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News from the padded cell

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I have to admit I love all this modern political correctness.

People are now trawling every archive they can find in the hopes of finding something that isn’t “inclusive”, “insulting” or just generally Politically Incorrect.  I mean we mustn’t offend absolutely anyone [or anything, for the gender deniers].

The latest is an attack on a couple of “festive songs”, namely A Fairytale of New York and Baby It’s Cold Outside.  Apparently the former is homophobic and the latter is none other than a “rape anthem”.  Whoda thunk it?  Now I’m not a fan of either song but am reasonably familiar with them [who isn’t when the fucking things are played incessantly?] and it would never cross my mind that anyone could be offended by either, except maybe the more musical amongst us who object to Shane McGowan singing as if he’s pissed out of his skull, which he probably was.

However we live in a world where the touchy feely snowflakes amongst us can and will be offended at the slightest imagined slight.

We are even reaching the stage where even animals and birds are affected.  PETA [God bless their little brains of insanity] are complaining about the implied cruelty to wild life with our common phrases and are kind enough to provide us with  alternatives to our little off the cuff remarks.

[Thanks Ian]

I cannot help but wonder what will happen when they get around to dissecting religion.  Will Hail Mary become an anthem for nonconsentual sex?  It appears that nothing is sacred in this absurd new reality.

I will leave the last word to Waterford Whispers –

Manhunt For Crazed Killer Called Off After Phrase ‘Manhunt’ Found To Be Sexist

 

Comments

News from the padded cell — 19 Comments

  1. PETA is obviously run by a bunch of morons. Language changes naturally over time. It does not change due to PC nonsense.  Go into many pubs and you will hear phrases and words most definitely not PC. Thank God!

    • What’s a pub these days?   They getting rid of those with the smoking ban so that the opportunity to behave normally would be eliminated and PC could then rule the roost.   It’s working.

      • An average pub is now a foodie place where kids run riot, and worst of all, spitting is no longer allowed.

  3. It would seem to me that a “cheep lousy faggot ” would just contain very poor quality fire wood!
     

  4. Until I read this, I always thought PETA stood for ‘People Eating Tasty Animals’. I am so ashamed(ish).

  5. I saw that PETA article somewhere, read it and promptly forgot it. Thanks for reminder.
    I actually began coming up with alternative lines to a couple of other “festive season” songs but halfway through the first one I became so nauseated I had to quit. Sorry about that.

    • “…festive season songs…” ? No, no, no. “Festive seachild” surely.
      “Festive” may be (mis)understood as pertaining to Christianity only and thus cause great, deep and everlasting offence. The term “child” can also cause offence to young persons  so “Holiday sea-offspring” is safer. 
      No thanks needed, happy to help.

      • Sea-offspring?  As a landlubber I find that highly insulting and insensitive, not to mention non-inclusive.

  6. There’s a village near here called Wool.  These stupid sods think this is offensive to sheep.  They want the name changed to “Vegan Wool”.  FFS.
    The name derives from a very old name for a hole in the ground with water in it, ie a bloody well. (They speak funny round here).
     

  9. “Bring home the bagels? Wot a fwiend we haf in PETA, already!” -Mosche ‘the dough’ Teig , spokesperson for the Irish Guild Of Jewish Bakers. 

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