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malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't normally rush to the cat's defence but a > bit of an over-reaction here. > > I spend time challenging those who make the silly > "oh that is politically correct" comments, which > essentially belies their casual homophobia, > transphobia, racist, etc etc views. But they live > in Bromley where that is the norm. I get an old > school friend talking about 'virtual signalling' > and having a go at the BBC and many of the adverts > for dis-proportionally using ethnic minorities, > something that I don't notice or even care about. > And again I think middle England casual racism. > > But on this occasion I just think it is > banter/stirring up debate. No need to be so po > faced. > > I could do the same in respect to not using terms > such as black sheep of the family, the dark side > etc etc. > > I do cringe at times with Seth MacFarlane, who > seems to do his upmost to use stereotypes and the > like. His defence of the reference to Down's > Syndrome and Sara Palin was that he is an equal > opportunity offender. But I look back on some of > the terms I would have used, thinking they were > quite harmless in previous years, with a bit of a > shudder. > https://abcnews.go.com/WN/sarah-palin-family-guy-c > ontroversy-rages/story?id=9898355 > > Sorry this thread has mutated. See what you have > done Cat? Shoosh

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The remain campaign was pretty poor, and let's > face it many of us could have done more - for me > it was because I didn't think we'd be so daft to > vote leave. > > I was at North Cross Road Market and they were > leafleting - one of the benefits being free mobile > roaming around Europe. I said is that the best we > can come up with? > > But now we are losing this, I appreciate how great > it is/was. Dream on.

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JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Liz truss is the most popular minister in the > government however. > > She must be favorite to take over if Boris loses > it with Rishi. God forbid.

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Lynne Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's now August and still no buses So glad.

Jules-and-Boo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > One didn?t have lights, really curious. > > Did anyone see them? No

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