More PC in GB. Did you know Christmas and Easter are now offensive?

2008-09-16 19:48:37

#1

lowing: Banned; +1,662|6957|USA

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article … dents.html

Yeah, no probelm in Europe with Islam. Just pander to them and all will be fine.

Can't wait to read how this means nothing and I am just paranoid.

2008-09-16 19:50:07

#2

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6270|London, England

Holiday trees? I hate Political correctness so much

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2008-09-16 19:55:45

#3

S.Lythberg: Mastermind; +429|6752|Chicago, IL

lewl

may calendar has Christmas, Yom Kippur, Ramadan, and Boxing Day (Canada)

can't we all just get along?

2008-09-16 20:01:43

#4

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6835|Global Command

I'm a Druid and I agree with this.

It's the Winter Solstice not some faggy day where we buy shit for people and stuff.

2008-09-16 20:02:37

#5

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6270|London, England

ATG wrote:
I'm a Druid and I agree with this.

It's the Winter Solstice not some faggy day where we buy shit for people and stuff.

You honestly think Christmas should be removed from the calendar?

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2008-09-16 20:04:08

#6

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6458|what

Lowing, I'm glad that a place of learning has removed religion.

Science and religion have nothing at all to do with each other.

Good on the college.

Next step should be only accepting applications from atheist students.

2008-09-16 20:07:53

#7

BVC: Member; +325|7001

Thats fucking retarded.

2008-09-16 20:23:21

#8

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|7048|FUCK UBISOFT

they're afraid of offending people, so they ban a holiday?

sounds hypocritical to me.

2008-09-16 21:40:19

#9

SealXo: Member; +309|6841

lol, i remember iwrote a huge thread about this once

2008-09-17 00:03:39

#10

BVC: Member; +325|7001

Dear Al Quaeda and Taleban.

I find bombings and the terrorising of civilians culturally offensive, therefore, you can't do that shit any more.

Thanks in advance for your co-operation,
Pubic.

2008-09-17 02:18:59

#11

JahManRed: wank; +646|6934|IRELAND

lowing wrote:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1055899/College-bans-Christmas-Easter-fear-offending-ethnic-students.html

Yeah, no probelm in Europe with Islam. Just pander to them and all will be fine.

Can't wait to read how this means nothing and I am just paranoid.

Further separation between state and religion is only a good thing. I don't think religion should even be taught in schools.

You complain when the Muslims want Sharia law, were they want religion embedded into every facet of society. Yet when a government removes religion from a facet of society you complain. I am very confused, as I think you are lowing.

2008-09-17 02:28:58

#12

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7116|Nårvei

article wrote:
'They are petrified that they offend the minority but what they are doing is offending the majority.

'It's political correctness gone mad and I am disappointed that it's from an edict from Ofsted.'

Pretty much sums up my thoughts on the issue ...

Wait behind the line ..............................................................

2008-09-17 02:35:33

#13

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6927|London, England

What this does is infact alienate the minority. I don't know anyone that gets offended by Christmas/Easter. Shit, I know plenty of people who hate the hype/commercialisation/americanisation of the holidays. But not the actual holidays/words themselves. Sometimes I think they just make it up, these stupid folk. They act like they know what people want, whether that's ethnic minorities or the majority population. But they don't know shit.

Last edited by Mek-Stizzle (2008-09-17 02:35:56)

2008-09-17 03:03:13

#14

PureFodder: Member; +225|6591

Oh no! For years I've seen Yorkshire Coast College as basically a fair represeantation of every aspect of the UK. Now that these Hallowed halls of learning that nobody's ever heard of has altered their calendar for some reason I believe that Islam has taken over the world!

From what I can gather 1 college in the UK did this for unknown reasons, the rest of Britains educational establishments didn't. Clearly this first horseman of the apocalype is loosing his edge.

Quit crying about Islam Lowing and stop reading the Daily Heil.

2008-09-17 03:10:49

#15

Burwhale: Save the BlobFish!; +136|6528|Brisneyland

Something is getting lost in translation here. The school claimed there was an edict from ofsted, however ofsted said

ofsted wrote:
However, Ofsted today denied this. A spokesperson said: 'Ofsted inspection guidance for colleges makes no reference whatsoever to the observance of religious festivals; there is no 'edict' from Ofsted.'

Looks like the organisation that is meant to be doing this in Europe is saying it isnt their policy. Just some overzealous admin worker at the school that is full up with self importance. Storm in a teacup really.
This basically means, Yes it really doesnt mean anything, and yes, Lowing is just being paranoid.

2008-09-17 03:51:53

#16

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6861

lowing wrote:
Can't wait to read how this means nothing and I am just paranoid.

This means nothing and you're just paranoid.

2008-09-17 04:20:36

#17

Braddock: Agitator; +916|6596|Éire

The Daily Mail is a fucking rag lowing. It would be like quoting a Nazi newspaper in a thread about 'the Jewish conspiracy'.

Have a read of this story...

Muslim medics refuse to roll up their sleeves in hygiene crackdown - because it's against their religion

This story was completely without grounds, a Dispatches documentary on Channel 4 spoke to the people running these hospitals to ask them about these accusations and they all said that no such problems had ever been experienced. When confronted with this the Daily Mail ran the retraction as a story of the hospitals backtracking on the issue instead. The Daily Mail was exposed on a whole host of alarmist stories regarding Islam. And look! It's still on their fucking website for God's sake.

This is the quality of your source lowing.

2008-09-17 04:36:45

#18

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6955

Daily Mail etc.

2008-09-17 04:40:55

#19

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6927|London, England

The DM is second to The Sun, maybe it's getting worse these days. If you want a good British conservative-bias newspaper to suit your special needs at least try something like the Telegraph as more people will take you seriously.

Try to keep tabloids out of this section. I'd rather you used Fox News than our tabloids

2008-09-17 05:03:29

#20

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6776

I prefer reading 'debate' and 'discussion' sourced from racist blogs to discussing any puerile tosh written by The Sun or Daily Mail.

It says a lot when the American members of this Forum are so quick to hop-on the disgustingly low-brow anti-Islam bandwagon; easily influenced much?

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2008-09-17 05:34:39

#21

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6167

the daily mail???

if you read that shitty article it says the college banned it, not some muslims shouting they hate it.

blame the stupid college

2008-09-17 05:36:08

#22

lowing: Banned; +1,662|6957|USA

TheAussieReaper wrote:
Lowing, I'm glad that a place of learning has removed religion.

Science and religion have nothing at all to do with each other.

Good on the college.

Next step should be only accepting applications from atheist students.

Figures, CHristmas and Easter have evolved into something a lot more than religious holidays. They are customs and traditions. Unless of course Jesus makes mention of Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny in the New Testament. Get real for once.

2008-09-17 05:37:28

#23

lowing: Banned; +1,662|6957|USA

JahManRed wrote:
lowing wrote:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1055899/College-bans-Christmas-Easter-fear-offending-ethnic-students.html

Yeah, no probelm in Europe with Islam. Just pander to them and all will be fine.

Can't wait to read how this means nothing and I am just paranoid.
Further separation between state and religion is only a good thing. I don't think religion should even be taught in schools.

You complain when the Muslims want Sharia law, were they want religion embedded into every facet of society. Yet when a government removes religion from a facet of society you complain. I am very confused, as I think you are lowing.

see above and the fact that you can not see a difference does make you very confused.

2008-09-17 05:41:26

#24

lowing: Banned; +1,662|6957|USA

PureFodder wrote:
Oh no! For years I've seen Yorkshire Coast College as basically a fair represeantation of every aspect of the UK. Now that these Hallowed halls of learning that nobody's ever heard of has altered their calendar for some reason I believe that Islam has taken over the world!

From what I can gather 1 college in the UK did this for unknown reasons, the rest of Britains educational establishments didn't. Clearly this first horseman of the apocalype is loosing his edge.

Quit crying about Islam Lowing and stop reading the Daily Heil.

How odd that an insignificant monority who has no chance of affecting anything in Europe can have enough influence as to have your holidays removed for fear of offending. Denial anyone.

2008-09-17 05:43:50

#25

rammunition: Fully Loaded; +143|6167

ever heard of the edit button??

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