Bongo Bongo Land????

[thejudderman]

As usual the "what can I be offended about today" brigade are out in force!
Sad sad people need to get a life!!

[humbersloop]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1265573.html

[ummmm]

No...the sad sad people that need to get a life are the ones who complained about the marmite ad!

[thejudderman]

I agree with that too ummmm

[THECORBYLOON]

What do you think is meant by Bongo Bongo Land?

[mikkin59]

Im VERY offended by the morons that are offended by such ***!!!

[David H]

It has possibly done us all a favour. Firstly the media missed the message and focussed on the presentation, but the message still stands. Secondly they have mentioned it so much today it has actually done exactly the opposite to what the liberal media wanted, to reaffirm the problem we have with wasted and squandered foreign aid little of which reaches the intended targets or is given to countries with no need of it. Thirdly it may bring a few people on board who weren't quite sure about PC and are now certain it's nonsense. All those can only help in the long run.

[factor-fiction]

LOL- I knew you'd be on mikkin- it's almost as if you and thejudderman work in tandem.
I can understand people being offended, just as I'm offended when people refer to those with mental or physical disabilities in disparaging dismissive terms

[mikkin59]

Um bongo is still available in the shops! I am SOOOOOOOOO OFFENDED!!!

[mikkin59]

Good evening Factor :-)

[thejudderman]

Thats a point mikkin!
Who is offended by Um Bongo???

[FredPuli43]

Alan Clark used it once. John Major complained. Clark said it was a reference to President Bongo of Gabon. He was a lad, wasn't he!

It may be a reference to bongo drums or to the frequency of the sound bongo in some African languages. The former sounds more plausible: "I hear the sound of distant drums, Carstairs! My God, what are they saying?"

We know what he meant, don't we? He means any supposedly Third World country that gets our money. By chance, they are full of black or brown people whose leaders spend it on Paris apartments, Ferraris and Ray Bans (Ray Bans? How naff! Not that the others are much better. At least he didn't say Rolexes. Not clear whether he thought these things suitably aspirational or in bad taste)

He was, according to him, speaking in the language of people at the rugby or golf club (inter alia) the language of the plain- spoken people of Yorkshire, who he represents. I can just imagine Fred Trueman saying that down the golf club! Ah, sweet! Didn't know we still had an Empire full of inferior races

[douglas9401]

Uh oh, the jungle drums are beating again.

[thejudderman]

Douglas!!!! That remark has deeply offended me!

[Canary42]

By being offended by this storm-in-a-teacup, you are rather placing yourself in the "what can I be offended about today" brigade.

[Canary42]

.... note I am referring to the OP, not subsequent comment.

[Mojo-Jo-Jo]

Oh grow up.
I'm no leftie and politics affects me but bores me, but even I can see that this is not acceptable behaviour.
Those of you who are claiming it's leftie nonsense have an agenda of your own and blaming it on political correctness is disingenuous at best.
It's childish, boorish, vulgar point scoring and quite frankly there isn't a political party that's remotely attractive right now.
I am almost permanently disgusted by our society and its values.

[thejudderman]

No canary..... I never said I was offended!! Please read very carefully! No offence meant so dont be offended!

[Jeza]

While I think saying Bongo bongo land was a mistake I agreed with nearly everything else he said. I bet I'm in the minority though. Again.

[naomi24]

THECORBYLOON, //What do you think is meant by Bongo Bongo Land?//

I listened to him being interviewed tonight on Channel 4 News, and basically he said he was referring to corrupt governments in third world countries. Sounds fair enough to me.

[thejudderman]

Agreed 100% Naomi.