British council bans staff from saying 'singing from the same hymn sheet'... in case it offends atheists
We read:
"A council is to launch a probe to find out how it banned its staff from using the phrase 'singing from the same hymn sheet' because it could offend atheists. Salisbury District Council instructed officials to stop using the centuries-old saying to avoid upsetting non-believers. The council also recently told employees to replace saying 'colour blind' with 'colour visual impairment'.
The advice read: 'Avoid office and council jargon wherever possible, including phrases such as "moving forward" and "singing from the same hymn sheet". 'Not everyone understands these phrases - some can actually cause offence (what would an atheist want with your hymn sheet?).'
Yesterday, Salisbury council leader Paul Sample vowed to investigate and put an end to the ban. 'I think whoever did it probably did not think of running it past elected politicians and if they had we would have helped them to see common sense.
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7 comments:
'I think whoever did it probably did not think of running it past elected politicians and if they had we would have helped them to see common sense.'
No, Paul, you wouldn't - but you might have gotten a lesson in PC Paranoia. These types are beyond reasoning with....
Notice how the only group no one worries about offending are Christians?
All I can say is "oh geeeez!"
Retarded, er, mentally impaired f*cks. No wonder governments never get anything done!
Well, it is the Brits after all. What do you expect.
I propose, those policy makers are full of sheete!
I'm color blind and will never use any other term. How could THAT offend me? (and if it did- WHO CARES?)
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