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The "C" Word
- Thread starter Solar Sailer
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My daughter has just gone into hospital to be induced, fingers crossed for grandchild no.3. Been a nightmare for her.
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This is the other situation that needs solving - those who spout utter nonsense - ****tards like David Icke and these other Cupid stunts that spout their nonsense...
www.independent.co.uk
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How telecoms engineers are facing abuse due to 5G conspiracy theories
Claims have spread through internet and – after being amplified by celebrities – now mean broadband workers are being abused on a daily basis, writes Mark Critchley
www.independent.co.uk
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Hope everything goes OK for your daughter. I'm sure the maternity wards will be very well protected...
Last stupid question on the Covid-19 update this afternoon, I’m sure the guy was looking for a full enquiry.....
Was he hinting that the virus was manufactured to wipe out ethnics ...... FFS..what next
Was he hinting that the virus was manufactured to wipe out ethnics ...... FFS..what next
I think he was basically accusing the virus of being rascist. I think I'm going to have to stop watching these updates, it's ****ing ludicrous. The whole thing.
what’s annoying me is the very tiny coverage of other countries on the news. i would really like to see what’s happening outside of the uk, eu, usa. the beeb did transmit a piece about russia today. a stream of ambulances queuing for 9 hours to drop their patients off at the hospital. they also did a bit about india.
but apart from that i’ve found myself scouring the obscure news channels to get a bit more insight.
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but apart from that i’ve found myself scouring the obscure news channels to get a bit more insight.
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Very true that. I guess it might be partly that they can't get the journalists into these places now?
What the hell is a BAME community? Never even heard that before today.
I would like to hear some other news from anywhere. There must be something else happening somewhere?
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Black, Asian and minority ethnic
the last part makes it meaningless to me personally.
the last part makes it meaningless to me personally.
As far as I can tell this word didn't exist until 3 days ago.
I would have agreed.... however according to the bible known as Urban Dictionary it has been about for ages....
I would have agreed.... however according to the bible known as Urban Dictionary it has been about for ages....
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Perhaps the word BAME was only used in BAME communities between 2011 and 3 days ago
Either way, it's a weird phrase to hear in a press conference. I hate acronyms at the best of times, even in pinball. It's just lazy.
Perhaps the word BAME was only used in BAME communities between 2011 and 3 days ago
Just another label to pigeonhole us masses. Don’t think anyone would use it to refer to themselves. Peter NCES (Northern council estate scum. )
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Weird. I would have said that BAME is pretty common as a term. I’ve come across it a lot at work for the last 10 years plus.
The one term that does always trip me up is CIS when I see it mentioned. Still not 100% sure if that one is meant to be derogative.
The one term that does always trip me up is CIS when I see it mentioned. Still not 100% sure if that one is meant to be derogative.
What about the CHAVS
Please, don’t call me BAME or BME! – Civil Service
The Civil Service does the practical and administrative work of government. More than half of all civil servants provide services direct to the public.
civilservice.blog.gov.uk
Well I'm glad I'm not the only one who's never heard the term before. Seems to be a government created acronym which not a lot of people are aware of.
Internet is useful. NBC publish their nightly headlines to YouTube for example if you want to see the madness going on in the USA
Yeah, has been used a lot in the USA for years. Only really heard it in the US.I would have agreed.... however according to the bible known as Urban Dictionary it has been about for ages....
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So, is Macc scum McDonald's scum or is that a difference subcategory of CHAV scum? If so do all fast food places have a pecking order of CHAV scum? I need to know!More Macc scum here
So, is Macc scum McDonald's scum or is that a difference subcategory of CHAV scum? If so do all fast food places have a pecking order of CHAV scum? I need to know!
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Well another one to add to the stats. My Mum just succumbed to the virus. She was in a care home for last few months. They sent her to hospital Saturday as she was struggling to breathe. c-19 confirmed yesterday, then passed this morning.
In a way it is a blessing, she hadn’t been happy for a long time and “wanted to go” in her words. Still a shock when you get the phone call.....
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In a way it is a blessing, she hadn’t been happy for a long time and “wanted to go” in her words. Still a shock when you get the phone call.....
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Same here - and very sorry to be reading this @AlanJ and @kevlar. Last November I lost my mum to cancer. Similar to Alan's experience, in the end she told me she'd 'had enough', painful words I'll never forget. Every time I hear the new corona death statistics on the news I can't help but imagine all the husbands, wives, kids, sisters, brothers... friends.. all experiencing the same loss. It's heartbreaking.
Sorry for your loss Alan... Like you say its probably for the best, still hurts though
