PC gone Pirate

[mcd-2003]

Hi guys I just thought I see what you guys think about this. In my local paper in the UK. I read this Artical

<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->The nursery rhyme What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor? has fallen foul of the PC brigade.
The lyrics to the sea shanty, written in 1891, have been changed from 'drunken sailor' to 'grumpy pirate' by government-funded charity Bookstart.

And lines such as 'Put him in the brig until he's sober' are now 'Tickle him till he starts to giggle'.

'If they want to sing a song about pirates, why don't they simply write a new one?' said Campaign for Real Education's Nick Seaton.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

I was disgusted and the stupidity of it and it just rewrites history.

feel free to post your opinion. Maybe its just me

 

[Stallion]

Sounds like more idiotic political correctness to me. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="yes.gif" /> The Japanese are apparently doing the same kind of thing with their history books, where the numbers of people killed are being replaced with phrases such as "a bunch of people were killed" or "some people were killed". <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

 

[Keith]

I'm surprised it didn't happen in Australia.

The whole PC thing is way way out of control.

 

[Cylon13]

Idiots on the loose.. AGAIN! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dry.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="<_<" border="0" alt="dry.gif" />

 

[Old Salt]

<!--quoteo(post=299179:date=Feb 2 2009, 05:41 PM:name=Keith)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Keith @ Feb 2 2009, 05:41 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=299179"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I'm surprised it didn't happen in Australia.

The whole PC thing is way way out of control.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Its been out of control for far too long now. You cannot say anything without fear of someone taking offense to it.

 

[Cylon13]

Wait.. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":huh" border="0" alt="huh.gif" /> What are ye talking about? What PC? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/piratesing.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="piratesing.gif" />

 

[Pieter Boelen]

What the CRAP is wrong with singing about a drunken sailor?
Is there ANY sort of sense to this? I mean... AT ALL??? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/piratesing.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="piratesing.gif" />

 

[Cylon13]

Yeah, I agree.. what the crap is wrong with singing it? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> To me it's cool piratey song but they.. they just bullf*** it in and out and kindergartenise it WTF!?! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/piratesing.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="piratesing.gif" />

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Isn't it the opposite though? It used to be "sailor", which is replaced with "pirate". <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wacko.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":wacko:" border="0" alt="wacko.gif" />

 

[Old Salt]

<!--quoteo(post=299221:date=Feb 3 2009, 08:56 AM:name=Pieter Boelen)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pieter Boelen @ Feb 3 2009, 08:56 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=299221"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->What the CRAP is wrong with singing about a drunken sailor?
Is there ANY sort of sense to this? I mean... AT ALL??? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/piratesing.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="piratesing.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
PC doesn't have to make sense, it just makes some anal-retentive tight asses feel better. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dry.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="<_<" border="0" alt="dry.gif" />

 

[Petros]

This sounds like something from the "Backyardigans" cartoon series for little children.

That would make sense as the PC crowd often use "Protect The Children" as an excuse.

 

[morgan terror]

i've heard something about fish being renamed to sea kittens so people wouldn't catch them anymore for fun. then some smart guy sarcastically proposed naming cats 'land fish'. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/icon_mrgreen1.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="icon_mrgreen1.gif" /> i'm not kidding here.

 

[Cylon13]

What? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

 

[morgan terror]

heck, i don't know what's in the drinking water these days.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

"Land fish" and "sea kittens". LOL! <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/24.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="24.gif" />
That actually makes MORE sense than this. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/razz.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="razz.gif" />

 

[Keith]

Yeah that was those crazy people over at PETA who thought of that pearl.

We'd all be eating carrots if it were up to them

 

[Pieter Boelen]

We might hurt the carrots then though. And what will the rabbits eat then? Eh? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="rolleyes.gif" />

 

[morgan terror]

actually, i've heard you can turn orange by eating too many carrots. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> like a flamingo turning pink because of the shrimps.

 

[Grega]

<!--quoteo(post=299274:date=Feb 4 2009, 01:20 AM:name=Petros)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Petros @ Feb 4 2009, 01:20 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=299274"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->That would make sense as the PC crowd often use "Protect The Children" as an excuse.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

This reminds me of a nice little topic noone wants to talk about.

"God forbid kids see a breast, while watching movies where people blow shit up and kill others is OK"

So stuff like this aint really that strange if you think about it.

 

[Old Salt]

<!--quoteo(post=299573:date=Feb 5 2009, 05:51 AM:name=Megla)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Megla @ Feb 5 2009, 05:51 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=299573"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->"God forbid kids see a breast, while watching movies where people blow shit up and kill others is OK"<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Pretty ridiculous, but true. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="yes.gif" />