| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 15:06 - Jan 13 with 2835 views | Fixed_It |
Apparently M&S have dropped the name 'Midget Gems' for fear of offending people with dwarfism. |  |
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| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:00 - Jan 13 with 1199 views | Whos_blue |
Don't have much problem with this.
The primary dictionary definition of midget generally relates to "a person or animal of small stature".
It's fair enough to change it IMO, though it's easy to see why it might trigger some people.
Each to their own I suppose. |  |
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| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:05 - Jan 13 with 1187 views | Churchman |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 17:58 - Jan 13 by factual_blue |
The centuries-old conflation of correctness with 'right' is deeply offensive to us left-handed people.
Even the Romans were at it. |
You should have had that corrected in childhood. Just like the good ole days. A good thrashing every time you tried to use the left hand and you’d be all the happier for it. Once the bruising had gone.
Did you know you can’t fire a Bren Gun left handed? You get hit in the face with empty shell cases if you do. |  | | |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:09 - Jan 13 with 1175 views | MattinLondon |
Well done to Dr Erin Pritchard. |  | | |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:12 - Jan 13 with 1167 views | factual_blue |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:05 - Jan 13 by Churchman |
You should have had that corrected in childhood. Just like the good ole days. A good thrashing every time you tried to use the left hand and you’d be all the happier for it. Once the bruising had gone.
Did you know you can’t fire a Bren Gun left handed? You get hit in the face with empty shell cases if you do. |
When I was coming up to five (so late 1959, early 1960) my Mum took me to see the Primary School I'd be going to.
She actually asked if, as I were left-handed, she should be tying that hand behind my back.
I think the reply was a very patronising 'We don't do that any more Mrs Factual (senior)' |  |
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| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:28 - Jan 13 with 1150 views | HARRY10 |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 15:48 - Jan 13 by clive_baker |
I was just answering your question. I presume in MGs case it was meant to be an affectionate name for a particularly small and nimble little car.
FWIW I couldn't give 2 hoots. Its a weird name for confectionary anyway for a start. I find it weird that this is deemed newsworthy, or that I'm spending my time on a Thursday afternoon talking about it. |
But it is more evidence that the world is now politically correct, or is it woke - can be hard to keep up with these paranoids
Likewise with writing left handed, I can only imagine the outrage that was expressed by the 'wokey cokeys' when that happened. Whatever word was in vogue at that time I am sure it was followed by 'gone mad'.
however it is curious to note how the same ones find these bits of evidence to back their case. More often the whole story has not been given, as
A few years a primary school had banned whore choldren from giving each other Xmas cards - or so the 'wokey cokeys' were claiming. A closer look had that the headmistress had indeed introduced this ban as her teaching staff felt it was 'getting out of hand' and detrimental to the kids.
Whereby certain children were being ganged up on so as to not be given a card and wealthier kids were able to afford lavish cards etc, while some of the 'less wealthy struggled to buy 30 cards. Parents were being advised to have their children but one card for the whole class.
Sounds perfectly reasonable to me - but that is not what the 'wokey cokeys ' want to hear. For them, the whole world is a conspiracy against them, and anything that supposedly backs this up is dragged out.
Sad people. |  | | |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:36 - Jan 13 with 1148 views | Churchman |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:12 - Jan 13 by factual_blue |
When I was coming up to five (so late 1959, early 1960) my Mum took me to see the Primary School I'd be going to.
She actually asked if, as I were left-handed, she should be tying that hand behind my back.
I think the reply was a very patronising 'We don't do that any more Mrs Factual (senior)' |
They did in the 1930s when my dad was at school. He was made to write right handed and does to this day. Oddly, he played all sport (a lot of it to a good level) left handed with the exception of snooker.
I suspect in the time of the Romans before and beyond was that to form a shield wall it’s not going to work with left handed people are in it as your shield is meant to protect the dude next to you. | | | |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:38 - Jan 13 with 1147 views | Keno |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 16:43 - Jan 13 by Kentish_Tractor |
I still see f4ggots on sale at Sainsbury's. Who's betting they are next for re-naming. |
Whats wrong with Sainsbury's? |  |
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| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:39 - Jan 13 with 1145 views | Keno |
so what do I call Midget Tossing at my local on a Friday evening now? | |
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| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:43 - Jan 13 with 1129 views | MattinLondon |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:39 - Jan 13 by Keno |
so what do I call Midget Tossing at my local on a Friday evening now? |
Masterbation….I’m guessing by ‘your local’ you mean your bedroom? | | | |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:43 - Jan 13 with 1129 views | Swansea_Blue |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:39 - Jan 13 by Keno |
so what do I call Midget Tossing at my local on a Friday evening now? |
Vertically challenged manual masturbation? |  |
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| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:48 - Jan 13 with 1127 views | britbiker |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:39 - Jan 13 by Keno |
so what do I call Midget Tossing at my local on a Friday evening now? |
Sexual exploitation of smaller people I guess! : -) |  | | |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:54 - Jan 13 with 1119 views | You_Bloo_Right |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 17:58 - Jan 13 by factual_blue |
The centuries-old conflation of correctness with 'right' is deeply offensive to us left-handed people.
Even the Romans were at it. |
All sounds very sinister. |  |
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| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 20:28 - Jan 13 with 1092 views | monytowbray |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 17:58 - Jan 13 by factual_blue |
The centuries-old conflation of correctness with 'right' is deeply offensive to us left-handed people.
Even the Romans were at it. |
I’m left handed and I don’t care.
Maybe the Tories will let me join as a culture war figure of confusion? |  |
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| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 20:32 - Jan 13 with 1087 views | azuremerlangus |
Midget submarines were crewed by average height humans. |  |
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| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 20:35 - Jan 13 with 1078 views | chicoazul |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:28 - Jan 13 by HARRY10 |
But it is more evidence that the world is now politically correct, or is it woke - can be hard to keep up with these paranoids
Likewise with writing left handed, I can only imagine the outrage that was expressed by the 'wokey cokeys' when that happened. Whatever word was in vogue at that time I am sure it was followed by 'gone mad'.
however it is curious to note how the same ones find these bits of evidence to back their case. More often the whole story has not been given, as
A few years a primary school had banned whore choldren from giving each other Xmas cards - or so the 'wokey cokeys' were claiming. A closer look had that the headmistress had indeed introduced this ban as her teaching staff felt it was 'getting out of hand' and detrimental to the kids.
Whereby certain children were being ganged up on so as to not be given a card and wealthier kids were able to afford lavish cards etc, while some of the 'less wealthy struggled to buy 30 cards. Parents were being advised to have their children but one card for the whole class.
Sounds perfectly reasonable to me - but that is not what the 'wokey cokeys ' want to hear. For them, the whole world is a conspiracy against them, and anything that supposedly backs this up is dragged out.
Sad people. |
“Whore children” |  |
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| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 20:42 - Jan 13 with 1063 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 20:35 - Jan 13 by chicoazul |
“Whore children” |
No wonder the school felt it was getting out of hand. |  |
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| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 20:45 - Jan 13 with 1058 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 20:35 - Jan 13 by chicoazul |
“Whore children” |
He’s certainly no “wokie cokie” using terms like that… | | | |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 20:46 - Jan 13 with 1057 views | GlasgowBlue |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 20:42 - Jan 13 by Cheltenham_Blue |
No wonder the school felt it was getting out of hand. |
I blame Tory cuts to the education budget. |  |
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| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 21:26 - Jan 13 with 1031 views | Seablu |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:38 - Jan 13 by Keno |
Whats wrong with Sainsbury's? |
You don’t know?
Needs to be renamed Sainsorinsainsburys.
Alienates tory voters otherwise.
This one’s for you DaveU. |  | | |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 21:49 - Jan 13 with 1010 views | Darth_Koont |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 18:39 - Jan 13 by Keno |
so what do I call Midget Tossing at my local on a Friday evening now? |
A half of shandy? |  |
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| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 22:23 - Jan 13 with 986 views | monytowbray |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 20:46 - Jan 13 by GlasgowBlue |
I blame Tory cuts to the education budget. |
You voted for it (continually). | |
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| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 22:24 - Jan 13 with 985 views | monytowbray |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 21:49 - Jan 13 by Darth_Koont |
A half of shandy? |
A handjob. | |
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| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 00:06 - Jan 14 with 939 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| The world has gone mad - part 143,524 on 15:12 - Jan 13 by BloomBlue |
I see a few people think that's very short sighted of M&S |
Disgusting that you use that phrase. People with astigmatism suffer enough without having to read stuff like that on this messageboard (if they peer closely enough). | | | |
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