Political Correctness, again!

[DaveinGermany]

Sadly pc is an insidious disease creeping through & inflicting society, you've probably seen these adverts on the UK telly for the Army



https://www.breitbart.com/london/201...-disciplinary/


The "Brass" according to the article are obviously infected & incurable. I'm pretty sure your average trooper, section commander, running a patrol through an enemy area (especially in a mad mullah region) would most definitely have some "Choice" words to say on the subject of taking time out for their minority to sniff a rug, while his brethren are waiting round the corner with their AK's & RPG's.

[Less]

In December, defence minister Gavin Williamson intervened to stop Army top brass from scrapping its “Be The Best” slogan because it was deemed “dated, elitist, and non-inclusive”.

Perhaps if they changed it to

"Be the mediocre, gender neutral, gay and we'll promise not to fight on Fridays".

[cashman]

Seems they are making a big deal oer Boris Johnson saying "Letterboxes" what a load of crap, everyone i know calls em that, its no big deal, nothing nasty meant by it,

[Less]

Originally Posted by Less

Perhaps if they changed it to

"Be the mediocre, gender neutral, gay and we'll promise not to fight on Fridays".

A slight correction (though it doesn't matter because in this P.C. world being right all the time is a disadvantage).

"Be the mediocre, gender neutral, gay, we'll promise not to fight on Fridays and we now have disabled parking on the parade ground".

[monkey hanger]

[QUOTE=Barrie Yates;1215662]The majority of servicemen (whoops), are given nicknames early on in their service life which tends to stick throughout their service.

was not a serviceperson{sorry** but most of us had nicknames where i was a bus driver. those who did not have one were the quiet types keeping themselves to themselves. getting one ever for the women working there seemed like a badge of acceptance by the others. some of the names were not all that complimentary either but no one had a hissy fit about it. good old workplace humour to get you through another shift.

[cashman]

Have just seen a good un on Facebook. it says " If bikinis are banned in muslim countries, then burquas should be banned in Europe". seems some countries have, but we aint got the balls to ban em!!

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Originally Posted by cashman

Have just seen a good un on Facebook. it says " If bikinis are banned in muslim countries, then burquas should be banned in Europe". seems some countries have, but we aint got the balls to ban em!!

Must admit, I've never been turned on by an overweight 45 year old guy in a bikini, but wow! those burkas, they must be hiding something really amazing, bring them on.

[Margaret Pilkington]

However unpalatable it might seem, I think Boris has said what many people think, but are reluctant to say.
The full fave covering is not acceptable, but the way he criticised it was a bit daft....and he left himself open to censure.
If someone in a motor bike helmet went into a bank or a shop, they would require that person to remove it.

It is not a religious requirement, it is cultural and you can go to countries where the predominant religion is Muslim and not see as many of these face veils as you do in Blackburn.
If you come to live in a western country, then you need to adopt western dress....it does not
have to be immodest.
Community cohesion is difficult to achieve if half of the ethnic culture wear clothing that acts as a barrier.

[Barrie Yates]

In Tesco Extra there is a notice as you enter stating "Crash helmets must be removed", or words to that effect. It is natural to assume that this is for security reasons but a Niqab (the face veil), is allowed. In my opinion the niqab is more of a security problem and has already been used in the escape of a terrorist from the law.
I think BJ is wrong to call them Letter Boxes - Letter boxes are red.

[Gremlin]

I wonder what would happen if a person in a full face crash helmet followed a person wearing a full face burka into the supermarket.
That would put the security in a bit of a dilemma.

[monkey hanger]

Originally Posted by cashman

Have just seen a good un on Facebook. it says " If bikinis are banned in muslim countries, then burquas should be banned in Europe". seems some countries have, but we aint got the balls to ban em!!

they,d be banned pretty quickly if methodists or baptists decided on some form of face covering.

[hilleluk]

I read the article in the Telegraph twice, there was not one word in it that I found offensive. Everything he wrote is what most people agree with. Hope he does not apologise

[cashman]

Doubt very much if he will, he is well aware of public opinion, which is "WHY" he said it in my view.

[Margaret Pilkington]

I hope he does not apologise. He was clumsy in the way he articulated his points....but he was saying what most of us think.
He was being factual, not anti Islamic or racist.
Those who aim these criticisms at him are just shutting down any kind of discussion.

The Niqab and the Burqa are ways to make women invisible...unrecognisable as members of society.
They prevent any kind of communication and are barriers to cohesion.
What a woman in a burqa is saying(whether she believes it or not) is that she does not want to be part of OUR everyday life....she does not want us to recognise her, smile at her or accept her into our lives or society.
So how is that empowering?
She is also saying that she does not trust the men in society to be able to control their base instincts.

[Less]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

She is also saying that she does not trust the men in society to be able to control their base instincts.

Ah yes, the dreaded Base instincts, the reason we have to have locks on bathroom doors.