Comments on: World gone mad http://www.kieranoshea.com/2006/03/07/world-gone-mad/ A little spot on the web all about me, my work and my life in general! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:30:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Kieran http://www.kieranoshea.com/2006/03/07/world-gone-mad/#comment-72 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 14:27:35 +0000 http://www.kieranoshea.com/2006/03/07/world-gone-mad/#comment-72 Love the alternative! :lol: As for your second more serious paragraph, I agree whole-heartedly. It skirts the real issue while grinding down the freedom's of people who have never done/said anything racist in their life, nor want to. Good to have you reading and commenting Neo ;) Love the alternative! :lol:

As for your second more serious paragraph, I agree whole-heartedly. It skirts the real issue while grinding down the freedom’s of people who have never done/said anything racist in their life, nor want to.

Good to have you reading and commenting Neo ;)

]]> by: Neon http://www.kieranoshea.com/2006/03/07/world-gone-mad/#comment-69 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 10:32:01 +0000 http://www.kieranoshea.com/2006/03/07/world-gone-mad/#comment-69 Here's a nice catchy version that's soooo easy to remember: Baa baa indiscriminate shade woolly mammal, Have you any crimped hair fibre? Affirmative, affirmative, three containers full, One for the male human in a position of authority, One for the female human in a position of equal authority, And one for the juvenile male human who happens to reside a short distance down the street from our current location. :lol: This over-zealous political correctness is based on a fallacy. They fail to understand that words are just words; it's not what they are that's important but how they are used and what the person using them is thinking, as they are used. Banning the use of certain words isn't going to prevent racism. Here’s a nice catchy version that’s soooo easy to remember:

Baa baa indiscriminate shade woolly mammal,
Have you any crimped hair fibre?
Affirmative, affirmative, three containers full,
One for the male human in a position of authority,
One for the female human in a position of equal authority,
And one for the juvenile male human who happens to reside a short distance down the street from our current location.

:lol:

This over-zealous political correctness is based on a fallacy. They fail to understand that words are just words; it’s not what they are that’s important but how they are used and what the person using them is thinking, as they are used. Banning the use of certain words isn’t going to prevent racism.

]]> by: Kieran http://www.kieranoshea.com/2006/03/07/world-gone-mad/#comment-68 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:42:38 +0000 http://www.kieranoshea.com/2006/03/07/world-gone-mad/#comment-68 I agree whole-heartedly with Lib's comment, in fact thats the entire point of the article; as stated, its most certainly not offensive, and is yet another example of drawing attention to and making an issue out of a non existant problem *sigh* James, you type too fast ;) Surely you meant "Jazz Rainbow Fusion" at the end of your comment there (and "no" instead of "now" at the start).... still nice joke though :) I agree whole-heartedly with Lib’s comment, in fact thats the entire point of the article; as stated, its most certainly not offensive, and is yet another example of drawing attention to and making an issue out of a non existant problem *sigh*

James, you type too fast ;) Surely you meant “Jazz Rainbow Fusion” at the end of your comment there (and “no” instead of “now” at the start)…. still nice joke though :)

]]> by: James http://www.kieranoshea.com/2006/03/07/world-gone-mad/#comment-67 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 17:23:57 +0000 http://www.kieranoshea.com/2006/03/07/world-gone-mad/#comment-67 I'm now longer calling the radio show Jazz Blues Fusion as the Blues part could be offensive to Eskimos'. How does Jazz Rainbow Blues sound? I’m now longer calling the radio show Jazz Blues Fusion as the Blues part could be offensive to Eskimos’. How does Jazz Rainbow Blues sound?

]]> by: Lib http://www.kieranoshea.com/2006/03/07/world-gone-mad/#comment-66 Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:50:41 +0000 http://www.kieranoshea.com/2006/03/07/world-gone-mad/#comment-66 Well I'm black and I always sang baa baa black sheep as a child and still sing it now to my neice and nephew. In fact, I find it more offensive when the P.C lot enforce such opinions. Why should I be offended by a bloody nursery rhyme??? Ok if it was baa baa "black people r shit and should be burnt at the steak" then yes possibly. God, let it go! Well I’m black and I always sang baa baa black sheep as a child and still sing it now to my neice and nephew. In fact, I find it more offensive when the P.C lot enforce such opinions. Why should I be offended by a bloody nursery rhyme??? Ok if it was baa baa “black people r shit and should be burnt at the steak” then yes possibly. God, let it go!

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