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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2019 13:01:14 GMT
Yet another instance of the world going mad. Bideford in Devon changes 'Little White Town' signposts after racist claimslink |
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Post by felonious on Nov 2, 2019 16:19:36 GMT
Yet another instance of the world going mad. Bideford in Devon changes 'Little White Town' signposts after racist claimslinkBlack is the new white. |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Nov 2, 2019 19:13:08 GMT
Ridiculous. Some terminally offended clown will complain about the White Cliffs of Dover next.
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Post by xchpotter on Nov 2, 2019 19:15:22 GMT
Is anyone really that surprised? Country is fucked.
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Post by felonious on Nov 2, 2019 20:17:37 GMT
Ridiculous. Some terminally offended clown will complain about the White Cliffs of Dover next. ....... but not the Black Country  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2019 20:17:49 GMT
Next they'll change the words to "Little White Bull " , Give em an inch, and they'll take a mile, comes to mind!
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Post by claytonscrubs on Nov 2, 2019 20:18:07 GMT
The word racist has been thrown at practically everything recently so that it’s lost any meaning. Proof is when a place, not a person, can be charged with being racist... What a f*cking joke!!
Political correctness is a cancer on society...It needs to be removed.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2019 20:19:53 GMT
Agreed!
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Post by thevoid on Nov 2, 2019 20:50:28 GMT
Is blackmail racist yet?
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Post by hammered on Nov 2, 2019 21:06:11 GMT
Also in deep shit will be Whitehaven, Isle of Wight and indeed Whitehall  |
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Post by crapslinger on Nov 2, 2019 21:42:58 GMT
Also in deep shit will be Whitehaven, Isle of Wight and indeed Whitehall The Whitehouse  , will they be banning a Whiter shade of pale, chess will be wiped out as will draughts  not to mention waving the white flag which we might as well do before it is deemed racist, white coffee  white bread where will this end will they come up with a new word for white ? will it be removed from vocabulary to placate the perpetually offended in society. |
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Post by ravey123 on Nov 2, 2019 21:44:29 GMT
Ridiculous. Some terminally offended clown will complain about the White Cliffs of Dover next. What about Whitehaven or Blackburn? |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2019 21:45:20 GMT
Black boy hill in Bristol?
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Post by thevoid on Nov 2, 2019 22:24:15 GMT
What about the White City in London?
Or the 'black market'?
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Post by chuffedstokie on Nov 2, 2019 23:35:03 GMT
Ridiculous. Some terminally offended clown will complain about the White Cliffs of Dover next. ....... but not the Black Country Wouldn't surprise me if some tool somewhere hasn't stayed awake at night thinking that through. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2019 8:18:57 GMT
Blackpool to be the new uk capital
Charlie Williams
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Post by RipRoaringPotter on Nov 3, 2019 8:34:59 GMT
The cynic in me says this is a surefire way to get people talking about Bideford.
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Post by crapslinger on Nov 3, 2019 9:25:36 GMT
The cynic in me says this is a surefire way to get people talking about Bideford. The cynic in me says you are deflecting from the issue here a typical left wing tactic. |
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Post by RipRoaringPotter on Nov 3, 2019 12:05:47 GMT
The cynic in me says this is a surefire way to get people talking about Bideford. The cynic in me says you are deflecting from the issue here a typical left wing tactic. What is the issue? In this case I would say it's an authority that is either a) so pissweak that it is giving in to a small number of people that are complaining or b) cynically giving in to the complaints to gain themselves some exposure. |
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Nov 3, 2019 12:36:34 GMT
If anyone took the time to actually fact check, they'd have realised that the change isn't to remove to phrase "Little White Town".
The councillirs voted and the change is that the signs will now say "Charles Kingsley's Litte White town" so the origin of the phrase will be clear to all.
It's basically explaining it for people who can't be bothered to educate themselves with facts and to ensure they therefore don't just jump in and scream about something they haven't really looked into (the kind of thing that it looks like some on this thread could have done with really)
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Post by maninasuitcase on Nov 3, 2019 14:12:09 GMT
150 years and not a bit of bother about the name.
Some people need to hang their heads in shame for not actually looking at the actual meaning of the statement.
Country is full of offended people.
Maybe we should get rid of them and keep the sign.
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Nov 3, 2019 19:34:11 GMT
I’m surprised The Black Country is still going.
Fucking world it’s a mess.
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Post by felonious on Nov 3, 2019 19:40:13 GMT
If anyone took the time to actually fact check, they'd have realised that the change isn't to remove to phrase "Little White Town". The councillirs voted and the change is that the signs will now say "Charles Kingsley's Litte White town" so the origin of the phrase will be clear to all. It's basically explaining it for people who can't be bothered to educate themselves with facts and to ensure they therefore don't just jump in and scream about something they haven't really looked into (the kind of thing that it looks like some on this thread could have done with really) What comes into your head when you see the phrase "Little White Town"? What assumption do you jump to? With due respect they are removing the name to replace it with something completely unnecessary. |
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Post by swampmongrel on Nov 3, 2019 20:50:01 GMT
If anyone took the time to actually fact check, they'd have realised that the change isn't to remove to phrase "Little White Town". The councillirs voted and the change is that the signs will now say "Charles Kingsley's Litte White town" so the origin of the phrase will be clear to all. It's basically explaining it for people who can't be bothered to educate themselves with facts and to ensure they therefore don't just jump in and scream about something they haven't really looked into (the kind of thing that it looks like some on this thread could have done with really) I’d never heard of Charles Kingsley which makes it seem like an odd claim to fame for the good folk of some town I’ve also never heard of to choose for their signs. Wiki tells me that Kingsley was a ‘massive racist’ so maybe there’s more to this than meets the eye. 🤔 |
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Post by crapslinger on Nov 3, 2019 21:29:49 GMT
If anyone took the time to actually fact check, they'd have realised that the change isn't to remove to phrase "Little White Town". The councillirs voted and the change is that the signs will now say "Charles Kingsley's Litte White town" so the origin of the phrase will be clear to all. It's basically explaining it for people who can't be bothered to educate themselves with facts and to ensure they therefore don't just jump in and scream about something they haven't really looked into (the kind of thing that it looks like some on this thread could have done with really) I’d never heard of Charles Kingsley which makes it seem like an odd claim to fame for the good folk of some town I’ve also never heard of to choose for their signs. Wiki tells me that Kingsley was a ‘massive racist’ so maybe there’s more to this than meets the eye. 🤔 He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working men's college  socialist you may be on to something here. |
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Post by maninasuitcase on Nov 3, 2019 21:39:46 GMT
Tune in next week when Diss town has to remove 'is coming like a ghost town' from its signage due to plagrism claims from a mixed culture ska band. 🙄🙄
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Post by starkiller on Nov 3, 2019 22:03:27 GMT
You know damn well that the complaint won't have come from anyone ethnic but from our 'baizuo'.
It's only sheer arrogance that makes you believe that you can get offended on behalf of others.
'ladies and gentlemen' is on its way out in theatres too.
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Post by yeokel on Nov 3, 2019 22:07:52 GMT
Tune in next week when Diss town has to remove 'is coming like a ghost town' from its signage due to plagrism claims from a mixed culture ska band. 🙄🙄 If their local football team is not called Diss Town, it really really should be! |
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Post by maninasuitcase on Nov 3, 2019 22:15:40 GMT
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Post by Waggy on Nov 4, 2019 12:55:18 GMT
You know damn well that the complaint won't have come from anyone ethnic but from our 'baizuo'. It's only sheer arrogance that makes you believe that you can get offended on behalf of others. 'ladies and gentlemen' is on its way out in theatres too. Yes from one of those do gooding types |
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, will they be banning a Whiter shade of pale, chess will be wiped out as will draughts 
not to mention waving the white flag which we might as well do before it is deemed racist, white coffee 
white bread 
socialist you may be on to something here.
