Mixed Message

[vernonk]

pop star JAMELIA, on the Loose Women panel today, said "You're not supposed to say Mixed Race anymore -the correct term is Dual Heritage". We're you aware of this?

[anotheoldgit]

jackthehat
For heavens sake,

/// 'over-sensitive'......?///

Yes that just about describes yourself.

[ummmm]

I haven't heard many 'Paddy' jokes. Are you serious?

Even though I'm Irish I'd happily tell them myself.

[ummmm]

Lol, AOG. Give up, you're starting to sound really childish!

[jackthehat]

To help you out, AOG.

anotheoldgit
Question Author
ummmm

/// If Idris Elba played James Bond I would probably watch it. I haven't watched any of the others..///

That's a little racist of you, ummmm.
09:54 Wed 31st Dec 2014

[ummmm]

He never answered me when I asked why liking a black actor was racist.

[jno]

poor old vernonk, this thread has been utterly derailed

[chaptazbru2]

Look out AOG, the terrible twosome are really ganging up on you now !!

[mccfluff]

lol, i think its you who creates the arguments aog. and just for clarity to address you attempt at a cheapshot, i was the bar maid doing the throwing out, not the other way round.

nice try though, give yourself an F for the fail....

[ummmm]

Who are the 'terrible twosome' then?

[-Talbot-]

-Talbot-
My question AOG.

Why pretend you don't know what is and isn't the accepted term AOG?

13:52 Wed 28th Jan 2015
15:10 Wed 28th Jan 2015
15:47 Wed 28th Jan 2015
16:19 Wed 28th Jan 2015

[sp1814]

AOG

No, I was not being rude, because I said that what you wrote sounds mental. not that you are mental.

Subtle, buy key difference.

You asked, "who takes the decision to remove certain words from usage?"

The answer is quite straightforward...we all do.

Words and phrases go into and out of currency. No single person has the ability to make us use a word, and no-one has the ability to make any words 'disappear'.

It just happens by osmosis.

[RandyMarsh]

What I love is the people who complain about people getting offended easily get really offended at the fact that people get offended easily. It is bizarre.

[sp1814]

I find some comments bizarre here.

I think it's because of my upbringing, but I would not dream of referring to an Irish person as 'Paddy' (unless his name was actually Paddy) or a Scotsman as 'Jock' (again, unless...etc).

I wonder whether this is merely an age thing?

I don't know of any 20 or 30-somethings in my office who talk like that, and to be honest, I only ever really hear people 50 plus who resort to '70s talk'. Is that it? Is it just down to specific upbringing, and the people who we hang out with?

Perhaps political correctness and the use of accurate terms is something I never have to think about, because the people I work and socialise with have been brought up differently?

[sp1814]

What I love is the people who complain about people getting offended easily get really offended at the fact that people get offended easily. It is bizarre.

SCORE!!!

(Doff my cap yo you sir...)

[ummmm]

Well I've only been called Paddy by people I know.

[jno]

not entirely age, sp1814: I may be twice your age but I don't talk like that either. "Yanks" is about as far as I go. No Paddies or Jocks, and as for Sweaties and Septics, no way. Why insult people? Like Randy Marsh, I can't see the big deal about being polite and calling people what they want. The things fluff's had to put up with are disgusting.