School: 1958 versus 2008

[EMDEE]

I can’t quote an academic authority or cite a scientifically based study for this, but it would be easy to get the impression that there is “positive discrimination” in news reports on education issues etc. where classroom scenes are shown. The camera shots seem to home in on pupils from ethnic minorities to a much greater extent than is representative of the proportions of these minorities in the population as a whole. The TV companies are probably terrified of being accused of being racist, when in fact positive discrimination is in itself, racism.

As I say, just an impression I get.

[EMDEE]

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

Dedicated to those over sensitive people who are paranoid about the use of words offending what they regard as vulnerable minorities and pounce on every opportunity to correct and advise others as to the use of language.
1
We must be careful what we say lest people we offend,
There are so many groups of them with whom we must contend,
It’s getting very difficult, you must watch what you mention,
When every word you utter is examined for intention.
2
Who is it that lays down the rules regarding what we say?
Can they not look for something else to help them pass the day?
Our life is made a misery by watching all our words,
And “ism” is the suffix that makes us all look absurd.
3
“Discrimination” is a word that’s bandied round at will,
It’s lost its meaning and now means that we are bearing ill,
If one makes any choice in life however great or small,
We must discriminate before we make a choice at all!
4
If we choose coffee for our break do we offend the teas?
If we take corned beef on our roll do we offend the cheese?
That we all have our different tastes they must appreciate,
Instead of thinking that our choice is underpinned by hate.
5
There always will be rivalries between the world’s states,
This doesn’t mean we’re xenophobes with all which that dictates,
There is a small minority who take things to extremes,
Examples of these thugs are seen “supporting” football teams.
6
Because of this our football fans are with the same brush tarred,
When most of them are innocent, and that seems very hard,
Oops! There I’ve judged the tar brush and implied that it is bad,
And it is black, they’ll get me and I’ll get a yellow card.
7
“Gay Gordons” was a dance where you could always fill the floor,
Till someone said “You can’t say “gay”, say “jolly””, what a bore!
This dance was here before the word took on its new found meaning,
And doesn’t mean it’s danced by those who are of “same-sex” leaning.
8
“Political correctness” is an evil of today,
It draws attention to our words and twists them the wrong way,
It seems we’re not entitled now to innocent expression,
These people have now put us under “lingual oppression”.
9
If we were all the same the world would be a boring place,
Minorities are everywhere throughout the human race,
We are all members of a few and this request I make,
For all PC campaigners to give us a bloody break!

EMDEE (2007)

[A Horse called Juan Face]

because everything that we have ever defined as our freedom and our culture is in jeopardy now.

Definitely a comment for the house of fun.
Only someone with a poor understanding of the history of this country, or of global politics, could say this with a straight face.
Sounds like Govan Girl was campaigning with that other Daily Mail reading, Tory fantasist, David Davis.

I don't get it

[EMDEE]

Definitely a comment for the house of fun.
Only someone with a poor understanding of the history of this country, or of global politics, could say this with a straight face.
Sounds like Govan Girl was campaigning with that other Daily Mail reading, Tory fantasist, David Davis.

I don't get it

Neither do I .

[bill]

I was going to post this in House of Fun but changed my mind. The following is sad, very sad, but true. Common sense has gone right out the window now.




1958 - Mark shares aspirin with teacher out on the smoking deck.

A smoking deck ?Not in any school I went to.In 1958 I was in Dalintober School and they certainly did'nt have one,nor to my recollection did The Grammar.
Maybe it was only the big city schools like Glasgow that had them?

[EMDEE]

I was going to post this in House of Fun but changed my mind. The following is sad, very sad, but true. Common sense has gone right out the window now.




1958 - Mark shares aspirin with teacher out on the smoking deck.

A smoking deck ?Not in any school I went to.In 1958 I was in Dalintober School

I could imagine Hector McNeill's disapproval!