If they're going to ban christmas they are going to have to ban Ramadan and Hyneca (sp?) ect as well!
We call it Christmas and if other people from other countries find that offensive here in the UK then should they go back to their own country?! >(
I am not religious, or anything like that, but I have always been brouhgt up to believe its the one time of year that the family should spend a day together...(Non existent scenario with my family these days, but still...) I dont think they should ban Xmas.::)
We need a voice. The Brits in this country need a voice to represent us in parliament. Hang on... arent we already supposed to have one of them? Oh yes.... Your local member of parliament is the one to write to and complain. I am so gonna do this. We HAVE to do this. Dont you see? It is because we sit back and say and do nothing that this sort of thing gets in.
We HAVE to take some action.
*writes to her local mp immediately* :-\ :o
We need a voice. The Brits in this country need a voice to represent us in parliament. Hang on... arent we already supposed to have one of them? Oh yes.... Your local member of parliament is the one to write to and complain. I am so gonna do this. We HAVE to do this. Dont you see? It is because we sit back and say and do nothing that this sort of thing gets in.
We HAVE to take some action.
*writes to her local mp immediately* :-\ :o
They wont listen to you, we need a massive shake up in government to do that.LETS FORM A PEOPLE'S REBELLION AND OVERTHROW OUR CORRUPT GOVERNMENT!!!!![/size][/b]
Ok, so long as you let me set up a smithy at #10 Downing Street :pk:
Nah add to that the Houses of Parliament as my outlet premises and then will help ya :laugh:
Gah, you live in Britain, you live LIKE a Briton...that should be new law
Aye, right. That's integration, which happens in France...and look what happened thereNevertheless, that is the way to go though. Separate communities within communities are what cause the problems.
So with that statement, you think it's right for Muslim headsarves to be banned?No one has banned headscarves of any kind in public places. Each school has a right to adhere to their uniform rules with EVERYONE. Children with innapropriate colour hair, or inappropriate clothing have always been excluded in order to get them to conform to the school rules. You see, if the parents dont like the school rules then they can move their children to a school that DOES allow such things. Freedom of choice does NOT just apply to Muslims.... it applies to EVERYONE. I think that is fundamentally what is going wrong.
QuoteGah, you live in Britain, you live LIKE a Briton...that should be new law
Aye, right. That's integration, which happens in France...and look what happened there. So with that statement, you think it's right for Muslim headsarves to be banned? That's not right Icy, that's discrimination, and racial prejudice by the back door.
-^- ditto!
If they don't like our religion and our traditions (i mean lets face it, it IS a tradition) then they can bog off back to wherever it is they came from originally!
And before anyone says i am racist or whatever, i'm not! That comment was strictly aimed at people who were orginally not from our country! 8) :)
I'm honestly disgusted at what I'm reading here. It's sad to know that in an apparent liberal society we've people with these sort of views. I'd expect it in the BNP or National Front manifesto, honestly.
Disgusting.
And no, it isnt racism, it's sectarianism.
I'm honestly disgusted at what I'm reading here. It's sad to know that in an apparent liberal society we've people with these sort of views. I'd expect it in the BNP or National Front manifesto, honestly.
Disgusting.
And no, it isnt racism, it's sectarianism.
Liberal it is Phil, and just as your opinion is valid, so is anyone else's.
Try and give me one reason to not consider Religions as the source of all tragedies?
::)
You cannot go down to any level (or up) because what it is down to is to what can be offensive to people of different credos.
Let's face it , if it was Jews blowing themselves up they would be trying to appease Jews not Muslims, and the same with Buddhists, Christians, Santeros, etc
The inability to face up to the nature of the problem is what ends up extending the permanence of the issue in a stage of non solution.
It's as simple as that.
And what's wrong with saying it anyway? Colour of skin does not make anyone become a martyr, beliefs do.
Grrr...this politically correct world is so Stupid! It really gets on my nerves living in such a restricted place.Send them back to their own country? What country is that? Many muslims are born in Britain and own a British citizenship, and what about those white muslims, where will you send them too, antartica?
Not even say racist jokes? I'm sure the OTHER people living in this country, such as Muslims and whatever, make plenty about us, but they won't get 'told off'.
And I'm not Christian, far from it, I'm Wiccan, so I do celebrate Yule, but not Christmas Day....but banning Christmas because it might offend someone?
If they're so offended by OUR traditions, they can bloody well go back to their own country!
Gah, you live in Britain, you live LIKE a Briton...that should be new law >(
You can say Jihad, but you cannot say Crusade (when Jihad is the same s-h-i-t-e a holy war)First of all, British muslims are growing, and many are white. You can't say Jihad without getting ya head kicked in, the Crusades where over 800 years ago. The catholic church and protestant churches have a good time calling people infidels, blasphemers and everything under the sun, the media just doesn't make a fus about it.
You cannot refer to them as anything but muslim but they can refer to you as infidels (there's a denigrative word for it which they use in their circles)
You can call an Australian and Aussie without them getting upset, a New Zealander and Kiwi without them being offended, but you can't call a Pakistani a Paki.
Yes I agree that when used with an abusive tone it's not accetable, but what the hell? I come from Venezuela, and I'm a frigging Vennie, do I get upset?
It shouldn't amaze me anymore, after all I know this world will go wrong, and this country is heading there faster than most.
Exactly. I totally agree. I can't see how these people who live here, who are not from here originally, get to set our standards. They seem to make the rules hereThe British had a good time setting standards across half the world with their British empire. These people for the most part pay their taxes to the British government, any that don't, well, is the same as a white briton not paying their taxes.
In saying that, I read a headline of the Daily Star (which in itself, questions the legitamacy of the story) that Piggy Banks were going to be banned because it's offensive to Muslims, which is pathetic.**That won't happen. Honestly, who the f*ck uses a piggy bank after 5 years old in the first place. I certainly don't.
Who cares if its discrimination? They (whoever they are :|) want to ban Christmas...why can't I want to ban Headscarves?Because your not Christian, therefore Christmas shouldn't matter to you.
totally agree with you Nil.the national front don't like jews or muslims, irish, blacks, and people from other countries in general, are their veiws respected? "well thats your opinion and your entitled to it" isn't a valid arguement.
Our opinions are ours. We listen to yours, so listen to ours. You don't have to agree, but respect it.
Being Wiccan, which is a Pagan-based Religion, I could get offened by how the Christian's celebrate Halloween and dress up as stereotyped witches. I could get offended by how they claim Satan is an evil God, when they took the God from the Pagan religion, which is good. I could get offended by the way you see crosses and such emlazoned (sp?) on buildings, and cars, etc, when if I wear my Pentagram, I somehow get funny looks and I'm considered 'scary' and I worship the 'devil'.right, and lets be honest here. Do you think the government will actually plan to ban christmas, get it through the commons, get it through the lords and impliment it, in a majorly christian white society?.
Do I want these things banned? No. I live with them, and I realise that this is how these people live. They enjoy dressing up as witches at Halloween, which is not even a Christian holiday. I accept that Satan has been morphed from a good God into the Lord of all Evil. I live with the fact I have to be more cautious with the symbols of my religion when the Christians don't have to be.
How can anyone come here, and try and change our way of life? Why should we bend to what they want? They should abide by our rules, being guests in our country.
Did I say they would ban it? NO!If you didn't say they would ban it, then why are you complaining? It shouldn't make a difference to the lives of anyone who feel "sickened" by this. Your thoughts and my thoughts ultimately don't matter on it, you can't validate an arguement based on secterianism. You can't just stand up and say "sent them back to their own country". Many live and grew up in Britain like you, only they aren't white and practise a different faith as part of the three major world religions. They shouldn't abide by your rules, they're as British as anyone and as such have a right to voice what they think as British Citizens in this joke of a democratic country/union. Who don't belong in Britain? I'm not British but I'm governed by them, should I be sent down to the South of Ireland?
Jeez, I'm just trying to validate my opinion, which I did well I think. Don't try and turn it round on me. This isn't about whether they will ban Christmas or not, its our thoughts on it in General.
I know I'm not Christian, and Christmas doesn't matter to me anymore. But I don't agree with a banning of it.
And when I say to send people back to their own country...why not? Even if they were born here, they should live like us.
How can anyone come here, and try and change our way of life? Why should we bend to what they want? They should abide by our rules, being guests in our country.
I dunno, maybe I just love my country too much to see it get ruined by too many people, many of which don't even belong here. Many of which want to ban everything under the sun here.
It makes me sick :dry:
Grrr...this politically correct world is so Stupid! It really gets on my nerves living in such a restricted place.
Not even say racist jokes? I'm sure the OTHER people living in this country, such as Muslims and whatever, make plenty about us, but they won't get 'told off'.
And I'm not Christian, far from it, I'm Wiccan, so I do celebrate Yule, but not Christmas Day....but banning Christmas because it might offend someone?
If they're so offended by OUR traditions, they can bloody well go back to their own country!
Gah, you live in Britain, you live LIKE a Briton...that should be new law >(Send them back to their own country? What country is that? Many muslims are born in Britain and own a British citizenship, and what about those white muslims, where will you send them too, antartica?
Many are born in Britain indeed, however figures from the Home Office show that more than 60% of Muslim families currently set up here consist of marriages featuring two cousins or close relations. Sending anyone, anywhere is a different issue, it certainly becomes relevant when acts of extreme nature take place. During the riots in France the government considered deporting to muslim countries all muslim immigrants who were involved in the riots, does it sound fair? it does to me. I certainly would take you personally out of my house if you were insulting my hospitality no matter how bad it be (in reference to France's failed politics of integration).
Of course the wishy washers liberal demo-s-h-i-t-e-s kicked a fuss there but isn't that all they do?
Also I'm sure that on the issue of repatriation/deportation some of these muslims consider Muslim countries their second homes, it shouldn't be such an issue with living in one of them after all.
QuoteYou can say Jihad, but you cannot say Crusade (when Jihad is the same s-h-i-t-e a holy war)
You cannot refer to them as anything but muslim but they can refer to you as infidels (there's a denigrative word for it which they use in their circles)
You can call an Australian and Aussie without them getting upset, a New Zealander and Kiwi without them being offended, but you can't call a Pakistani a Paki.
Yes I agree that when used with an abusive tone it's not accetable, but what the hell? I come from Venezuela, and I'm a frigging Vennie, do I get upset?
It shouldn't amaze me anymore, after all I know this world will go wrong, and this country is heading there faster than most.First of all, British muslims are growing, and many are white. You can't say Jihad without getting ya head kicked in, the Crusades where over 800 years ago. The catholic church and protestant churches have a good time calling people infidels, blasphemers and everything under the sun, the media just doesn't make a fus about it.
Paki is used as a degratory term, Aussie isn't.
Jihad was there 800 years ago matey, Jihad has always been there as a term to call upon when you want to turn something crude into something sacred as it's human nature. The Turkish killed 1.8 million Armenians in 1915 under a Jihad, does that make it more holy or not? At least the E.U has made it a pre requisition for Turkey to accept the Genocide stigma as part of pre entry talks. The refuse to and that just delays things, but I'm all for Turkey not joining the E.U.
Churchill used Mustard gas on the Kurdish few years later and killed a third of their population, problem is he forgot to call it a crusade, although he did say they were an incivilized bunch of savages who need to be controlled by all means necessary. What they also forgot to add to that is that Churchill gave the Turkish the lands he had promised to the Kurdish just as they messed up with giving land to Palestina next to Israel. As a consequence any skirmish/battle/massacre is called by muslim leaders a Jihad, and as it's commented in more intimate circles what is the purpose of it? to add more lands and people for the glory of Allah (so yes you are in the plans of becoming the Islamic Republic of Great Britain and Northern Ireland providing that Jim and Phil agree)
There are many issues you can easily overlook and it's all common place to most people who do not get properly informed, for example, many Muslim boast of how they refused to convert Spanish people to Islam when they ruled part of the Iberian peninsulae and how the Catholic king and queen (Ferdinand and Elizabeth) made them convert or go to Africa. However these are supposedly well informed people but they forget to mention that they forced Armenians to convert or else they would be sent to the desert to die or simply hung and quartered and put on display for all other people of different faiths to have an idea of what awaited them should they not want to embrace Allah.
So calling it Holy war, does not make it more correct, the difference between them and Christians (of any sort) is that they haven't undergone the campaign of discredit and of years of documentation of the abuse of religion, so in a way back there it's still the dark ages in that respect. If they were slightly more liberal all this campaign would take place, and you would see women not wearing bin bags over themselves because their men are too scared to show off their property.
As I said tho, by all means if you want to be slaves then be my guest, religions are the right choice for that, just don't try and put it across as correct or fair because I might not be able to do something about it right now, but at least I will turn a people a day from ignorance and then who knows.QuoteExactly. I totally agree. I can't see how these people who live here, who are not from here originally, get to set our standards. They seem to make the rules hereThe British had a good time setting standards across half the world with their British empire. These people for the most part pay their taxes to the British government, any that don't, well, is the same as a white briton not paying their taxes.Quotetotally agree with you Nil.
Our opinions are ours. We listen to yours, so listen to ours. You don't have to agree, but respect it.the national front don't like jews or muslims, irish, blacks, and people from other countries in general, are their veiws respected? "well thats your opinion and your entitled to it" isn't a valid arguement.
See the previous comment, after all nobody is saying go and fetch them torture them, and hang them, cut them into tiny pieces and display them so that all of them know what awaits them if they carry on being obnoxious. However if you happen to visit a muslim country you are at risk of being treated as an intruder and liable to be considered for abuse from all the community.
The main difference between Muslims in the west and in muslim countries is that these migrant muslims are not considered wholesome muslims back there because they have embraced us :8o
However they still practice things like honour killings which tell me of considering themselves to be above the law, and these are non fundamentalist radicals.QuoteBeing Wiccan, which is a Pagan-based Religion, I could get offened by how the Christian's celebrate Halloween and dress up as stereotyped witches. I could get offended by how they claim Satan is an evil God, when they took the God from the Pagan religion, which is good. I could get offended by the way you see crosses and such emlazoned (sp?) on buildings, and cars, etc, when if I wear my Pentagram, I somehow get funny looks and I'm considered 'scary' and I worship the 'devil'.right, and lets be honest here. Do you think the government will actually plan to ban christmas, get it through the commons, get it through the lords and impliment it, in a majorly christian white society?.
Do I want these things banned? No. I live with them, and I realise that this is how these people live. They enjoy dressing up as witches at Halloween, which is not even a Christian holiday. I accept that Satan has been morphed from a good God into the Lord of all Evil. I live with the fact I have to be more cautious with the symbols of my religion when the Christians don't have to be.
QuoteHow can anyone come here, and try and change our way of life? Why should we bend to what they want? They should abide by our rules, being guests in our country.
Did I miss something? Who's trying to change peoples way of life?
And they're not guests, shut up. They're tax-paying citizens, just like you and me. Wise up.
'When in Rome, Do what the Romans do.'
I expect the same from people visiting to my country.
i love christmas and im not religious at all i think its just a nice happy time of year when i spend time with my friends and family , i find it frustrating that just because other religions 'may' find it offensive the goverment are banning nativity plays in some schools and chrimbo decorations . there are alot of things i find offensive about other religions but it doesnt mean im going to go to there country and stop there traditions. if you live in britain then follow british tradition!No one needs to do anything to other ethnics and religions, white power fascists do that for ya ::)
One of the British national daily newspapers is asking readers "What it means to be British." Some of the emails are hilarious but this one is funny
Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for
A Belgian beer, then travelling home, grabbing an Indian curry or a
Turkish kebab on the way, to sit on Swedish furniture and watch
American shows on a Japanese TV. And the most British thing of all?
Suspicion of anything foreign.
The Christmas banned story arose after a junior official working for Lambeth Council renamed the Christmas Lights "Winter Lights". This is not council policy but it has been taken up by various pro and anti schools of thought and the resulting media circus led to headlines like "Christmas banned".
We know that, and accept that the child will not care. It is the fact that the people who had it changed thought the need urgent enough to have it done!No, as in it's something so useless that why are you worried that someone felt the need to change it?
As you say, the child doesn't care what the character is called, so what was the point of changing it?
Political Correctness my eye.
That it's tedious and a waste of time, instead of complaining about the fat controller being renamed, complain about something useful perhaps?
Well son, if you want I can discuss political correctness in Northern Ireland, afterall it is a member of the UK, eh? If you want, I can talk about the political correctness and "positive" discrimination in the police force, and the political correctness being enforced on national marches, but we won't get into that, I don't want people to think I'm changing the subject, eh?That it's tedious and a waste of time, instead of complaining about the fat controller being renamed, complain about something useful perhaps?
Like doing proselitism over Northern Ireland perhaps or whatever suits you?
Give me and us an effing break man. No one is forcing you to come in this topic and read it if you don't like it and no one wants you to turn it into a subject of your own interest, that is what the 'start new topic' button is for.
And Jim, just shut up. You always have to disagree with everyone. Its the fat its so stupid. Why can't I say the Fat bloody Controller? Who the frig is it offending?I won't shut up, love. Me disagreeing makes people think about their posts a bit more before they press that reply button. Whats a "debate" without an opposition? And come to think of it, I don't remember anyone saying you can't call him the fat controller, call him Jesus for all it matters.
Nope, you just enjoy being incredibly pretentious and patronizing.
Mith read the part of the site of the Monster raving looney party where it lists the policies that they came up with and that were later implemented by the government of turn.
Ah and according to medical terms you would have to call him the methabolically challenged controller or along those lines, of course it could become politically incorrect to use technical jargon soon enough or any words with more than 2 syllabes in them. :ph34r:
Reverend W. V. Awdry.
Indeed, I don't think anyone would be actually offended by it. However, you talk about stereotypes, but you just stereotyped about fat cat jobs and fat cat earnings.
QuoteAnd Jim, just shut up. You always have to disagree with everyone. Its the fat its so stupid. Why can't I say the Fat bloody Controller? Who the frig is it offending?I won't shut up, love. Me disagreeing makes people think about their posts a bit more before they press that reply button. Whats a "debate" without an opposition? And come to think of it, I don't remember anyone saying you can't call him the fat controller, call him Jesus for all it matters.
What people don't fail to realise (even though it's pretty obvious) is that I disagree with people purposely to show both sides of the story, and people obviously don't like that because it challenges em, dry your eyes.
A man with one opinion is a man with one eye.
So why have you in other topics told people that you do not take them seriously expecting them to react to it?Because in other topics there are posts that are just illogical or an attempt to justify a view that otherwise people wouldn't agree with, whereas I can backup what I say and do if asked to.
And debating topic or not there are millions of people out there who dissagree with things that have been said on this topic. Many on this forum that just haven't posted. A debating topic is not code for 'Oh, well everyones agreeing on here lets just argue there point because no-one else is!'. That defeats the whole point, we want other peoples views, not just one pulled out of the hat because no-one else disagrees!!
All that is happening is free speech is being curbed and it isn't enriching our society at all - we are proud to be multi-cultural, but many people are starting to wonder "What's happened to British culture and tradition? Should we be more like the French?" (French insofar as they don't embrace other cultures at all). Political correctness is just stranging society, the government, and people's free speech.There never has been true free-speech to be honest. It's perfectly fine to complain about immigration, yet no one dare mention anything about blacks, nazis, jews etc or they're considered racist or a fascist. Remember that Britain had an empire. Trading (or stealing, whichever you prefere) is part of that, and it ultimately opens other cultures to the mainland. Modern day British culture is based on other cultures (infact, almost all cultures are), I don't see that as a problem, ultimately all cultures are derived from one and another. I'd be lying if I said the Scottish, Irish or Polish (or any country) culture was based on no outside interference.
Telling people to shut up is not standing up for what you believe in, it's being a bellend :)
I don't go by the mentality of "if they disagree with me the are wrong", thats cac, but I do argue back and it's something they don't seem to like. Honestly like, if it was as simple as me thinking they are wrong, I'd be posting one liners in reply to arguements about the actual topic, for example "you think political correctness is going overboard and you are just wrong", then leaving.
How don't I listen to anyone else?Telling people to shut up is not standing up for what you believe in, it's being a bellend :)
I don't go by the mentality of "if they disagree with me the are wrong", thats cac, but I do argue back and it's something they don't seem to like. Honestly like, if it was as simple as me thinking they are wrong, I'd be posting one liners in reply to arguements about the actual topic, for example "you think political correctness is going overboard and you are just wrong", then leaving.
Maybe but you don't listen to anyone else, you've posted you're view, they don't agree, well it can't be anything I've said lets just stick to that. If you hadn't done the same thing in a million of other topics we would have listened but...
:o oh my god! I give up, you are impossible to get throughLmao, right, both of us are stubborn as flibble, end of it aye?
And Political Correctness has gone overboard in my opinion. I think alot of actors and actresses and people have become to politically correct aswell saying things like 'Oh she's brill' 'He's great!' 'She's so fun!' Not everybody likes everybody, there has to be someone they hate!!
We know that, and accept that the child will not care. It is the fact that the people who had it changed thought the need urgent enough to have it done!No, as in it's something so useless that why are you worried that someone felt the need to change it?
As you say, the child doesn't care what the character is called, so what was the point of changing it?
Political Correctness my eye.
But three cartoons made political points.And why not? When you have cartoons calling your prophet the devil (something that would even anger christians if it where Jesus) and considering Muslims are very defensive over their religion, I can understand why they got on the way they did. But also the writer of that article should understand that not all muslims are like that, and I know that myself from first hand experience. Unlike his one sided view (obvious by his writing), I've seen both sides of it and taken it into account.
One showed Muhammad turning away suicide bombers from the gates of heaven, saying "Stop, stop — we ran out of virgins!" — which I believe was a commentary on Muslims' predilection for violence. Another was a cartoon of Muhammad with horns, which I believe was a commentary on Muslims' predilection for violence. The third showed Muhammad with a turban in the shape of a bomb, which I believe was an expression of post-industrial ennui in a secular — oops, no, wait: It was more of a commentary on Muslims' predilection for violence.
In order to express their displeasure with the idea that Muslims are violent, thousands of Muslims around the world engaged in rioting, arson, mob savagery, flag-burning, murder and mayhem, among other peaceful acts of nonviolence.
Muslims are the only people who make feminists seem laid-back.No, middle easterns are the only people who make feminists seem laid-back. It's obvious again that this writer isn't fond of muslims, but feminists too, yer he wants to compare them to make one look darker than the other - where did he learn to write?
The little darlings brandish placards with typical Religion of Peace slogans, such as: "Behead Those Who Insult Islam," "Europe, you will pay, extermination is on the way" and "Butcher those who mock Islam." They warn Europe of their own impending 9/11 with signs that say: "Europe: Your 9/11 will come" — which is ironic, because they almost had me convinced the Jews were behind the 9/11 attack.My last reply dealt with this part of the issue. The people that DID hold up these signs are no better than the cartoonists and two wrongs dont make a right.
The rioting Muslims claim they are upset because Islam prohibits any depictions of Muhammad — though the text is ambiguous on beheadings, suicide bombings and flying planes into skyscrapers.No it's not. Suicide bombers are despised by most (if not all) Muslims I know, and the Quran says that a muslim has the right to fight back to an aggressor, nothing to do with beheadings, as far as most muslims I know are concerned, these people are going to hell for taking action wrongly.
Other interpretations of the Quran forbid images of humans or animals, which makes even a child's coloring book blasphemous. That's why the Taliban blew up those priceless Buddhist statues, bless their innocent, peace-loving little hearts.Again taking things too literally, this writer is brilliant, not only is he in a one track mind - he doesn't even fully understand what he is suppose to be writing about.
Largely unnoticed in this spectacle is the blinding fact that one nation is missing from the long list of Muslim countries (by which I mean France and England) with hundreds of crazy Muslims experiencing bipolar rage over some cartoons: Iraq. Hey — maybe this democracy thing does work! The barbaric behavior of Europe's Muslims suggests that the European welfare state may not be attracting your top-notch Muslims.Now, as far as I knew, Muslims spawn all over the world, not only in the middle east, but in europe (as in born and bred white europeans), asia, and america. But ofcourse, this writer only believes what he wants regardless of fact.
Making the rash assumption for purposes of discussion that Islam is a religion and not a car-burning cult, even a real religion can't go bossing around other people like this.Even a real religion? This writer gets worse. The worlds second largest religion isn't real apparently. It's as real as any religion and while I done agree with what they say in the end, it's still there,regardless of what some ponce writer believes.
Catholics aren't short on rules, but they couldn't care less if non-Catholics use birth control. Conservative Jews have no interest in forbidding other people from mixing meat and dairy. Protestants don't make a peep about other people eating food off one another's plates. (Just stay away from our plates — that's disgusting.)Are ya joking me?!?!?! Catholics have blown up abortion clinics and go through pressure groups to political parties to controlling education to keep their religious values in with the people.
But Muslims think they can issue decrees about what images can appear in newspaper cartoons. Who do they think they are, liberals?No, people.
I thought you were older!
I think that political correctness has gone too far this year!!
I mean bannin christmas, whats that all about??? they sed it were because it may offend other faiths, but when dey took a survey, no other faiths in this country were offended by it as it is a british institution and as were in britain, how can it be changed.DOWN WITH THE PC BRIGADE!!!!![/size]
Correct this then ::)
CALVIN AND HOBBES — AND MUHAMMAD
As my regular readers know, I've long been skeptical of the "Religion of Peace" moniker for Muslims — for at least 3,000 reasons right off the top of my head. I think the evidence is going my way this week.
The culture editor of a newspaper in Denmark suspected writers and cartoonists were engaging in self-censorship when it came to the Religion of Peace. It was subtle things, like a Danish comedian's statement, paraphrased by The New York Times, "that he had no problem urinating on the Bible but that he would not dare do the same to the Quran."
So, after verifying that his life insurance premiums were paid up, the editor expressly requested cartoons of Muhammad from every cartoonist with a Danish cartoon syndicate. Out of 40 cartoonists, only 10 accepted the invitation, most of them submitting utterly neutral drawings with no political content whatsoever.
But three cartoons made political points.
One showed Muhammad turning away suicide bombers from the gates of heaven, saying "Stop, stop — we ran out of virgins!" — which I believe was a commentary on Muslims' predilection for violence. Another was a cartoon of Muhammad with horns, which I believe was a commentary on Muslims' predilection for violence. The third showed Muhammad with a turban in the shape of a bomb, which I believe was an expression of post-industrial ennui in a secular — oops, no, wait: It was more of a commentary on Muslims' predilection for violence.
In order to express their displeasure with the idea that Muslims are violent, thousands of Muslims around the world engaged in rioting, arson, mob savagery, flag-burning, murder and mayhem, among other peaceful acts of nonviolence.
Muslims are the only people who make feminists seem laid-back.
The little darlings brandish placards with typical Religion of Peace slogans, such as: "Behead Those Who Insult Islam," "Europe, you will pay, extermination is on the way" and "Butcher those who mock Islam." They warn Europe of their own impending 9/11 with signs that say: "Europe: Your 9/11 will come" — which is ironic, because they almost had me convinced the Jews were behind the 9/11 attack.
The rioting Muslims claim they are upset because Islam prohibits any depictions of Muhammad — though the text is ambiguous on beheadings, suicide bombings and flying planes into skyscrapers.
The belief that Islam forbids portrayals of Muhammad is recently acquired. Back when Muslims created things, rather than blowing them up, they made paintings, frescoes, miniatures and prints of Muhammad.
But apparently the Quran is like the Constitution: It's a "living document," capable of sprouting all-new provisions at will. Muslims ought to start claiming the Quran also prohibits indoor plumbing, to explain their lack of it.
Other interpretations of the Quran forbid images of humans or animals, which makes even a child's coloring book blasphemous. That's why the Taliban blew up those priceless Buddhist statues, bless their innocent, peace-loving little hearts.
Largely unnoticed in this spectacle is the blinding fact that one nation is missing from the long list of Muslim countries (by which I mean France and England) with hundreds of crazy Muslims experiencing bipolar rage over some cartoons: Iraq. Hey — maybe this democracy thing does work! The barbaric behavior of Europe's Muslims suggests that the European welfare state may not be attracting your top-notch Muslims.
Making the rash assumption for purposes of discussion that Islam is a religion and not a car-burning cult, even a real religion can't go bossing around other people like this.
Catholics aren't short on rules, but they couldn't care less if non-Catholics use birth control. Conservative Jews have no interest in forbidding other people from mixing meat and dairy. Protestants don't make a peep about other people eating food off one another's plates. (Just stay away from our plates — that's disgusting.)
But Muslims think they can issue decrees about what images can appear in newspaper cartoons. Who do they think they are, liberals?
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Ahh I found another one liner.
We know that, and accept that the child will not care. It is the fact that the people who had it changed thought the need urgent enough to have it done!No, as in it's something so useless that why are you worried that someone felt the need to change it?
As you say, the child doesn't care what the character is called, so what was the point of changing it?
Political Correctness my eye.
The failure of communism has always been with the leaders. The failures of religion today lie with those who represent the masses. And those who inspire them.