And another one

Sharon why do you think you can't use the word black? Honestly some people on here create their own myths! None of my black friends would bat an eyelid and obviously use the word black too! #toomuchdailyfail

All this 'you're not allowed to say black' is absolute twaddle. Possibly to divert from real issues and rampant racism.

What a bunch of dinosaurs! (With the odd welcome exception). I despair.

Well, will you take a look at that? mabon1 is being rude. Are any of us remotely surprised? Nope!

I wonder what Manfred Man would call themselves today if they were still around .... Person Fred person I suppose!

I expect they would call themselves " Bloody Lucky"

I only see black or white sheep! I guess purple sheep and unicorns are a good way to teach reality??

IMO it's similar those people - I'm sure we all know one - who are never happy unless they've got something to moan about.
This lot aren't happy unless they can pounce on something to be offended/outraged about.

All this nonsense that's cobbled up is done by those who've got nothing else better to do. Once upon a time we were a proudly democratic country with free speech and all that------

Please don't shout at me Mabon1, there's absolutely no need for it.

I might add, Mabon1, that you are quite right in that I made a grammatical error, but you still understood what I meant!

I wonder - if Kleenex had simply changed the name to 'Extra Large', without publicity, would anyone have noticed? And can I possibly be the only person (male or female) who prefers to say 'humanity' rather than 'mankind', thereby avoiding the clumsy sounding 'personkind'?

I tentatively remind you of the reason I gave in the Sleeping Beauty thread as to why men need larger tissues than us sweet and dainty ladies.

Baa Baa Purple sheep? Does that mean that my black dog has to be called "purple"? This is so very stupid!!!!!

Forgive me if you've said it many times. Why is it called menstruation and the menopause?

this has to be the daftest thread I've ever read on gransnet. Thanks to PECS and annodomini, old batty and quasi for gently pointing out that all this PC nonsense being quoted as truth, is in fact total nonsense.

It is Iam64, but it’s got us all talking! ??

As the ventriloquist's dummy said-----" ruggish ".

I had a sneezing fit yesterday (dust, I think, from clearing out, not a cold)

Not a Mansize tissue to be found in our house
Oh dear.
Just when I needed some.

I quite fancy some Mansize myself this evening.

Sadly, only the hubster is available.

All this PC stuff has gone way over the top. The MeToo movement as well. We can't say anything anymore without offending someone's "sensibilities". The world has gone mad!!

I keep a toilet roll handy for all manner of things----don't need Kleenex. Cheaper too !

Rufus2 Ooooo crumbs! You've got me trembling! My long since departed and late husband, who was Welsh, would kill me if I even quoted what you wrote or even called anyone in Wales the T name!
He also was ready to murder all those who said the phrase "So and so welshed on a deal." If it was uttered, even in the context of illustrating a bad person in a play on TV, the rest of the week was ruined by his anger and rage at the wickedness suffered by the Welsh at the hands of the English.

curlilox Love your name, the NIV isn't supposed to just mean 'new modern English Bible' . It's translated from a different ancient text from that which the Authorised or King James Version is translated from. sorry, I can't go into all the different texts here and I'm a bit knackered tired! The NIV is a very different Bible in fact, with masses of what is in the KJV missing from it. It is a very long debate about the different Bibles. The history of the translations from which they came and who translated them and what their motives were for removing sometimes a whole chapter, is fascinating.

For example, in the NIV Luke 4:4 says "Jesus answered, It is written: Man does not live on bread alone."
yes, you think, he needs some veg or meat or protein or some 5 a day....

In the King James Version it says, Luke 4;4
"And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God."

Now, doesn't that make sense?

If you are a sincere Christian I would seriously recommend you hold on to your King James Version, even if you prefer the more modern English in the NIV. Just keep the KJV as a back-up so you can cross reference the texts, because you will find the NIV has holes in it. Also you can't trust the New King James Version either. Sorry!

For one thing, the NIV repeatedly avoids naming Jesus. see
www.scionofzion.com/niv_hates.htm
For a list of whole verses removed and a theory of why, see
www.jesus-is-lord.com/nivdelet.htm
another interesting one is-
www.ecclesia.org/truth/m-m.html
lastly pinterest has heaps of posters:
www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/149252175134708816/

Sorry! I ought to let you know about two long lectures!!
I like these but I have watched a lot of his lectures so I know when he is referring to other things from them:

amazingdiscoveries.tv/media/125/213-battle-of-the-bibles/
amazingdiscoveries.tv/media/126/214-changing-the-word/

Good luck! God Bless you!

EllanVannin Me too! Or should I say, as do I. Toilet roll, that is. Great stuff. Does everything - right now, dogs are moulting and heaps of fluff at sides of room. Push bit of toilet roll along it gets it up far better than trying to sweep it and have it floating about. 100s of other uses.

Tillybelle. Jilly Cooper described the menopause as a pause between men!!?

‘Things are becoming ridiculous, aren't they? My 4yr old GD sings "Baa baa purple sheep" at pre-school.....madness.’

Ridiculous? More like a crime against scansion and metre. ‘Baa baa black sheep’ is a four syllable line with two spondees. Adding ‘purple’ makes it a five syllable line with a nonsensical trochee in a silly place. Tch!