The PC Brigade Show They Need To Be Gagged Permanently And Common Sense Resumed

[grffindoor2011]

http://www.express.co...-victim-to-PC-brigade

Even green men are now offensive.

We are turning into a PC state that dictates everything we say and do and where everything is offensive to do gooders.

The problem is that too many on here and in real life are gutless to stand up to it.

[S_C]

I " for 1 as i am only 1 voice " completely agree

[jno]

very courageous of you to stand up under an anonymous username and denounce it!

[THECORBYLOON]

From the Highway Code "21 At traffic lights. There may be special signals for pedestrians. You should only start to cross the road when the green figure shows."

[THECORBYLOON]

The Zebra, Pelican and Puffin Pedestrian Crossings Regulations and General Directions 1997 also calls it a green figure.

[Gromit]

Non story, designed to infuriate idiots like

The highway code has not called it a green MAN for yonks. Maybe old drivers should be made to retake their driving test every once and a while, so they are safe on the roads.

[sp1814]

grffindoor2011

Be VERY wary when reading stories from the Express - always best to cross check details...but don't cross check with the Daily Mail...therein lies madness.

[Teddy_boy]

Strangely no mention of Princess Dianas death in the Express story.

[Kromovaracun]

I agree with Gromit - it's something of a non-story recently. I made my first attempt at learning to drive over the summer - and as TCL says, the Highway Code already to it as a figure.

AS a counterpoint, though, I have to say that I think this story (and in fact this post) both contribute nicely to the increasin evidence that there is no such thing as the 'PC brigade'. Every time someone senses a specific instance of their dark hand in our society, it always turns out to be so illusory or insignificant. It reminds me a little bit of UFO sightings or psychics whose powers suddenly vanish if there are any skeptics present.

[Kromovaracun]

AURGH. Apologies for my appalingly written post. My netbook is a bit slow so it takes me forever to write things. Hence when finished I'm impatient and don't check them through.

[ChuckFickens]

Must be a quiet news day if this is all they can find to tell people they have to be outraged about.

[PipinDorset]

Will this mean Martian visitors are henceforth Little Green Individuals / Persons etc etc....?

[Old_Geezer]

Not called a green man for yonks ? Wow did anyone realise how far back this PC stuff started to take hold ?

[anotheoldgit]

'DO GOODERS' that is rich, it should be 'DO AS I SAY'ers

Perhaps they should also change the 'Elderly People' sign, which apparently is offensive to persons of advanced years.

http://www.dailymail....ng-crossing-sign.html

[mickrog]

What next??

blackmail becomes whitemail
blackheads become whiteheads
blackleg becomes whiteleg
blackhole becomes whitehole
black magic becomes white magic

[ummmm]

Now you're really being silly!!

[Frank97]

Well it's green, looks like a man and flashes, I fail to see how describing something as what it is can offend anyone.

[mickrog]

no sillier than renaming Christie book......or renaming a certain shade of brown...or replacing characteres in the Noddy books.....or changing historic details regarding a dogs name.

[ummmm]

Completely different microg...

[sandyRoe]

Is it going to be The Green Person in the future? Seems logical to me.

[Kromovaracun]

No need, Sandy. As has already been related (and rather curiously ignored by Brigade-Believers), it's the green figure and has been for quite a long time.