Well I've heard it all now. We are so far up our own backsides with political correctness that before long we will be too afraid to open our mouths just in case we upset someone. This morning on the radio when they were reviewing the newspapers following the news on radio 4, they covered a story from one of the papers about a council that was stopping bingo callers from saying 'two fat ladies' when they pull the number 88 from the bag. This is in case they upset any of the customers and will also stop them from being sued. Well how bloody ridiculous is that?
I'm a fat lady and although I haven't played bingo for a great many years. the game wouldn't be the same without these references when they call the numbers. It's a pity someone doesn't take them to the European courts because their human rights have been infringed due to the fact that they are unable to play bingo because this is the only way they know which numbers are being called!
There are a lot of expressions that have disappeared since my childhood years, for instance if we encountered anything that was bright and cheerful we used to say it was gay, but now that word has lost it's innocence and has a totally different meaning.
Anyone who still thinks that this is a free country where we have freedom of speech or where we can openly express our thoughts and feelings about certain things is very much misinformed. There are certain subjects which we daren't mention in public places for fear of being wrongfully accused of a verbal crime against certain parts of society and this is not necessarily the case. We all have our opinions yet we are never consulted by the people who make decisions on our behalf.
There have been so many examples of this so called political correctness over the last few years I often wonder just when it will come to and end so that we can decide for ourselves what is or is not acceptable to the majority of society.
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