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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Jack and JillJack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after.
Both subsequently died in the ambulance and their Regional Primary Care Trust set up an enquiry, chaired by Simple Simon, which came to the following conclusions:
1. The 50-mile journey to the nearest casualty department was in the couple's "best interests".
2. The fact that there was no local bed in which Jack could mend his head was "unfortunate" but no targets had been breached and he had been offered an "appropriate" choice.
3. The lack of vinegar and brown paper was not "material" to Jack's death as Government's (England only) quango, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence ("NICE"), [otherwise known as Drug-rationing In England ("DIE")] had not yet decided whether such treatment was cheap enough to be used in England (although it is freely available on the Scottish and Welsh National Health Services). In any case both the "brown paper" nurse and the "vinegar" nurse were away on diversity awareness courses and so were rightly unavailable.
4. Doctor Foster, Jack and Jill's GP, was most to blame and should be suspended and referred forthwith to the General Medical Council as he had:
a. Not reported Jack and Jill's lackof water to Social Services;
b. Failed to diagnose that anyone going UP the hill to fetch a pail of water must have "severe learning difficulties".
c. Had not involved the "Falls" Coordinator which resulted in no "Risk Assessment" being done for the risk of Jill tumbling after Jack.Dr Foster'sGMC disciplinary hearing has been convenedin Gloucester; he is setting off for it now and hoping for fine weather!
(, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 17:12, 5 replies)
classicBut too late to get on the best board...?
(, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 17:17, closed)
May Iplease have this for the nurse's room cork board? With attribution, of course.
(, Wed 28 Nov 2007, 23:21, closed)
Oops! Play Je RismeAnyway, going up the hill to fetch water means that you're less likely to find water sources contaminated by pollutants and more likely to find lovely fresh spring water like wot I get from my office water cooler.
Smart move I'd say.
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e.m.m.y. foxtrot uniform charlie kilo india tango, Thu 29 Nov 2007, 11:13,
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