Offended?Offensive? can you beat this one?

[Chaddy]

The words offensive and offended ( thanks to the snow flake generation ) are becoming some of the most spoken words in the UK.
Can you beat this one..An hairdresser in the UK wanted to place an advert for a hairstylist at the local job center,but the job center refused because part of the add read " applicant must be a happy person for our customers "
The job center explained they could not use the word happy because some one might see it that was not a happy person and be..........you,ve got it...........offended

[Kili01]

No wonder If life in the UK is getting impossible for the average person. Being politically correct seems to have developed to being totally ridiculous.
Maybe, the person who wrote this advertisement for a vacancy, could have worded it a bit better, but describing the stylists job as suitable for a 'happy individual' is another way of saying someone with good customer skills..
But no one should have been offended in my view.
Dee

[Dominic]

The problem is that too many households want their kids to go to university.

There aren't enough proper degrees to go round, so a lot of people end up spending three years getting a degree in a freshly-invented social science that teaches them nothing but this sort of nonsense. What nobody considered though, was what happened when they hit the workforce. Gradually, this nonsense is taking over the social sector of employment (HR etc). It is dangerous nonsense that does far more harm than good.

I am glad I am not a teenager.

[Kili01]

Mouse did you read my last sentence.? "No one should have been offended in my view."
Perhaps you should read the full post before commenting,

Dee

[J B]

What nobody considered though, was what happened when they hit the workforce.

Simple - they get a job "delivering solutions" and holding meetings.

I'm sure that going forward we can bring this all together ..................

[Chaddy]

Totally agree with all that's been said, however, have you the source of the info Chaddy, it does sound like an unaccredited Facebook post or a Daily Express exaggeration

It was reported in the Times and Daily Mail,both had the same story....I dont think the Guardian would have reported it

[Uncle D]

Totally agree with all that's been said, however, have you the source of the info Chaddy, it does sound like an unaccredited Facebook post or a Daily Express exaggeration

It was reported in the Times and Daily Mail,both had the same story....I dont think the Guardian would have reported it

Can you show this from either of these newspapers I couldn't find it, I can see that it is the type of story that the Mail would post but not the Times or the Guardian because its a load of dross

[Jimgym]

Totally agree with all that's been said, however, have you the source of the info Chaddy, it does sound like an unaccredited Facebook post or a Daily Express exaggeration

A very quick google search will give you lots of different sites including the BBC all reporting the same story. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co ... e-54009032

[Chaddy]

Totally agree with all that's been said, however, have you the source of the info Chaddy, it does sound like an unaccredited Facebook post or a Daily Express exaggeration

It was reported in the Times and Daily Mail,both had the same story....I dont think the Guardian would have reported it

Can you show this from either of these newspapers I couldn't find it, I can see that it is the type of story that the Mail would post but not the Times or the Guardian because its a load of dross

Sorry to prove you wrong Uncle D..The Times page 23 Sept 4th titled Bad Hair Day the one in the Mail ive discarded but i would not tell you porkies.

[Uncle D]

No I couldnt find it, not proving me wrong at all, its not on the internet but maybe in the newspaper. If it is on the internet show us the link

[J B]

Sorry to prove you wrong Uncle D..The Times page 23 Sept 4th titled Bad Hair Day the one in the Mail ive discarded but i would not tell you porkies.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/past-six-day ... -wvzc9hl95

[Kili01]

Anyone who treats all news stories as reported in the tabloids as gospel needs to get out more!! Its much better to buy a good news paper like the Guardian or the Observer whose reporting standards are better. I used to buy the Daily Mail long time ago where it was a broad sheet paper and before Rupert Murdock bought it and added it to his 'stable' of new acquisitions.
Now I often look at British Newspapers on line.

Dee

[Uncle D]

What has been omitted is that the BBC report goes on to say that an error had been made. A dwp spokesperson said"we mistakenly advised a customer to amend a job advert but have since offered to repost the original copy " and apologised for the error.
As is often the case attention seeking headlines don't always tell the whole story, reading the complete report tell the true facts

Well spotted Les, it turned out to be a 'non story'.
Some people read a few lines, form an opinion then spread the rumour around

[WHL]

And here's another, found on Twitter:


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Seems OTT. I wonder if we're experiencing a sort of fast track evolution of words which become unacceptable having previously been widely used?
Mongol
Cripple
Deaf and dumb
Retard
Thicko
Simple
Mental
Leper
Pansy
Peasant
Darkie
Bean pole
Etc

Crikey ive been called at least half of those in the past, not to mention a lot worse

[Paul]

My sense of humor strikes again!!

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[Devil]

I've a dirty mind!

[Paul]

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[Dominic]

And here's another, found on Twitter:


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Seems OTT. I wonder if we're experiencing a sort of fast track evolution of words which become unacceptable having previously been widely used?
Mongol
Cripple
Deaf and dumb
Retard
Thicko
Simple
Mental
Leper
Pansy
Peasant
Darkie
Bean pole
Etc

To me, usage of words like "darkie" says more about the person using the word than the person they are talking about. A lot of words in that list are just outdated medical terms though, that have been replaced.

[darrow]

I got a warning from FB, for discussing a post where a famous war hero whose dog is buried on the camp, and they have taken the headstone to replace it with an unnamed one, so it didn't cause offence. I pointed out it was a common paint colour years ago, (mentioning name), never inferred anything about black people. Ridiculous!

[Firefly]

Darrow

The pet is buried on the camp, so who is it going to offend I would like to know. Surely our Airmen and women aren't becoming so sensitive, God help us if they are. It's all getting beyond a joke, I for one am sick of it.

Jackie