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Political correctness.

Sometimes I really wonder about our society and Political correctness gone mad.

Yesterday in Sydney , Australia one of the major shopping centres were conducting interviews for this years hoard of Santa Claus's. One of the rules for this year is Santa is not allowed to say" Ho Ho Ho" for fear it could be construed as a reference to , well you know. So instead they have to say "Ha Ha Ha"

How silly!!

Yeah PC is insanity for sure!

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LOL :-) Nice one NOhelp

I like that one too NOhelp! I think the Santa thing is crazy! It's good to try to be tactful and not offend anyone, but I think sometimes we take the whole political correctness thing WAY too far!

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Originally Posted by peggyhill

I think the Santa thing is crazy! It's good to try to be tactful and not offend anyone, but I think sometimes we take the whole political correctness thing WAY too far!

Very true Peggy , I wonder if we can come up with some more examples of PC gone wrong!

Merry Christmas... Ho Ho Ho!
That is what it is, so let it be...
You guys are so right, everything is so mangled now... it breaks my heart, and makes me feel like history was for nohthing! For goodness sakes... why can't we just let it be?
And now I have to say, sorry if I offended anyone... Really... or I could be kicked in the ribs a few times or something worse...

It's all right Start you didn' t offend me :-)

Thanks... just making sure, cause well, you know what I mean...
Can really get crazy here. We are about to celebrate Thanksgiving, but I think it may be called some other name like Fake Autumn Festival or Fall Gathering or whatever... Thanksgiving is still on the printed calendars, that is a good sign... LOL

PC is sensorship plain and simple. You can't just come out and say that... let's see, what is a good example? OH! I got it! You can't just come out and say, for example, that Hillary Clinton is a lying, no good bull dyke bent on turning this country into a communist society for the poor and a free enterprise system for only the rich and that the only reason her daughter is so damn ugly is because the real father is Janet Reno. See, you can't say that so don't! That's sensorship plain and simple.

I just can't picture Santa rolling along on his sleigh bellowing out "Ha ha Ha" LOL :-)

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Originally Posted by magprob

PC is sensorship plain and simple. You can't just come out and say that ...let's see, what is a good example? OH! I got it! You can't just come out and say, for example, that Hillary Clinton is a lying, no good bull dyke bent on turning this country into a communist society for the poor and a free enterprise system for only the rich and that the only reason her daughter is so damn ugly is because the real father is Janet Reno. See, you can't say that so don't! That's sensorship plain and simple.

LOL... no you can't say that :-)

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Originally Posted by magprob

PC is sensorship plain and simple. You can't just come out and say that ...let's see, what is a good example? OH! I got it! You can't just come out and say, for example, that Hillary Clinton is a lying, no good bull dyke bent on turning this country into a communist society for the poor and a free enterprise system for only the rich and that the only reason her daughter is so damn ugly is because the real father is Janet Reno. See, you can't say that so don't! That's sensorship plain and simple.

Oh my goodness Mag... Oh goodness... I think you are right with the meaning... yes I think you are... :o

Friend, I can't see it either... just doesn't do it for me! ;)

Censorship. I'm sorry, I got a little excited there.

You do have a good point though Mag

That's why they have PC. Goods points are usually based in truth. We can't be having that now!

God forbid the truth!!

... not to mention ha ha ha can be taken offensively as well... it could mean Santa is laughing AT us N0T WITH us or F0R us!!

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Originally Posted by N0help4u

...not to mention ha ha ha can be taken offensively as well....it could mean Santa is laughing AT us N0T WITH us or F0R us!!!

LMAO... so true... I would be offended for sure... LOL

Maybe he could say LOL LOL LOL

LOL... ya no kidding...
Times are a changin'