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    Anyone fancy a new antiPC rant?

    Just read this on the beeb. Not nice.

    BBC NEWS | Education | Three Little Pigs 'too offensive'
    The digital book, re-telling the classic fairy tale, was rejected by judges who warned that "the use of pigs raises cultural issues".

    Becta, the government's educational technology agency, is a leading partner in the annual schools award.

    The judges also attacked Three Little Cowboy Builders for offending builders.
    Yes, it's been raised before, but this is getting ludicrous when the PC version of the story is then blamed because it "upsets builders". Urm. How many builders do you think will get offended by that?

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    Re: Anyone fancy a new antiPC rant?

    The government's approach to political correctness is about as good as its approach to data security.

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    Re: Anyone fancy a new antiPC rant?

    lmao jesus this is taking the complete piss like

    Jesus did not have wheel Ralph...

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    Re: Anyone fancy a new antiPC rant?

    And rave will be in soon.................. its all lies you know.
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    Re: Anyone fancy a new antiPC rant?

    Isn't the objection due to the fact that pigs go "weee weee weee" all the way home ??

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    Re: Anyone fancy a new antiPC rant?

    Mac > PC

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    Re: Anyone fancy a new antiPC rant?

    Yeah i'm antiPC

    down with pc, up with laptops!! (well notebooks really as the laptop name was changed due to it being too hot/heavy to use on your lap iirc)

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    Re: Anyone fancy a new antiPC rant?

    what does PC stand for?
    personal computer?
    so a laptop isn't a computer?
    is it a non-personal computer?
    a stranger computer perhaps?

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    Re: Anyone fancy a new antiPC rant?

    It's so tragic I can't even laugh or get wound up anymore. What I want to know is why can't the cowboys be offended? Infact I'd go as far as to say that this is indeed sexist. Surely everyone knows that there are cowgirls in the world. So the title should be "cowperson constructors".
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    Re: Anyone fancy a new antiPC rant?

    The thing that worries me is that there are people out there who aparently think we have to bother banning things. Our society is coming apart at the seams since everyone is now being taught a large proportion of self-worth is the only way. It used to be that the government did what they thought was best, and whilst people might have a moan in private with their mates, no one would publically speak out unless the issue was particularly large.

    I really start to wonder if our new, modern way is actually any better

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    Re: Anyone fancy a new antiPC rant?

    I read this as a thread about being anti the "Personal Computer".

    But anyways, "Political Correctness" is a joke.

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    Re: Anyone fancy a new antiPC rant?

    Quote Originally Posted by Behemoth View Post
    Isn't the objection due to the fact that pigs go "weee weee weee" all the way home ??
    It's Wii wii wii, hence the 'antiPC'

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