General Chat

If he has not found it in his newspaper it doesn’t exit.

Oh, so it's through CHOICE that you don't bother looking up what you don't know, RTR?

I apologise wholeheartedly .....................

I know I used the word "Brits" several times in a post I did last night.

I know it is commonly used in many places, especially overseas, and often in a derogatory way.

I did not mean it as derogatory, it was a convenient shorthand at the time.

I will try to remember to say English/Welsh/Scottish/Irish or people from the UK or even British in future when trying to avoid stating only one of the British nationalities.

I will now go back to that thread and correct what has so upset you.

Aquilam volare, delphinum natare doces.

I with you Maggie on the term Woke.

RTR, did you know, you can 'Google' 'woke meaning' and 'woke culture' amongst other 'woke' terms.

In the Guardian, there are even whole articles on 'woke' - all you have to do is Google 'Woke - Guardian'. and loads come up

It's not very good to read a newspaper without understanding what term mean - especially in this age of tech!

Have to admit, I don't like the term 'woke' - but at least I know what it means!

Rollo doesn’t read his newspaper carefully enough if he thinks it doesn’t use the term ‘woke’.

One quote from the Guardian itself even refers to the Woke Guardian being founded on cotton. Would that be slavery?

^ point missed again^ :-\

I’ve just looked in found I’d missed hit.

This is what it should have been: :-D :-D :-D

Anng, I think it's sad that someone has to dish out such generalisations to make themselves feel important.

Well, Allan - it's too early for THAT sort of thing :-

Also, on listening to the song, I had visions of 6 'A' tyical middle class men :-D :-D :-D

Boomers over here are male kangaroos

And as it is nearing the 'Bah! Humbug' time of year, enjoy :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu76GhRO9Yk

I find the naming of generations confusing too Maggie, have to resort to asking my son what age group they refer too

:-D :-( :-(

Fully agree, Ann. This is not a political forum. The paper you read should have no bearing. I mean, should our taste in books be taken into consideration as well?

Dee, I also dislike the naming of generations like 'X', 'Y' and 'Boomers'.
Especially 'boomers', the generalisation is that those born just post war are wealthy, have houses etc - and they got them on the cheap!
Many people that age DO own property, but many don't, yet we're all merged together.

Not really a generalisation, but I do hate the derisive way politicians talk of 'kids' as if they are lesser beings.

Dee

I do dislike the use of a generalisation to define certain actions etc.

e.g. 'DM readers'
'Brits' (and any other nationality IDs used)

some posters are regulars at using them and it aggravates.

we are all people we do not usually act as a group. :-(