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If he was travelling for business and had to purchase 2 seats, would his company be legally bound to pay for both seats or face a charge of discrimination?
Mr Denham was reproached by the audience, who pointed out the phrase had been effectively banned by some forces, including the Metropolitan police, because it is thought to originate in the 18th century slave trade. "If I used nitty gritty I would face a disciplinary charge," said PC Chris Jefford, who challenged the minister.
"Good egg" is deemed to be too closely associated with "egg and spoon" - rhyming slang for "coon".
The matter became more convoluted the following morning, when John Denham wrote to the Guardian saying that he had checked most carefully and had established that there was no list of banned words in the police force. The Guardian report hadn’t said there was, but that officers could face a charge of breaching the codes on tolerance if anyone complained, a more subtle form of control that requires officers to self-censor every word (and yet still leaves them open to frivolous or malicious complaints).
Both phrases have the word "egg" in them, big whoop, WTF's that got to do with racist rhyming slang.
I ran in the egg and spoon race when I was a kid (actually, I won), does that make me some kind of fanatical racist monster?
This politcal correctness has got to stop.
You absolute b@stard. Do NOT use the 'K' word around here(K I D )
Somebody may be offended if they make the link to a goat, then the ryming slang Billy Goat Gruff, to rough. People feel rough when they have a hangover so you are, in effect, accusing someone of being a secret alcoholic, if they take it the wrong way. Take it the wrong way?????, there you go again accusing them of being a homo alcoholic.
b@rsted.
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Dangerous ground giving examples of political correctness as if someone thinks this is out of order, although all this PC nonesense is a right load of carp, I will be the one forced to retract even though I am only making a point and don't wish offence to be caused.
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