| "Minority" |
Name |
Additional
Comments (if any) |
| Female (Pensioner) |
Dee
Robinson
Kent
08.06.09 |
PC is becoming a real threat
to democracy. However, at my age I will say what I want, without being
offensive to 'normal' people and to hell with the PC brigade. Sue me if
you like - got nothing you can take, and you can't take my thoughts and
words! |
| Disabled |
Ade
Cox |
|
| Disabled |
Les
Bowring
England
30.01.09 |
I speak for me, you (pc
brigade) do not. Never will you have the right to say on my behalf what is
right, politically correct or insulting to me. I have a brain and the
common sense to use it. |
| Homosexual |
Sebastian
Friedman
England
24.01.09 |
I am fed up with silly
liberals criticising people for using the word "gay" as an
insult. This is NOT homophobic behaviour, it is simply a word and
anyone with a brain can tell that there is no intent to insult anyone. |
| Indian Origin |
Johnny B
11.11.08 |
My father has been in the UK since the 70s and has had two of his cars torched in a racial attack, but his shop still sells Union Jack lighters, cufflinks, money clips etc. He was born in Kenya and is of Indian ethnic origin.
However, he always wants an English football team to win in Europe, he loves living here and he is also sick of the PC brigade.
I am worse than sick of them, I am concerned by what is going to happen to the country I was born and bred in.
When I want a coffee "without milk" I am used to asking for a black coffee!
I laugh at jokes such as "Why aren't there more Indians in football? Because everytime they get a corner they open up a shop!"
The "Turbanator" in Only Fools and Horses was hilarious! I'm just glad at my workplace they announced on the tannoy we will observe a 2 minute silence today and we did.
We also, thankfully, have a Christmas party, not some poorly worded attempt at being PC!
I am Indian in ethnic origin, born a Hindu. I am not religious as such, but if I was I would never take anything away from this country that was here first.
I am British by birth and nature. I speak English, I support England in the football, I eat English breakfasts.
I sing God Save the Queen with pride and I will always have fond memories of playing British Bulldog as a child in Scouts. |
| Half Chinese |
Known
As "Takewaway" |
Hey you guys! I'm half Chinese,
hence my nickname Takeaway 
Have I taken offence to it which was given to me by my work colleagues?
NO. Do they take offence when I call them 'honky white boys'? NO. The
problem arises when when someone has a chip on their shoulder or is
looking for something to gain. It is a term of endearment (in a funny
sort of way). If these PC people have their way, we would be completely
polite, careful not to offend and have no relationship building. Let's
lighten up and have some harmless fun. |
| Muslim |
Saira
Awuieda Hayat
Scotland
22.09.08 |
I am a muslim who has lived in
Scotland all my life, my parents came here in 1980 and I think of myself
as Scottish, however the PC brigade are making me feel guilty for being
here as it is because of immigrants like my parents that the majority of
this insane political correctness has come about. My son is in primary 2
and his class put on a ''winter festival'' show, I was the only non-white
in the audience and felt so self conscious I went home and cried for
hours, I felt responsible for the lack of traditional nativity and
Christian celebrations. I think the PC idiots need to rethink their
agendas. |
| Homosexual |
Mark
Groen
London
04.09.08 |
First of all, I've always
thought women being a 'vulnerable group' or minority flied straight into
the face of reason: they make up about half the population. How is it
possible that half the population should need "positive"
discrimination, and special protection?
People who feel they need special protection from the 'dominant male white
middle class heterosexual majority' should have a hard look at themselves
and realise that if you see yourself as a 'victim', others will see you as
one, too.
As a gay man I've always thought myself rather lucky: self-aware,
confident, no need to adhere to the 'traditional' values and lifestyle
choices (e.g. marriage, children, mortgage, caravan etc.). I do not need
be told by politicians and do-gooders that I'm either vulnerable or
incapable of looking after myself.
Another thing I really dislike is people's obsession with what I do in the
bedroom: I prefer it not to be the reason why I'm hired for a job. |
| Homosexual |
Jim
Hewitt
Channel Islands
03.09.08 |
|
| Female and half Chinese |
Name
and Details Supplied
02.09.08 |
I first encountered PC-ness in
the 80s, when I lived under the regime of the infamous Haringey Council.
On one occasion, they even sent me a letter written only in Chinese - a
language I don't speak. I had to get my father to translate it. Turns out
it was an invitation to some sort of Chinese women's support group. I
wondered how impaired they imagined Chinese women to be, if we needed to
be herded together into a pigeon-hole and 'helped'. It didn't make
sense then and it doesn't make sense now. True equality will only come
when we are all allowed to be different and those differences no longer
matter, not when we are treated as being the same as everyone else in our
subgroup and the differences to the 'majority' constantly emphasised.
For those of us who have pursued equality for so many years, it is
disheartening to see how little has been achieved. Equality is not
political correctness. In a truly equal country, the best candidate gets
the job even if it is the Anglo-Saxon chap. There is still a long way to
go. |
| Indian, Hindu and female |
Sonia
Midlands
07.08.08 |
In my experience all these
over the top things that are going on such as banning christmas nativity
and stopping children playing ''hide and seek'' because it might offend
Sikh people is just ridiculous and not one person I have spoken to is
offended by any of these things. There is a difference between being
racist or sexist or anything else which really is unacceptable and just
over the top political correctness gone way to far. We are getting the
blame for this and we never asked for any of it and don't want it. I mean
most people even those who aren't Christian celebrate Christmas so its all
just ridiculous. |
| Homosexual |
George
Stuart
24.07.08 |
Nobody cares about my sexual
preference and everybody respects me for it. I have the same rights as
everybody else, I don't need people lobbying for me. If this continues
I'll have more rights than everybody else! |
| Female |
Sue
Macgregor
Caithness
Scotland |
This is brill site! All this
PC rubbish makes me spit sparks. |
| Female and half Chinese |
Mei
Cooper
UK
03.06.08 |
I'm half Chinese, but I've
lived in the UK for my whole life and so can't see why I should be treated
differently and skirted around just because of my ethnicity. It seems that
all this PC nonsense has been instituted for the sake of doing something
rather than for opposing a genuine breach of human rights. In the end it
riles up a lot more people than it appeases, British or otherwise. |
| Female |
Rosamunde
Hastie
Kent
11.05.08 |
|
| Female, Mixed Irish/English |
Jean
Winter |
|
| Homosexual, ethnic minority |
Paolo
Fragale
Greater Manchester
24.03.08 |
As a gay man of mixed race I vehemently
oppose positive discrimination and "equal opportunity" quotas.
Apart from the fact that I find them patronising, I feel they are counter
productive and only serve to further segregate people. |
| Female/Half Asian |
Keri
Todd
Leicestershire
03.03.08 |
I am a 16 year old student, I am half British
half Asian. PC just makes me want to leave the UK and live in New Zealand
(where I was born), it is a lot more free. The teacher stopped me saying
Brainstorm, and I used to be able to say baa baa black sheep when I was a
little kid, but not anymore. Its stupid and not funny anymore, we need
free speech here in Britain. |
| Female |
Olwen
Walton
Mon/Glos Border
16.02.08 |
Just discovered your site- thank God!! All
future inanities will be reported. Previous ones too numerous & blood
pressure raising to recycle here. |
| Female/Disabled |
Grace
Drury
Norfolk
02.01.08 |
I'm disabled and confined to wheelchair. I'm SICK of
people assuming that because I'm in a wheelchair my brain has sunk into my bottom, so I must be ignored, patronised, PATTED ON THE HEAD (Yes!
Honestly!) Or my wheelchair 'pusher' addressed by shopkeepers, who look over my head and explain whatever, whilst I'm the customer, I'm paying, yet I'm the one being ignored!!! I could go on and
on... And have you read any official literature, forms etc for the use of disabled or 'seniors' They're all written in idiotspeak, so we of little brain can try to puzzle them out. |
Female
(Single Parent Family) |
Rose
Loizou
Surrey
14.12.07 |
|
| Female |
Alison
Clarke
London
03.12.07 |
|
| "Visually
Impaired" |
Matt
Nolan
Horwich
29.11.07 |
This is great idea - I'm a
'young adult' who is 'visually impaired' and I completely support you.
Good luck and you have my back-up. |
| Female |
Kiloran
Cavendish
England
29.11.07 |
Saying I am a minority
because I am a woman is mad. As far as I see there are plenty of us still
walking around. I would not put women on the endangered species list! |
| Lesbian |
Hazel
Wallace
Norfolk
23.11.07 |
|
| Female |
Rosamunde
Pearson
01.11.07
|
I am a woman - a housewife,
who is delighted to devote my time to my husband and my home. I also have
Grandchildren who absolutely adore the antics of Noddy and Big Ears - and
those naughty little Gollies! I ABSOLUTELY refuse to give in to PC in any form and am frequently getting
into trouble for saying so. |
| Female |
Dr
Caroline Macafee
Aberdeenshire
17.10.07 |
My working life has been
committed to the traditional dialects of Scotland (Scots). Recently I have
also been working in the area of local studies in public libraries.
Proponents of traditional (often working-class) culture still tend to
believe that the ideology of 'diversity' is good for them - and in theory
it should be. But in practice, every minority culture is promoted EXCEPT
the indigenous; and national / regional attachments and traditions are
seen as atavistic and as an obstacle to the integration of newer ethnic
minorities. Members of these minorities, on the contrary, are often
delighted to be able to participate in local traditions. |
| Female |
Helen
Crossland
South Yorkshire
25.09.07 |
|
| Homosexual and Jewish |
ALG
(Full Name Supplied)
|
I am gay AND Jewish, great mix eh? I used to laugh
at how PC we were becoming but now it really is a cause of concern, for
example, when so many people complained about Chris Moyles using the
word 'gay' on radio. So what? Do these people honestly think
that Chris Moyles is homophobic? Can no-one say anything anymore?
Secondly, who on earth has the right to make our schools
and calendars read 'winter festival' or 'winter holidays' instead of
Christmas? I'm Jewish and reasonably religious - myself and every
other Jewish person I know agrees that Christmas should stay as
Christmas, this is a predominantly Christian country and always will be,
why should people of any other religion be offended????? This
December, if I see the word 'winter' tree or 'happy winter' I will be
sure to get the graffiti out!
|
| Homosexual |
Shan |
I am just so tired of
"politically correct" people dividing people who would not have
thought about the issue in the first instance. Thank you for having
your campaign. I have been thinking that there is nothing left in
the world but madness and after being turned down for a job I was more
qualified and experienced for than the other candidates, due to my colour
(white), I feel it is time to do something. |
| Female
|
Suzanne
Sear
Kent
14.01.07 |
I think this is a great idea-
the world has gone completely mad (I'm probably not supposed to use the
term "mad" though, am I?)
Well done for standing up for the sanity of so many people! |
| Female
|
Hazel
Clay
Teesside
11.01.07 |
We are all human and we are
all people. To be seen as a minority is an insult in itself. |
Female
|
Esther
Baxter
East Anglia
10.01.07
|
Being female is my
"official" qualification for being "protected" by
political correctness. But political correctness has gone so far now, that
being white and heterosexual forces me into a position where I feel
intimidated. I resent having to watch the way I describe a person if I am
not allowed to refer to somebody as fat, or black or blind or whatever. It
is not an insult, just a statement of facts!!
|
| Disabled |
Euan
Macrae
Scotland
28.12.06 |
At only 15 I dread to think
of growing up in a nation where I won't be able to experience half the
things that this country used to offer, but now "cannot" because
of Health and Safety and Political Correctness. It's restrictive and is
systematically destroying out integral Britishness by attempting to
control how we think and talk to others. I shouldn't have to treat someone
special just because they'd rather kiss a man than a woman! I should have
to treat them like a human being and that's what I want to do, not have to
pussyfoot around my words on the off-chance that they are one of those
idiot militants who'll sue! It just isn't right or proper or decent. And I
don't want to be protected just because I'm crippled, if I can open my own
doors I will and if I feel too tired or the door is too heavy I'm
perfectly grateful for someone more capable to do it. Can we just have
some common sense around here please?
|
| Female/Part Hispanic |
Emily
Flores
25.12.06 |
I can do anything I put my
mind to without the help (or unwanted interference) of the government!
When I see aid for minorities it makes me feel as if I am weak and I AM
NOT! |
| Female |
Sheila
Sheffield
Lincolnshire
20.12.06 |
|
| Pensioner |
Sam
Samuells
Northants
16.12.06 |
My wife is chairman of our
local waterways group. She gets very cross indeed when addressed as
"chair" or "chairwoman" or, Heaven forbid,
"chairperson". |
| Female |
Marigold
de Jongh Salmon
Hampshire
07.12.06 |
|
| Female Pensioner |
Name
Supplied
07.12.06 |
As a woman of pensionable
age, I suppose I am considered a victim on two counts. I
strongly resent this as I am perfectly capable of looking after myself and
live a full and active life. I still consider myself as one who can assist
others rather than needing assistance. If and when I feel that I need
help, I will not hesitate to ask for it - until then, don't presume to
tell me what I need! I am also a Christian and while I am happy for
others to follow their own religion or none, I will not apologise for my
beliefs and will continue to refer to Christmas, Good Friday, Easter etc.
by their proper names. Despite the popular belief that Christianity
is obsolete in this country (which I doubt) its festivals are an integral
part of our culture and should be respected by all.
|
| Female |
Name
Supplied
07.12.06 |
Political correctness is
destroying our basic values. I see no reason why I am more important
because I am a woman. Anglo - Saxon men and particularly fathers are
the species that are in danger of extinction now.
|
| Disabled |
Name
Supplied
Kent
05.12.06 |
I personally hate PC in all
areas for a number of reasons. Take me for example - I am disabled.
If I apply for a job and I meet the qualification criteria and nothing
else I am instantly put forward for an interview which is crazy but
failing that the firm would be labelled as discriminatory against
disabled people. So someone else who might be much better at a job
would lose out because of this PC stupidness. I also believe it
gives priority to one "Minority" group over the other.
Polichickens say that religion is the opiate of the masses I say PC is the
opiate of polichickens. |
Brother
Disabled |
Name
and Address Supplied
Gloucestershure
05.12.06 |
Why should I treat my younger
brother any different because he has downsyndrome? I get horrible looks
because I treat him like all my brothers, playing, fighting, calling him
names... why do people take that the wrong way? Just because they don't
understand he is 'Normal'. |
| Female |
Samantha
Lewis
Lincolnshire
02.12.06 |
|
| Female |
Name
Supplied
Essex
27.11.06 |
I'm sick to death of hearing
how women are employed simply because they are women and not because they
are the best ones for the job.
|
| Homosexual |
Dave
Rushton
Wirral
20.11.06 |
I am a gay man and I loathe
political correctness. Surely I am the very type of person PCness should
be appealing to? It doesn't. I hate it. I hope un-PC people like Bernard
Manning continue with their 'offensive' material. I wish more people would
tell the PC lot that they will NOT be told what to think.
|
| Female |
Claire
Formby
Lancashire
Age 21
15.11.06 |
|
| Female |
Rachel
Watts
Age 19
10.11.06 |
I am in absolute agreement
with you regarding all these "helping hands" we supposedly need.
The majority of women in favour of such systems and special treatment are
the ones who will gain most from it.
|
| Female |
Amanda
Norton
Hull
10.11.06 |
A gay man used to work in our
office. Every month he used to win advisor of the month and everybody
loved him. He was boring, never said anything and everybody rushed to buy
him tea or a past as it scored them brownie points. He left shortly after
because he hated the job.....
|
| Disabled |
Frederick Bird
Wales
08.11.06 |
As someone registered
disabled, I would not object to not being given a job that I was not able
to do due to my disability. Being realistic there are things I cannot do
and no p.c. rubbish can alter the fact.
|
| Female, disabled and gay |
Denise O'Brien
02.11.06 |
Please, not in my name.
I don't need victimhood or special treatment. Political correctness is making artificial differences
between people unnecessarily. Special treatment for minority groups
in a lot of cases breeds resentment from those not included who have
genuine need of help. |
| Homosexual |
Peter Windle
05.11.06 |
Whether or not men with any
degree of homosexual inclination or tendency constitute a 'minority' or
not is actually impossible to determine.
Men who do not conform to such a stereotype are not deemed to be 'gay',
meaning that all those who do not conform to the stereotypical identifying
characteristics but yet have homosexual inclinations, whether openly or
otherwise, slip through the net of identification. This brings me back to
my argument that it is impossible to determine how many men have a
homosexual nature in any measure, so how can homosexuality in people be
determined by any degree of accuracy to constitute a minority?
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