the soy beans either.
where does it end? i mean, seriously? don't even get me started on the rainbow sheep. are they going to start dying every sheep in rainbow colours so the kids don't ask difficult questions? (like "where does a rainbow sheep come from?")
in this day and age we should be encouraging kids to read. it's not broing, it's not crap. it's a lot more fun than any computer game, because when you read YOU control what the world being described actually looks like and what else is possible there. it's not like a game where they tell you what it looks like and what is possible.
