Political Correctness Gone MadFreddy Woo writes: "I once worked on an animation to help highlight the issues homeless people face in winter. The client was happy with the work, then a note came back that the ethnic mix of the characters were wrong. These were cartoon characters. They weren't meant to be ethnically anything, but we were forced to make one of them brown, at the cost of about 10k to the charity. This is how your donations are spent. Wisely as you can see."
How has PC affected you? (Please add your own tales - not five-year-old news stories cut-and-pasted from other websites)
(, Thu 22 Nov 2007, 10:20)
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PC is a fucking computer not a brainwashing programme!Having just spent nearly nine years working in a politically correct environment I have one of several real life and true examples to share here.
Shortly after a private conversation with a colleague in which I mentioned writing someone's name in my little black book, I was summoned into a director's office and accused of using offensive language.
I pressed this director for the language used and he said "little black book". I took my small black notebook from my pocket and slammed it down on the desk in front of him.
"You mean this? In which I write the names of people who have pissed me off through stupid behaviour and will make formal complaints about?"
I then opened it and wrote his name in it.
"So you find it acceptable that staff listen in on private conversations? And you also seem to care little for the requirement for a witness to be present if a complaint is made to a colleague. Make an appointment with the head of HR and I'll see you there."
Oddly enough I heard nothing further.
Another occasion I was asked to go to a department where there was a problem with the phones. Just as I was on my way I was stopped by one of the departmental managers who asked where I was going and why.
"I'm doing my job, fixing something which one of your staff has probably screwed up. I had 20 minutes left on the call before it gets escalated *looks at watch* I now have 17 minutes left."
"I don't want you going in there."
"Excuse me?"
"We've got a film crew in there and I don't want you in there."
"Is there something wrong with my appearance? I read that e-mail from "Jockstrap"* too. That's why I'm wearing this suit."
"You're white."
*looks at hands"
"No kidding! Someone install a new brain for you this morning?"
"This video will go out to our customers and we've put a lot of time and effort into getting the right staff to appear in it."
"And this means a white-free zone?"
"Er..."
"You're preventing me from doing my job because I'm white. I hope you've got fireproof underwear."
The filming was curtailed and the results scrapped. The braindead manager was hastily reassigned and left the organisation shortly after.
*Jockstrap was so called because he was full of bollocks.
I've also had two apologies from the Head of HR because of the company's pathetic PC obsession. They were glad to see me leave.
(, Thu 22 Nov 2007, 18:22, 3 replies)
"Jockstrap was so called because he was full of bollocks"Ha ha ha!
Best nickname ever!
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K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 23 Nov 2007, 8:48,
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Strap!You must have been facking fuming! I'm lucky enough to work in a small office (hi Elaine) and do not have to put up with the kinda crap you posted about.
Jockstrap as a nickname? work of genius!!!!!
(, Fri 23 Nov 2007, 9:41, closed)
Jockstrap!"Jockstrap was so called because he was full of bollocks"
Superb! Filed that one away for future use :)
(, Sun 25 Nov 2007, 14:56, closed)
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