tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789292.post8673448816586576454..comments2023-08-29T13:34:19.267+01:00Comments on Valzhalla: The Independent earns its nameValda Redfernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18375583444323538525noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789292.post-45064612781966356642008-11-21T18:50:00.000+00:002008-11-21T18:50:00.000+00:00I hadn't heard about this when you left your comme...I hadn't heard about this when you left your comment, but then I happened to see an article about it in an old newspaper. From another, online newspaper:<BR/><BR/>"The word ‘British’ can be as offensive as ‘negro’ and ‘half-caste’, according to a race relations body.<BR/><BR/>"The publicly-funded organisation’s views have been adopted by Caerphilly council in South Wales for a leaflet advising staff on how to deal with the public.<BR/><BR/>"In a section on what words or phrases not to use to avoid causing offence, the leaflet solemnly informs the council’s 9,000 workers: ‘The idea of “British” implies a false sense of unity – many Scots, Welsh and Irish resist being called British and the land denoted by the term contains a wide variety of cultures, languages and religions.’"<BR/><BR/>I find myself increasingly unable to deal with (ie believe) the news. <BR/><BR/>By the way, don't make the mistake of referring to Britain as 'England' - that really ticks off a lot of English people...Valda Redfernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18375583444323538525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8789292.post-5149975631103849722008-11-12T23:57:00.000+00:002008-11-12T23:57:00.000+00:00I just read that the word british has been declare...I just read that the word british has been declared offensive in Britain. Insanity.<BR/><BR/>http://rightwingnews.com/mt331/2008/11/word_british_banned_in_britain.phpMyrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.com