Britain bans the word "British"
Posted by DarthDilbert at 11/12/2008 11:15:00 PM
The word "British" can be as offensive as "negro" and "half-caste", according to a race relations body. The publicly-funded organization’s views have been adopted by Caerphilly council in South Wales for a leaflet advising staff on how to deal with the public. In a section on what words or phrases not to use to avoid causing offense, the leaflet solemnly informs the council’s 9,000 workers: "The idea of 'British' implies a false sense of unity - many Scots, Welsh and Irish resist being called British and the land denoted by the term contains a wide variety of cultures, languages and religions." The suggestion the word "British" should be avoided appears alongside similar sections which warn that "half-caste" implies "a person is not whole and so should be avoided" and that "negro" has "racist overtones and is linked with the slave trade".
The whole Camilla Parker-Bowles/Prince Charles thing is beginning to make sense now.
DailyMail
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