Media mistakes

As one side of my family has a variant of that surname I can assure you that the pronunciation hinted at by that headline is not correct anywhere! As a teacher once said to my aunt “is that really your name?”. Even teachers get it wrong.
 
The online version of the Nottingham Post has a page of photographs of sights you'll probably never see again in Nottingham.
Header for one picture - "An giant policeman - and a boxing legend" :disagree:
 
Isn't that the whole problem though – people deciding to take offence by proxy? Neither is something racist unless it is discriminatory. Describing somebody as a "Paki" is a statement of fact, but "Pakis go home" is racist (substitute whatever racial or religious label you prefer). I doubt there are many complaints when Brits are referred to as "Limeys".
 
Black Hole said:
Isn't that the whole problem though – people deciding to take offence by proxy? Neither is something racist unless it is discriminatory. Describing somebody as a "Paki" is a statement of fact, but "Pakis go home" is racist (substitute whatever racial or religious label you prefer). I doubt there are many complaints when Brits are referred to as "Limeys".
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As we are on the subject, I demand that you change your name to something less offensive, If you are unwilling to totally change your title I suggest that Non ethnicity specific orifice would be acceptable.
 
Epic fail on the BBC One 1pm news:
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The level of incompetence is just staggering sometimes.
Still, I suppose we have to have representation in the media for people who can't spell, as well as those who can.
 
trog said:
Are you suggesting that Hadrian's Wall should have been built slightly north of Watford ? :)
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Judging by the amount of money that is spent by the government in the South, the metropolitan elite obviously see a virtual wall slightly north of Watford.
 
RobH1 said:
Judging by the amount of money that is spent by the government in the South, the metropolitan elite obviously see a virtual wall slightly north of Watford.
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Maybe they are just saving the North's share for Boris's tunnel to Ireland.
 
Like they'll be flying Union Jacks in those highly partizan parts of the Union – ie Wales and Scotland!
 
trog said:
Maybe they are just saving the North's share for Boris's tunnel to Ireland.
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Not a bad idea tho'. Having survived a rough crossing to Dublin, it would be my preferred route into the North (and South).
 
RobH1 said:
Not a bad idea tho'. Having survived a rough crossing to Dublin, it would be my preferred route into the North (and South).
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Don't hold your breath, with our growing debt the best you can hope for will be a zip line.
 
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