It's a politically correct woman, gone mad
I sit next to one of those WASPish, overly PC "wimmin". She has campaigned against:
having Christmas decorations, in case they offend any of the Jews or Muslims in the office (there aren't any)
the eating, or even talking about, of meat in the office (she's vegitarian)
referring to white boards as "white" boards
any pictures of famous or scantily clad women, as "they are offensive to women" (she has a picture of the Hoff in very small shorts on her cubical wall)
people driving to work (she rides a bike to work, and smells)
and so on.

Thing is, I had to tell her yesterday that it is not acceptable to refer to a black colleague as being "coloured", but she's having none of it. Despite the fact we have to attend a "diversity workshop" every year, she still maintains that black people are "coloured" and those of mixed parentage (the correct term for what most people would call mixed-race) are "half-caste".

Mad, utterly mad.
(ScousersPet, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 15:39, 12 replies)

Just
kill her with fire, AIDS and meat.

It's the only way.
( The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 15:41, closed)

mixed parentage
is a bit of a silly term isn't it? After all, everyone's of mixed parentage, given that my parents are separate people. What's wrong with mixed race?
(pmsc, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 15:43, closed)

I hate people like that....
I'm a vegetarian and wouldn't dream of criticising anyone for eating meat around me.... She sounds like she's a thoroughly unpleasant woman who likes to make folks miserable.

I'd have a word with HR about the pic of the Hoff if I were you, or better still tell her that his image offends you.

Then tuck into a bacon sarnie and assert your right to be free from propaganda.
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Wed 28 Nov 2007, 15:57, closed)

^^^ "What's wrong with mixed-race?"
What's wrong with "person"?

*makes peace sign*

*sings hippy songs*
(MrC. Having the most boring username on b3ta since 2004, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 15:58, closed)

Fire- the Biblical cleanser!
My girlfriend's sister-in-law teaches at a very famous wimmyn's college and is a tenured prof. She once tried to lecture a guy on the subject of the Iraq war, as she had talked to numerous people who had been in Iraq. He responded far more politely than I would have had I been him, as he had just gotten back from a tour of duty over there.

I'm just waiting for her to lecture me about something. As I have an older sister who's a lot like her, I'm primed.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Wed 28 Nov 2007, 16:17, closed)

Mixed race?
I'm of mixed gender - my mum's a woman and my dad's a man.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 16:18, closed)

I'm pick'n'mix
Hard exterior with a liquid centre
(frankspencer, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 16:27, closed)

Chickenlady...
That makes you a 'heterogenously-achieving individual'. Just thought you might like to know.

Chin-chin.
(Sir Harrington Titsmith disgraced himself on, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 16:29, closed)

I'm similar to frankspencer
but a bastard-coated bastard with a creamy bastard centre.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 16:30, closed)

Words lost from daily use include -
Mulatto, quadroon, Octoroon, piccaninny,blackamoor.
Naturally I use them whenever apt, even if not appropriate.
( Farmer Geddon - is on his way., Wed 28 Nov 2007, 16:42, closed)

I'm a vegan and I don't give a shit about people eating meat in front of me.
We're made of meat, after all.
( Bob Todd whee, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 17:58, closed)

throw something at her
preferably a grenade or something mildly deathy she needs a good slap of sense :P
(TheEnergySuckingTimeGoblin ate your cat on---->, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 20:47, closed)