Stupid names for everyday things

[cyberknight]

cycle chat
middle aged persons whittling on about how good bikes are

 

[oldfatfool]

Where I worked, the Personnel department, once decided to be much posher and redesignate itself as Human Resources.

Not good enough, I heard them cry.... They are now 'The People Team'.

Our HR department are now HRbusiness partners

 

[oldfatfool]

And where did bap come from? Everyone knows it’s a barm.

Its a farking t cake

 

[Drago]

Our HR department are now HRbusiness partners

The dibble went that way just before I left. HR business partners, despite neither HR or the wider organisation being a business or doing any business, and the individuals not being actual partners in any actual business.

 

[nickyboy]

I take it 'ESN' is no longer PC ?
(Educationally Sub Normal)

Well let me see. If you are in that category, would you like to be called "subnormal"?

FFS, what's wrong with people

 

[Brains]

Well let me see. If you are in that category, would you like to be called "subnormal"?

FFS, what's wrong with people

Just observing how 'stupid names' change over time.
FYI - The term "ESN" was in day to day parlance in education at least into the 1980's

I daresay that some of the terms we use today will be seen as offensive a couple of decades from now

 

[Blue Hills]

Just observing how 'stupid names' change over time.
FYI - The term "ESN" was in day to day parlance in education at least into the 1980's

I daresay that some of the terms we use today will be seen as offensive a couple of decades from now

quite - I'm just waiting for someone to be roasted online for using the term "people of colour"

 

[Brains]

quite - I'm just waiting for someone to be roasted online for using the term "people of colour"

Duchess Megan used that term only a couple of weeks ago, so at the moment you should be safe with that one!

There are however a large number of terms with a similar meaning that are no longer accepted as PC, although I'm sure that even 'people of colour' would have used some of those terms about themselves at the time.

Ever come across anyone with the surname of Blackmoor for example

 

[Blue Hills]

I expect people of colour to be replaced in due course with a phrase of four words at least.

 

[Drago]

BAME annoys me. Are the other minority ethnic groups not important enough to get their own letter in the acronym?

 

[CharlesF]

The dibble went that way just before I left. HR business partners, despite neither HR or the wider organisation being a business or doing any business, and the individuals not being actual partners in any actual business.

We have Business Partners within People & Culture! Which comprises various Centres of Excellence!!!!

Beat that.

 

[Brains]

BAME annoys me. Are the other minority ethnic groups not important enough to get their own letter in the acronym?

A 'BAME' friend of mine was recently interviewed for Radio 4. They wanted BAME success stories.
My fiend had never heard of the term !
I think the (WASP) interviewer was somewhat embarrassed to have to explain it live on air !

 

[Brains]

I expect people of colour to be replaced in due course with a phrase of four words at least.

To quote Boris - Four words
"Picaninnies with watermelon smiles"

I sure Boris would also say "I not a racist, but ....."


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...ism-watermelon-smiles-satirical-a8981166.html

 

[Drago]

Makes me wince, but to be fair to Mr Hills it is indeed 4 words.

 

[Blue Hills]

To quote Boris - Four words
"Picaninnies with watermelon smiles"

I sure Boris would also say "I not a racist, but ....."


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...ism-watermelon-smiles-satirical-a8981166.html

Sorry Brains, you are losing me here.
Boris is beneath contempt in so many ways - I have thought so for years.
For so so many reasons.
Way way before the latest mess.
And that phrase of his was definitely racist.
That was not what I meant at all when I anticipated/feared a "bid-up" to a four word phrase as the latest acceptable construct.