School bans the word "school" WTF!!
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School bans the word "school" WTF!!
OK this whole political correctness thing is going to far now
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... 091812.ece
This is right up there with banning the word blackboard.
WTF are these Political Correctness dipshits taking. Its a school thats why its called a school...duh!
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... 091812.ece
This is right up there with banning the word blackboard.
WTF are these Political Correctness dipshits taking. Its a school thats why its called a school...duh!
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Re: School bans the word "school" WTF!!
Wow people is d-u-m dumb...
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Re: School bans the word "school" WTF!!
It's The Sun though. Seriously, it's written for people with a mental age of 8. I kid you not.
It's not exactly "banned" either. The slightly loopy head teacher has decided to redub it, that's all. I'm sure nobody will be fined, arrested or flogged for calling it a school.
It's not exactly "banned" either. The slightly loopy head teacher has decided to redub it, that's all. I'm sure nobody will be fined, arrested or flogged for calling it a school.
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Re: School bans the word "school" WTF!!
Yeah, I actually learnt that in media (the media hate people studying media )Chaos Clown wrote:It's The Sun though. Seriously, it's written for people with a mental age of 8.
I peraonally hate the daily mail aswell, it's tabloid garbage dressed as some sort of broadsheet lookalike, I guess at least the Sun admits its complete trash
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Re: School bans the word "school" WTF!!
Isn't the Daily Fail owned by the same guy who owns The Sun? !programmerinprogress wrote: I peraonally hate the daily mail aswell, it's tabloid garbage dressed as some sort of broadsheet lookalike, I guess at least the Sun admits its complete trash
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Re: School bans the word "school" WTF!!
Chaos Clown wrote:Isn't the Daily Fail owned by the same guy who owns The Sun? !programmerinprogress wrote: I peraonally hate the daily mail aswell, it's tabloid garbage dressed as some sort of broadsheet lookalike, I guess at least the Sun admits its complete trash
Wait somebody owns the sun???
As in the giant burning ball of light in the sky sun? That must have been expensive.
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Re: School bans the word "school" WTF!!
he probably didn't have to pay for it because noone owned it before him... He just said "Ummm, I'd like to get a contract that tells people that I own the sun."
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Re: School bans the word "school" WTF!!
Rupert Murdoch owns the sun and the times (and Sky TV)
I don't think he owns the mail... but it wouldn't surprise me, considering he owns EVERYTHING!
Daily fail...I like it, i'll start calling it that
I don't think he owns the mail... but it wouldn't surprise me, considering he owns EVERYTHING!
Daily fail...I like it, i'll start calling it that
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And now a joke to lighten to mood :D
I wander what programming language anakin skywalker used to program C3-PO's AI back on tatooine? my guess is Jawa :P
I think I can program pretty well, it's my compiler that needs convincing!
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And now a joke to lighten to mood :D
I wander what programming language anakin skywalker used to program C3-PO's AI back on tatooine? my guess is Jawa :P
Re: School bans the word "school" WTF!!
heh really it seems more like they just want people to use definitions other then the word the definition is for
MY place of learning == My School really its plain stupid
MY place of learning == My School really its plain stupid
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Re: School bans the word "school" WTF!!
To be fair, in the school I went to, they said we couldn't call ourselves students, but learners instead.
But then again... our headteacher also banned coats aswell, don't even ask
But then again... our headteacher also banned coats aswell, don't even ask
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I wander what programming language anakin skywalker used to program C3-PO's AI back on tatooine? my guess is Jawa :P
I think I can program pretty well, it's my compiler that needs convincing!
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Re: School bans the word "school" WTF!!
It doesn't matter if you change the term used to describe something, it's STILL A LABEL! I never understood political correctness, except maybe some senator out there had nothing better to do (i.e., all of them) and decided to "make a change". I think "political correctness" should be called something else. It's not fair to things that are correct to change them.
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Re: School bans the word "school" WTF!!
I totally agree
You don't need to change what people say, people need to change their attitudes to the group they are labelling...
You don't need to change what people say, people need to change their attitudes to the group they are labelling...
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I think I can program pretty well, it's my compiler that needs convincing!
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And now a joke to lighten to mood :D
I wander what programming language anakin skywalker used to program C3-PO's AI back on tatooine? my guess is Jawa :P
I think I can program pretty well, it's my compiler that needs convincing!
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And now a joke to lighten to mood :D
I wander what programming language anakin skywalker used to program C3-PO's AI back on tatooine? my guess is Jawa :P
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Re: School bans the word "school" WTF!!
Its not even a label, its a word to describe an institution for teaching and learning. Words were made so you know, you don't have to use the definition to describe them.
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Re: School bans the word "school" WTF!!
That's a fair point, the politically correct term is a form of definition, but where the problem lies are the connotations and stereotypical representations of the terms that cause people to be labelled, therefore a standard definition carries little weight unless the terms are represented by the masses (referring back to the case, A School is commonly known as a school by the majority, therefore does that make it the correct term?, or is the correct term the "pollitically correct term"?)
I believe that as long as a term isn't offensive in substantial way, and it is adopted by the majority of the particular nation's speakers, then that is the correct term, however if there is any deviation from either of those rules, then a more suitable term should be used.
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I believe that as long as a term isn't offensive in substantial way, and it is adopted by the majority of the particular nation's speakers, then that is the correct term, however if there is any deviation from either of those rules, then a more suitable term should be used.
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I think I can program pretty well, it's my compiler that needs convincing!
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And now a joke to lighten to mood :D
I wander what programming language anakin skywalker used to program C3-PO's AI back on tatooine? my guess is Jawa :P
I think I can program pretty well, it's my compiler that needs convincing!
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And now a joke to lighten to mood :D
I wander what programming language anakin skywalker used to program C3-PO's AI back on tatooine? my guess is Jawa :P
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Re: School bans the word "school" WTF!!
Seriously. We can't call hands hands because they remind people of work, so they can't enjoy their food that they have to eat with their hands. So lets call them 'objects for physically manipulating the environment'. Or, call them hands.