Diversity Training For Boris?

[naomi24]

I’m not sure if laughing is aloud – but I did – heartily.

On a more serious note, Lord Tebbit, a former Tory chairman, accused party chiefs of inflaming the row and allowing Jeremy Corbyn to escape scrutiny over allegations of anti-Semitism.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6048869/Conservatives-claim-Boris-Johnson-diversity-training-burka-comments-row.html

Furthermore, Rowan Atkinson has written the following to The Times:

‘As a lifelong beneficiary of the freedom to make jokes about religion, I do think that Boris Johnson’s joke about wearers of the burka resembling letterboxes is a pretty good one. All jokes about religion cause offence, so it’s pointless apologising for them. ‘You should really only apologise for a bad joke. On that basis, no apology is required.’

https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/10/rowan-atkinson-backs-boris-johnson-ever-apologise-bad-joke-7821391/

He’s right … isn’t he?

[Zacs-Master]

Go Rowan!

[Jackdaw33]

Of course he's right. If Boris were to apologise he would seriously go down in my estimation.

[Togo]

Diversity training my arris. It is intended by the libtards to be Diversity "shaming". Notice they don't send any of the inhabitants of say Bradford or Rotherham for a course. Or the street preachers of peace like hookie.

[naomi24]

Oops! Predictive text has gone bananas! 'allowed' - not aloud .... although I did laugh aloud!

[Hopkirk]

I am reminded of Dave Allen. He took pot shots at all religions, and they all deserve it.

[Prudie]

I also laughed out loud at the diversity training suggestion. How pathetic. Like many of us this has been mandatory annually for me in the public sector. It's a tick box that doesn't change thinking. Almost pathetic as the call for an apology, what would that achieve when we know quite rightly he wouldn't mean it.

[youngmafbog]

Diversity Training. I am starting to get really annoyed with all this lefty liberal PC nonsence and not just the Boris rubbish.

We need to take ur country back, decent normal people from left and right do not buy into this is stems from the so called metropolitan 'elite' who think they know best when they dont.

We need a "Donald" to drain the swamp, problem is Labour are now Communists and the Tories are Liberals s I cant see it happening soon.

I am a man without a party.

[weecalf]

Diversity training ,is he gonna join a song and dance group . this could be a “cunning plan “ to get May to fire him but it won’t work .

[-Talbot-]

[youngmafbog]

The charade is clearly the Tory remainers trying to remove him.

They are so out of touch, they are the ones likely to be without a job at the next election!

[-Talbot-]

Hopkirk
I am reminded of Dave Allen. He took pot shots at all religions, and they all deserve it.



All religions?

[Zacs-Master]

Interesting (if slightly TIC) article in Independent yesterday:
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/boris-johnson-tory-leader-conservative-burka-theresa-may-prime-minister-a8486126.html

[Garaman]

I agree, Rowan Atkinson should decide what politicians should and shouldn't be able to say.

[naomi24]

Garaman, it seems Rowan Atkinson is not alone. Perhaps people are, understandably in my opinion, becoming sick and tired of being told what they should think and what they may say.

//Voters back Boris Johnson in burka row //

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6995902/voters-back-boris-johnson-in-burka-row-as-tories-warn-of-ww3-if-hes-suspended/

[Garaman]

Rowan Atkinson is telling us what we should think, and I am sick and tired of 'celebrities' like him doing that (as are many on here if they don't happen to agree with the 'celebrity').

[Jackdaw33]

It's not Boris who should be investigated but May and her pathetic bunch of cronies.

[naomi24]

Garaman, //Rowan Atkinson is telling us what we should think//

Well ... not really. He told The Times what HE thinks.

[-Talbot-]

Hilarious.

[gulliver1]

Rowan Atkinson is a laugh, but if ever Doris Johnson becomes PM, the UK will become the laughing stock of Europe.

[New Judge]

"I am reminded of Dave Allen. He took pot shots at all religions, and they all deserve it.

All religions? "

Yes.

They all, to a greater or lesser degree, brainwash their followers with what, in any other context, would be fairy stories. They peddle nonsense and encourage adherance to behaviours and lifestyles that would not normally be followed. This is usually accompanied by scaremongering involving unfounded threats of what will happen if the rules are not followed. Some of them do this very much more than others.

I've no objection to anybody following any religion they like provided their creed does not involve them breaking the law and that it does not affect or offend me or mine. Most of them don't but some of them do. Followers have every right to feel offended when their particular religion is criticised in the same way as I have every right to feel offended by some of their habits. But they don't have the right to insist that no criticism is allowed.