Racism 1939 style or PC madness 2006 style?

When are the P.C Brigade going to get off their moral high horses, And sort out the real issues of racism, Sexism, Religous hatred,etc, Not the words that appear in “Historic” texts, Old books and films, When will they realise that most people do not care about such things, What they do care about is the hatred that they can come across everyday in “Real” life, It leaves me so angry when i hear such stories about changing names or words in texts that have been around so long. What has been achieved with this P.C Nanny state?, Seems to me crime is higher, terrorism and race hate is higher and the Courts do not hand out stiff enough sentences for crimes these days.

Remember “Sticks and stones may break your bones but names will never hurt you”

All too close to the scenario of Orwells’ “1984” novel – once you start changing history to make it more palatable then it’s the start of the end as far as I’m concerned. What’s next? – try and rewrite the whole of history so that it shows that no-one of any creed, race, religion or skin-colour has ever been offended by this contry or any of it’s residents?

Are those in power today really of the opinion that most rational people cannot appreciate the difference between what was considered acceptable language/behaviour/attitudes “then” and what is considered acceptable “now”. I am sure most people can appreciate how attitudes have changed, and anyone who cannot will probably be incapable of reading the damn thing in the first place 😉 .

These people who want to change the text must be the same do-gooders who overdub “Digger” for “N*gger” whenever the Dam Busters is shown 😮 !

“Political correctness” – how long before common sense previals, and extreme “PC”-ness itself is seen to be politically incorrect? :diablo:

Paul F

Yes indeed, George Orwell’s 1984 is happening now. We are under surveillance 24/7 and there’s nothing you can do about it. ID cards are coming, Cameras, snooping into our private lives, future road charging , credit cards, etc. This is no longer a free country, what people fought for in the second world war .
Sure enough, you always get some prize partridge on the TV or Radio, that says ” they don’t have a problem with all this snooping as they have nothing to hide ”. Yet the best part of all this is, there are still plenty of crooks out there, that all this George Orwell stuff can’t find e.g. the Identity fraudsters. Yet it screws the normal average hard working chap to the floor. Britain is becoming a country of crooks, as only they know how to beat the system.
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It’s PC Madness (Again..)

Going back and editing something printed in 1939 sets a reather dangerous historical precedent I think. It

All too close to the scenario of Orwells’ “1984” novel – once you start changing history to make it more palatable then it’s the start of the end as far as I’m concerned. What’s next? – try and rewrite the whole of history so that it shows that no-one of any creed, race, religion or skin-colour has ever been offended by this contry or any of it’s residents?

Are those in power today really of the opinion that most rational people cannot appreciate the difference between what was considered acceptable language/behaviour/attitudes “then” and what is considered acceptable “now”. I am sure most people can appreciate how attitudes have changed, and anyone who cannot will probably be incapable of reading the damn thing in the first place 😉 .

These people who want to change the text must be the same do-gooders who overdub “Digger” for “N*gger” whenever the Dam Busters is shown 😮 !

“Political correctness” – how long before common sense previals, and extreme “PC”-ness itself is seen to be politically incorrect? :diablo:

Paul F

I would reprint the comic myself. HOWEVER, I’d also allow people to see the original to see and judge for themselves.

You have to be careful what you say or print these days, or the PC brigade will come after you. However there are exceptions to this rule, as we all are aware. One law for one lot, and another law for the other. 🙂
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I would reprint the comic myself. HOWEVER, I’d also allow people to see the original to see and judge for themselves.

Well in an age when Big brother type censureship is so prevelant what do you expect?

PC seems to be very definately one sided !!!

Going back and editing something printed in 1939 sets a reather dangerous historical precedent I think. It has to be seen in the context of its time and left at that.

I’d go with DC T. The annual is of its time and is a reflection on 1939. Would you censure issues of sex, war and greed to cover up the past?

Who are GARA anyway?