Peter, have you ever been accosted by students in this manner, or are all the

[Burney]

THe customer element has been the case in the US for years. THis is just another example of PC bull****.

To be fair, it seems to have sprung from him refusing to ask students not to black up for Halloween so one could argue there is an issue there somewhere. What is disturbing is the notion that one is not even entitled to voice an opinion. There IS no debate; you DONT get to have an opinion. This is accepted fact.

THat is very, very worrying.

It's not real blacking up, though, is it? It's not boot black on the face and singing 'Mammy' blacking up. It's dressing up as red injuns, which everyone did when they were kids.

Besides which, who cares about injuns?

[SWv2]

It's not real blacking up, though, is it? It's not boot black on the face and singing 'Mammy' blacking up. It's dressing up as red injuns, which everyone did when they were kids.

Besides which, who cares about injuns?

Native Americans I think you will find B.

Not red either.

[Sir C]

Native Americans I think you will find B.

Not red either.

First Nation Peoples, actually.

[Peter]

It's not real blacking up, though, is it? It's not boot black on the face and singing 'Mammy' blacking up. It's dressing up as red injuns, which everyone did when they were kids.

Besides which, who cares about injuns?

Perhaps. I think the real point is that if you are going to allow 'offensive' to be defined as anything that might annoy, irritate or upset any individual then it is going to be impossible to create a rule for people to follow. You would have to outlaw pretty much everything, just on the off chance.

So, sorry, but it IS a debate. It cant not be.