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Famous Non-PC

Chichester District Council in West Sussex has issued a language guide banning traditional phrases like “man on the street”.  The guide believes that this phrase causes offence to women because it is based on the assumption that the world is male and makes the views or work of women invisible.  Staff and members of the district council have been told that they should instead talk about “the general public”.  According to officials who produced the guide, it is a positive and less offensive alternative.  Also out is the commonly used term “manning the switchboard”, which is condemned as sexist.  They insist “staffing” or “running the switchboard” must be used instead.  John Midgley, Co-Founder of the Campaign Against Political Correctness said, "Yet again we find another local council acting in a patronising and politically correct manner.  Surely they should trust people in their jobs instead of wanting to abandon common or garden phrase".  Ann Widdecombe MP said, "As a grumpy old woman I think the man on the Clapham omnibus won’t care tuppence.”

"Manning the phones" and "man on the street" deemed to be sexist phrases by council

I am a muslim who has lived in Scotland all my life, my parents came here in 1980 and I think of myself as Scottish, however the PC brigade are making me feel guilty for being here as it is because of immigrants like my parents that the majority of this insane political correctness has come about. My son is in primary 2 and his class put on a ''winter festival'' show, I was the only non-white in the audience and felt so self conscious I went home and cried for hours, I felt responsible for the lack of traditional nativity and Christian celebrations. I think the PC idiots need to rethink their agendas.

Saira Awuieda Hayat, Scotland, 22.09.08

I can't believe PC is even still around! I have many friends of different races and backgrounds! None of them feel as though they are unfairly treated! but I can tell you who does.....the British public! Its almost as if the government has taken this so far they are no in fact discriminating against white British people! The only animosity I hear of regarding race is because people here feel pushed out by other races who never asked for this special treatment in the first place! I think it needs to stop soon because its causing loads more problems than it solves.  Mark Reilly, Essex, 02.09.08

"I discovered PC during my studies in the UK. At first I laughed at it. It reminded me of our own PC from iron curtain times. That time to be PC meant to be the Party Correct. We could say or write whatever we wanted as long as it expressed views of the Communist party. What is going on in the UK is sad and scary at the same time. I hope it never comes to Slovakia. We don't want to lose our right to free speech again."  Peter Mosoriak, Slovakia, 08.08.08

I was debating joining my student union in order to get more involved in the running of the university, until I heard the top discussion at one of their meetings: "Black Coffee - how to rename it so it doesn't offend anyone!!!" Sarah Rivers, Leamington Spa, 02.09.08

Paul Daniels on jokes by comedians in a Blackpool show, August 2008

Jokes exist in this show and if you leave out jokes about various races then surely you are being racist.  I didn't find it racist when the Indian comics sent up the British so well in their show.  These are JOKES and the only criterion is whether the jokes are funny or not.  Let's face it, the vast majority of racism now is coming from the ethnic minorities and 'New Labour' politicians against the white majority in this country. I prefer jokes. The writer criticises wee Jimmy of the Krankies for going on about her bus pass but we all get old mate and surely it is better to make an older audience feel that it is OK to laugh at that fact, than write depressing columns that scream 'ageism'.

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