Calling Someone Unreliable Is Discrimination

Just the latest example of political correctness run amok.

Nicole Mamo, 48, wanted to post an advert for a £5.80-an-hour domestic cleaner on her local Jobcentre Plus website.

The text of the advert ended by stating that any applicants for the post ”must be very reliable and hard-working”.

But when Ms Mamo called the Jobcentre Plus in Thetford, Norfolk, the following day she was told that her advert would not be displayed instore.

A Jobcentre Plus worker claimed that the word ”reliable” meant they could be sued for discriminating against unreliable workers.

Ms Mamo, a mother-of-two, from Boreham Wood, Herts., said the situation was ”ridiculous”.

Ms Mamo, a mother-of-two, from Boreham Wood, Herts., said the situation was ”ridiculous”.

”I placed the advert on the website and when I phoned up to check I was told it hadn’t been displayed in the job centre itself,” she said. ”She said ‘oh we can’t put that advert on the job points’. She said it was because they could have cases against them for discriminating against unreliable people.

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We Need Politically Correct Classrooms

It seems like not a day goes by when we don’t hear a report of the sad state of the American education system.

I always found this curious, as I attended public schools and received what I feel is a fairly good education.

 However, there is quite a difference between schools today and what they were like when I was younger.

And I can’t understand why I didn’t grow up needing psychological counseling.

Back then I and all of the other little tykes didn’t have the nanny state watching out for us.

Yet most of us grew up with a pretty good head on our shoulders.

So just what is the difference between schools in my day and in the modern day?

My Day: Get into a schoolyard fistfight, one guy wins, another guy loses, we shake hands and go on our way.

Modern Day: Police are called, we both get suspended, and have to undergo anger management training.

My Day: Lazy or stupid kids fail a grade and are held back, take the same class over again next year.

Modern Day: Lazy or stupid kids are promoted to the next grade so that their self-esteem isn’t damaged.
They grow up with a high sense of self-esteem but spend their lives receiving welafare payments because they are too stupid to hold a job.

My Day: Kid acts up in class, kid gets detention and a note is sent home to the parents. Kid behaves from then on.

Modern Day: Kid is sent to child psychologist who puts the kid on Ritilan.

My Day: Kid slips and falls, scrapes his knee. Teacher puts iodine on cut, gives kid hug, all is well.

Modern Day: Teacher is brought up on charges for dispensing medicine without a license.
When teacher shows up for hearing, is also charged with being a sexual predator.

My Day: Complaints regarding unqualifed teacher reach school board, teacher is demoted or removed from classroom.

Modern Day: Teacher files discrimination lawsuit, is represented by ACLU.
Teacher is returned to classroom, granted tenure, and school district pays huge fine.

It’s a good feeling to know that the years of discussion and the hundreds of millions of dollars being spent are being used to make public schools better than they were when I was a kid.

This Is Politically Incorrect

A recent conversation with a friend of my wife left both of us somewhat flustered. She took issue with the fact that I referred to a “homeless” person as a bum.And it got me to thinking just how silly this thing of using politically correct terminology has become. So I decided to share my thoughts on this issue:

“Bum” became “homeless person.”

Sorry, but with all of the help available from social service and mental health agencies, as well as various charities, if you choose to sleep on a park bench it’s your own fault. Get a job, no matter how menial it might be, and find a bed in a rooming house.

 ”Christmas” became “Festival of Trees.” Look, try and understand this. Christians celebrating the birth of Christ is no more a festival of trees than Hanukkah is a festival of candles.

“Died” first became “Passed On” and now it’s simply “Passed”.

I was OK with passed on, but as far as passed, forget it. What is this, some sort of test? When someone is dead, they are not going to pass anything, except perhaps a church on their way to the cemetery.

“Founding Fathers” became “The Founders.”

Sorry ladies, but if your ego is so fragile that this country exists due to the efforts of a bunch of men, you need much more help than I could possibly give you.

“Illegal Aliens” became “Undocumented Immigrants.”

This one really gets me.Maybe illegal aliens are gangbangers from outer space, and undocumented immigrants are simply people who live in the U.S. without being bothered by becoming citizens.

I’m sure we will re-visit this issue at another time, but feel free to send your comments.

Just make sure you aren’t politically incorrect.

Putting Political Correctness Before Bravery Of WW2 Vets

You “politically correct” people really need to find a hobby.
Mailman became “postal worker.”
A drug addict became someone “chemically dependent.”
Someone who died is now referred to as having “passed.”
Although when someone is dead, they have “failed”, as far as continuing to live is concerned.
And the list of newspeak goes on and on.

But when people who have way too much time on their hands try to re-write history in an asinine attempt to avoid offending a group of people, that is stretching things too far.
Especially when it affects the brave men and momen who fought and died to keep America free.

If you wish to learn about the PC crowd having run amok, read the story here. 

Is The USA A Republic Or A Democracy?

Many think that the terms are interchangeable. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Although this country’s Founding Fathers had a vision for the future of America, it seems that as each day goes by we drift further and further away from that ideal.

And the correct answer to the title of this post may soon be “neither of the above.”

The video will take a few minutes to watch, but the information it contains is worth it.