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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Two things,firstly, the majority of the protestors weren't students, they were people bused in, who were aggressive and abusive towards those who wanted to get in and see the debate.
Also, the Holocaust is a historical event not more than 70 years ago, within living memory. The existence of god has been a topic of uncertainty for more than two millenia. There is a huge difference. In addition, David Irving has claimed to be the victim of a Jewish conspiracy to discredit him, Richard Dawkins hasn't. Also, Irving was arrested in Austria, denying the Holocaust is not necessarily a crime over here.
(, Tue 27 Nov 2007, 14:21, Reply)
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