Comments on: Banning hot cross buns? http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/02/04/banning-hot-cross-buns Contagious Thoughts, Mutating as Needed Sun, 18 Oct 2009 18:07:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Danny Haszard http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/02/04/banning-hot-cross-buns/comment-page-1#comment-3263 Danny Haszard Mon, 13 Feb 2006 09:26:13 +0000 http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/02/04/banning-hot-cross-buns/#comment-3263 Jesus warned of fanatics who would,"strain out the gnat but gulp down the camel"...Jehovah's Witnesses are thinking and the Watchtower is shrinking, i was in the cult and now i'm out.- Danny Haszard Bangor Maine Jesus warned of fanatics who would,”strain out the gnat but gulp down the camel”…Jehovah’s Witnesses are thinking and the Watchtower is shrinking, i was in the cult and now i’m out.- Danny Haszard Bangor Maine

]]> By: VirusHead http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/02/04/banning-hot-cross-buns/comment-page-1#comment-3208 VirusHead Wed, 08 Feb 2006 20:06:43 +0000 http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/02/04/banning-hot-cross-buns/#comment-3208 I think the terminology per se is probably less important than that the discourse is simply civil, respectful, and listening for the ways in which people choose to define themselves. I find that it isn't too difficult if one is a little wary of carving people apart with projected labels in the first place.  After all, I can't speak for all white female married exJW underemployed Massachusetts transplants to Georgia with one child and one massive student loan problem - oh, wait. Maybe I can. (grin) I might be the only one, in which case I can certainly speak for myself! I think the terminology per se is probably less important than that the discourse is simply civil, respectful, and listening for the ways in which people choose to define themselves. I find that it isn’t too difficult if one is a little wary of carving people apart with projected labels in the first place.  After all, I can’t speak for all white female married exJW underemployed Massachusetts transplants to Georgia with one child and one massive student loan problem – oh, wait. Maybe I can. (grin) I might be the only one, in which case I can certainly speak for myself!

]]> By: ann adams http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/02/04/banning-hot-cross-buns/comment-page-1#comment-3206 ann adams Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:49:56 +0000 http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/02/04/banning-hot-cross-buns/#comment-3206 I did a post on political correctness the other day.when a letter writer to the local paper referred to me as the "sophisticated and politically correct" etc. It wasn't a compliment. Post is on isamericaburning, the "other" blog. What started out making sense has degenerated into something very strange. I can't keep up with the latest terminology no matter how hard I try so I offend without intending to. I did a post on political correctness the other day.when a letter writer to the local paper referred to me as the “sophisticated and politically correct” etc. It wasn’t a compliment. Post is on isamericaburning, the “other” blog.

What started out making sense has degenerated into something very strange. I can’t keep up with the latest terminology no matter how hard I try so I offend without intending to.

]]> By: darkman http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/02/04/banning-hot-cross-buns/comment-page-1#comment-3175 darkman Sun, 05 Feb 2006 02:27:25 +0000 http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/02/04/banning-hot-cross-buns/#comment-3175 er.. I just re-read what I typed, I should have said at the beginning 'They are just as rabid for political correctness'. I don't get PC. Fair enough, we don't want to upset anyone, but, you do have to draw the line somewhere. At work it is so PC that I am getting to the stage where I have to think about what I am saying on the offchance it upsets the one armed nicuragrian lesbian nun in a wheel chair that works there. If you know what I mean. It seems to be very orewllian in nature. Limit your vocabulary and you limit how your going to think. er.. I just re-read what I typed, I should have said at the beginning ‘They are just as rabid for political correctness’.

I don’t get PC. Fair enough, we don’t want to upset anyone, but, you do have to draw the line somewhere.

At work it is so PC that I am getting to the stage where I have to think about what I am saying on the offchance it upsets the one armed nicuragrian lesbian nun in a wheel chair that works there. If you know what I mean.

It seems to be very orewllian in nature. Limit your vocabulary and you limit how your going to think.

]]> By: VirusHead http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/02/04/banning-hot-cross-buns/comment-page-1#comment-3174 VirusHead Sun, 05 Feb 2006 01:59:28 +0000 http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/02/04/banning-hot-cross-buns/#comment-3174 I'm sorry, but this is the result of total misunderstanding of the purpose of toleration of difference, or else it is a deliberate set-up to rile up "Christians" (yes, I put it in scare quotes for a reason). Tell me where in any contemporary literary/political theory of difference that any of this could be defended. It's about honoring difference, not erasing it. I hope it is not just sheer stupidity, although that would be better than the possibility of the same groups operating there as do here. I’m sorry, but this is the result of total misunderstanding of the purpose of toleration of difference, or else it is a deliberate set-up to rile up “Christians” (yes, I put it in scare quotes for a reason).

Tell me where in any contemporary literary/political theory of difference that any of this could be defended. It’s about honoring difference, not erasing it.
I hope it is not just sheer stupidity, although that would be better than the possibility of the same groups operating there as do here.

]]> By: darkman http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/02/04/banning-hot-cross-buns/comment-page-1#comment-3173 darkman Sun, 05 Feb 2006 00:25:51 +0000 http://www.virushead.net/vhrandom/2006/02/04/banning-hot-cross-buns/#comment-3173 I used to live in the UK. They are just as rabit or political correctness as they are here in Australia. I remember one year where some silly council over there banned the term christmas as it may offend muslims. Try and guess what these new politically correct terms mean... Festive Illuminations Festive Horticultural Elements Festive Greeting Cards Merry festive time of the year These were the four that were permanently etched intop my brain after reading about it in the Sun newspaper. A free plug to the christmas charity of your choice in my blog for the winner. I used to live in the UK. They are just as rabit or political correctness as they are here in Australia.

I remember one year where some silly council over there banned the term christmas as it may offend muslims.

Try and guess what these new politically correct terms mean…

Festive Illuminations
Festive Horticultural Elements
Festive Greeting Cards
Merry festive time of the year

These were the four that were permanently etched intop my brain after reading about it in the Sun newspaper.

A free plug to the christmas charity of your choice in my blog for the winner.

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