Ultra Pc

[tonyav]

PC gone mad ( again ) imo.
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/free-sombreros-handed-out-at-restaurant-banned-by-university-chiefs-%E2%80%93-because-theyre-racist/ar-AAeQrOW?li=AA9SkIr

[Zacs-Master]

'Campaigns and Democracy officer' don't you just love academia? What will the poor little darlings do when they have to venture out into the real world where there are all sorts of things that could scare or offend them?

[aelmpvw]

i suppose this means that any trad jazz groups booked to appear on campus will not be allowed to wear bowler hats

[Mamyalynne]

Well it's certainly given me a few ideas for songs tonight.

Sometimes if you didn't laugh you'd cry wouldn't you?

[tonyav]

He'll probably get elected in as an MP somewhere ( not gonna mention the political party though).

[tonyav]

Or Berets aelmpvw, don't want to upset the French.

[douglas9401]

They only spoke to Chris Jarvis because Richard Head and R. Soles were on holiday.

[aelmpvw]

hope there aren't any panamanians in my village, i'm about to go for a walk in my favourite hat

[steg]

Not really imo, They broke the advertising policy
"The Union has stated that the handing out of sombreros breached a key advertising policy which was sent to all stall holders before the event, prohibiting any use of stereotypical imagery in advertising."

[anotheoldgit]

Better put a stop to this kind of thing then.

http://www.ukmedals.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/4.Chris-Eubank.jpg

[Mamyalynne]

???


An Englishman cannot sport a Bowler AOG whatever next.

[steg]

Why AOG, was that an advertisement at the event?

[Jackdaw33]

To be fair, the University of East Anglia is not a proper university, just a glorified polytechnic, so you'd expect that kind of talk. Anyway, from reading the link I've learnt two new words today, transphobic and ableist. I'll just now have to find out what they mean.

[bookbinder]

How many Mexicans have complained?

[bazwillrun]

Hilarious , I tell it how it is re Chris Jarvis and my post gets removed...priceless

[Togo]

Mine is a fez.

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[DTCwordfan]

Mine's fuzzy, very fuzzy.

[joggerjayne]

"non-Mexicans wearing the traditional item of headwear could be seen as offensive"

So one is not permitted to join in with other people's cultures?

We all have to stay separate, and distinct?

Isn't that, in itself, a slightly racist attitude?