'Coloured' not PC anymore

[vetran]

Never. You can call a spade a spade around here without fear of falling foul of Wilde's observation

funny really as it was a mis-translation from Plutarch. 300 BC a bit before the suit of spades. Of course one can get upset about anything if you try hard enough.

The Grammarphobia Blog: Spade work

spade / call a spade a spade - Wordwizard

[NotAllThere]

Wat?

Started on the meths a bit later today then. Well done.

If I said in 2020 there will be 8 black men in the Olympics 100 meters men's race, 8 white men in the Olympics 50 meters men swim. And Jewish people will get more Oscars than Mormons.

It'd be about as relevant as there will be 8 blondes men in the 100 meter's percent race, eight brown eyed men in the Olympics 50 meters swim. And Anglicans will get more booker prizes than Jedis.

I.e. not at all, so why mention it?

I note you gave a helpful answer in the end. Which was nice of you.

What exactly does this mean?

It means that Zigenare gave a nice helpful reply to the poster. Which was jolly decent of him.

Perhaps the Zigenares of the past thought "I don't give a stuff what some jumped up professionally offended virtue warrior thinks about what I do.

I don't think so - "virtue signalling" came into common parlance in about 2010.

[mudskipper]

I'll just assume you're not bright enough to make a sensible point.

Careful sweetheart, there's a bit pan and kettle involved there.

QED

[Zigenare]

I'm not offended. Just curious as to whether you think, with the gift of hindsight, the changes that society has undergone are a good thing. But if you wish to huff, puff and name call rather than answer the question, that's fine. I'll just assume you're not bright enough to make a sensible point.

Careful sweetheart, there's a bit pan and kettle involved there.

[mudskipper]

Perhaps the Zigenares of the past thought "I don't give a stuff what some jumped up professionally offended virtue warrior thinks about what I do."

If I offend you then that's your problem, not mine. There's always the "ignore" option.

I'm not offended. Just curious as to whether you think, with the gift of hindsight, the changes that society has undergone are a good thing. But if you wish to huff, puff and name call rather than answer the question, that's fine. I'll just assume you're not bright enough to make a sensible point.

[Zigenare]

Do you think society changing is a bad thing?

Perhaps the Zigenares of the past said "My father belted me and it never did me any harm". Or "I've always driven after 5 pints, I'm not going to stop because of some jumped up policeman".

Perhaps the Zigenares of the past thought "I don't give a stuff what some jumped up professionally offended virtue warrior thinks about what I do."

If I offend you then that's your problem, not mine. There's always the "ignore" option.

[mudskipper]

Most probably, given today's society...

Do you think society changing is a bad thing?

Perhaps the Zigenares of the past said "My father belted me and it never did me any harm". Or "I've always driven after 5 pints, I'm not going to stop because of some jumped up policeman".

[Zigenare]

Given a rough estimation of Bean being in his 20’s, it would take about 2 minutes of exertion before I would be flailing around like an asthmatic whale so you’re probably right.

Does it have to be grape? It it skinless?

Most probably, given today's society...

[meridian]

On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being you would "stab him in the head" and 1 being "crush a grape", where does "I wouldn't mind so much" appear on the scale?

My money is on Bean, I reckon he'd kick your arse.

Given a rough estimation of Bean being in his 20’s, it would take about 2 minutes of exertion before I would be flailing around like an asthmatic whale so you’re probably right.

Does it have to be grape? It it skinless?

[Zigenare]

"Are you hard of comprehension? I literally said what I would do"

Sorry, where?

"I wouldn't mind so much".

Hth.