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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I have to admit I love this place (.za)for the sheer amount of toe-curling racism. Honestly, you couldn't make it up. Here's a joke I heard today (which I had to admit I had a fair old chuckle to on the basis of its harshness)
Random township, outside of arbitrary white settlement. Riot kicks off big-style - G9's are rolling in, military are on site and on spec, and they're ready to issue a beating. Various international media types and journalists are present behind the military lines as the riot continues to build a head of steam.
One boer sarge emerges, takes out his bullhorn - "THEES EES EN EELEEGEL GETHERING - DEESPERSE EEMEEDIETLEY OR WEE WEEL DEEPLOY WATER KENNONS."
No-one moves, so they knock the shit out of the townspeople with the water cannons. They disperse pretty rapidly, but then mass again in force.
Yet again, boer sarge emerges, clicks on the bullhorn - "THEES EES EN EELEEGEL GETHERING - DEESPERSE EEMEEDIETLEY OR WEE WEEL DEEPLOY TEE-ERR GES"
No-one moves, so they knock the shit out of the townspeople with the tear gas. They disperse pretty rapidly, but then mass again in force.
Again, boer sarge pops up, takes out his bullhorn - "THEES EES EN EELEEGEL GETHERING - DEESPERSE EEMEEDIETLEY OR WEE WEEL DEEPLOY RABBER BOOLETS"
No-one moves, so they knock the shit out of the townspeople with the rubber bullets. They disperse pretty rapidly, but then mass again in force.
By this point, the journalists are getting nervous and a few are leaving thinking they're going to get moered.
Boer sarge has one more trick up his sleeve - "THEES EES EN EELEEGEL GETHERING - DEESPERSE EEMEEDIETLEY OR WEE WEEL DEEPLOY DOGS"
No-one moves, so they let loose the canine unit. EVERY single townsperson disappears at top speed, chased by several angry, hungry dogs each. The riot is quelled.
The journalists are amazed. "How the hell did you get them to disperse with just the dogs? Why not just send them in first?"
Boer sarge replies "Well bru, unless you wash 'em, fumigate 'em and tenderise 'em tha bladdy dogs wont eat 'em"
/coat
(, Tue 27 Nov 2007, 21:12, Reply)
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