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My kids are still getting taught baa baa black sheep at nursery x

 

Careful they might turn out racist :P

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Kids in Scotland have to call it a wipe board now.

 

Wrong. What you are hearing is 'white board'.

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Right. Here's another one to exercise your minds:

 

'The black economy'.

 

Definitely negative connotations, but nothing to do with black people. Should its use be discouraged?

 

Discuss.

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Right. Here's another one to exercise your minds:

 

'The black economy'.

 

Definitely negative connotations, but nothing to do with black people. Should its use be discouraged?

 

Discuss.

 

You're doing it again aren't you. Some heads will be exploding. Cruel woman. :hihi:

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You're doing it again aren't you. Some heads will be exploding. Cruel woman. :hihi:

 

'Fraid so. Some people are just going to have to go and lie down in a darkened room. Oops, perhaps not. A room devoid of natural or artificial light, I mean.

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No , i call it a Blackboard , because thats exactly what it is , and thats what it was when i was at school in the 70`s. Only a complete PC obsessed moron would call it chalkboard.

 

---------- Post added 08-02-2015 at 18:19 ----------

 

 

 

They are openly available on Ebay here, so the word is obviously not illegal

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=gollywog&_from=R40&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xgollywog+badge&_nkw=gollywog+badge&_sacat=0

 

:loopy: Who's the moron? You are so angry.....You need to take a pill or start getting some... or getting some more.

 

Are you the language police or something? Chalkboard seems perfectly descriptive to me (your own definition).

 

Anyway, I thought all the blackboards were green in the '70's!

 

And I think you would find it would be an offence to use that word in certain circumstances or contexts - you could be charged with inciting racial hatred. Switch your brain on, Penistone. There's no such thing as an "illegal" word. You can't even be arrested for calling someone STUPID.

 

Why don't you come into the 21st century. It's lovely and warm.

 

:D

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Bickering and insults removed. Back on topic please and without the personal attacks this time.

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I just looked at the label of a pair of Asda bought trousers, it says black/*****

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I just looked at the label of a pair of Asda bought trousers, it says black/*****

 

 

The last word got Blacked out.

 

Oooops!

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The last word got Blacked out.

 

Oooops!

 

I think it used to be the medical term for black, starts with N ends in O :)

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*****? N e g r o ? The spanish word for Black?

 

What about Negroid, one of the "5 races of man" or Caucasian?

 

Seems like the filter is a bit on the sensitive side.

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