Another Offensive Street Name?

[royfromaus]

Harringay council spend 189 grand to remove an offensive street name but keep the offensive street name.


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[bobbinwales]

https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2022/11/15/the-black-***-scotland-renamed-the-willow-tree#:~:text=Pubco%20Greene%20King%20announced%20earlier,on%20the%20town's%20heraldic%20crest.

[tindrum]

Douglas are you referring to the pub in Linlithgow total nonsense as it refers to a dog, there is even a statue in the high street.

[bobbinwales]

ah well cant even link to Morning Advertiser or The Guardian

[bobbinwales]

yeah thats the one

[douglas9401]

I know that, tindrum, it was used to show how those who know best see offence everywhere and they're out to save us.

[Khandro]

What about 'Brown Girl in the Ring', or is Brown still OK for now?

[bobbinwales]

And Ram Jam song Black Betty

[Khandro]

Al Jolson - Coal Black Mammy , - dat has to go

[bobbinwales]

Suppose we cant judge everything now by standards of along time ago.
This was popular and ok once

[KUSTARD]

I always have a snigger when I drive along Black Dyke Road in Arnside. Non pc on two counts. Surprised they haven't changed that!!

[bobbinwales]

not offensive but this street name as a certain ring to it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butt_Hole_Road

[Paul22118]

Put all these wokies in a large charabanc and send them off to Skeggy.........they need to get out more.

[bazwillrun]

And in order to push their black agenda they renamed it after a black, not a white of whom still make up the majority in this country...for now anyway

[bazwillrun]

"I always have a snigger "....i did a double take !...luv it

[KUSTARD]

Gawd Baz. I honestly didn't think of the connotations of that one!!! Well done for spotting it. I will go and sit on the naughty step immediately.