Political Correctness Gone MadFreddy Woo writes: "I once worked on an animation to help highlight the issues homeless people face in winter. The client was happy with the work, then a note came back that the ethnic mix of the characters were wrong. These were cartoon characters. They weren't meant to be ethnically anything, but we were forced to make one of them brown, at the cost of about 10k to the charity. This is how your donations are spent. Wisely as you can see."
How has PC affected you? (Please add your own tales - not five-year-old news stories cut-and-pasted from other websites)
(, Thu 22 Nov 2007, 10:20)
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Not so much correctness...... but pure ignorance.
The Black Dyke Mills Colliery band are considered to be one of the best brass bands in the UK.
Legend has it (I've not been able to confirm this) that they were on tour, and somewhere in America their concert was picketed and disrupted by gay-rights protesters, and people who were anti-racism.
Eventually they sent out the band master who explain that a "Black Dyke" is a particularly Dark Ditch... and nothing to do with skin-colour or sexual preference.
.. Similar to the time that the a Bloodhound Gang recording session was deliberately disturbed by gay rights campaigners, and eventually Neil Tennant (openly gay bloke of petshop boys fame, and a producer for the B-H-G once) went outside and told them to Fuck off and get a sense of humour. I wish I'd seen their confused faces...
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I have nothing to say about crap or masturbation this week. Sorry...
*waves goodbye*
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Humpty Dumpty was Pushed Is unaware of having any limits., Thu 22 Nov 2007, 15:42,
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I bet it was "I wish I was queer, so I could get chicks" that caused the problems.it's quite a good song.
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Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Thu 22 Nov 2007, 15:52,
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so so true: they have excellent lyrics"See I'm not queer I'm too ugly; But if I were handsome just imagine how great it would be ..."
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Humpty Dumpty was Pushed Is unaware of having any limits., Thu 22 Nov 2007, 16:10,
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We await next weeks stories about crap and masturbation in anticipation. (But not together I trust)
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It's not true (like most of the stories in this QOTW) about the picketsThe BDMB's concert was under-promoted by Carnegie Hall until the management (of the Hall, that is) received a letter from American brass musicians pointing out the true meaning of the band's name. There were never any protests, pickets or gay rights activists.
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Sonic the Hedgetrimmer doesn't care what you think, Sun 25 Nov 2007, 21:58,
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Thanks SonicAs I said.. A Legend that I've been unable to confirm: So thanks for the little De-Bunk there =)
This QOTW was beginning to get a wee bit tedious already at the page 2 point... so I just trawled my memory for something that might fit.
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I'd like to point out that All of my stories that involve personal experience are however completely true: so don't ever shake my hand... You don't know where it's been.
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Humpty Dumpty was Pushed Is unaware of having any limits., Tue 27 Nov 2007, 14:45,
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