Talking of political correctness
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Talking of political correctness
Pick the bones out of this one
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It's got it all; gender pay gap, pink colours, beards, gender identification. It's the PC full house
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It's got it all; gender pay gap, pink colours, beards, gender identification. It's the PC full house
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Re: Talking of political correctness
I'd just walk out of there.. this guy's got too much bloody time on his hands ![Angry :@](./images/smilies/emoticon-0121-angry.gif)
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I think good on him. He proved a point. Equality is equality. Seems counter productive to have a campaign to highlight inequality (of wages) but then treating people with inequality (on purchase price).
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Re: Talking of political correctness
The guy had a point, you can’t have one price or price list for blokes and another for women, were it the other way round it’d likely have resulted in a public prosecution not a private one.
That said, it’s gotten both Brewdog and the Equality gap issue a lot of column inches and clicks at the cost of a rather petty and laughable court case, all for £1000 and costs. I’d say that’s canny advertising if I were a teeny bit cynical.
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That said, it’s gotten both Brewdog and the Equality gap issue a lot of column inches and clicks at the cost of a rather petty and laughable court case, all for £1000 and costs. I’d say that’s canny advertising if I were a teeny bit cynical.
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Re: Talking of political correctness
they do say that a womans work is never done
maybe thats why they get paid less ?
maybe thats why they get paid less ?
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HahaJack wrote:they do say that a womans work is never done
maybe thats why they get paid less ?
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Re: Talking of political correctness
And that has relevance how?D41 wrote:.....This, from the man who has his own gin bar at home.
I serve genders equally at my bar, and sometimes the result of that has been rather fruitful
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Well then...since you asked....
Like a lot of stereotypes, gin being labeled as a "woman's drink" is no different, and there's some historical basis behind it...."back-in-the-day"...18th & 19th century, while men had their own ale-houses to frequent, women had dram houses, gin houses, etc....mostly staffed by women, sold by women - to women, etc.....hence the nickname "Mother's Ruin", as there's been speculation that their kids were breastfed gin-tainted milk....thereby ensuring a whole new generation of customers later on down the line.
It's also the reason that gin was originally perfumed, in order to increase it's appeal to the fairer sex.
Like a lot of stereotypes, gin being labeled as a "woman's drink" is no different, and there's some historical basis behind it...."back-in-the-day"...18th & 19th century, while men had their own ale-houses to frequent, women had dram houses, gin houses, etc....mostly staffed by women, sold by women - to women, etc.....hence the nickname "Mother's Ruin", as there's been speculation that their kids were breastfed gin-tainted milk....thereby ensuring a whole new generation of customers later on down the line.
It's also the reason that gin was originally perfumed, in order to increase it's appeal to the fairer sex.
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Well you better hope you don’t run in Deegee, D6Nutz and myself in a dark alley and we decide to show you how ‘girlie’ we areD41 wrote:Well then...since you asked....
Like a lot of stereotypes, gin being labeled as a "woman's drink" is no different, and there's some historical basis behind it...."back-in-the-day"...18th & 19th century, while men had their own ale-houses to frequent, women had dram houses, gin houses, etc....mostly staffed by women, sold by women - to women, etc.....hence the nickname "Mother's Ruin", as there's been speculation that their kids were breastfed gin-tainted milk....thereby ensuring a whole new generation of customers later on down the line.
It's also the reason that gin was originally perfumed, in order to increase it's appeal to the fairer sex.
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Re: Talking of political correctness
You homos all going to bum him, aren't you?
Fecking gin drinkers.
Fecking gin drinkers.
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Sounds like the three of them go out cottaging together.
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Had to google that term D, more concerned you knew it off the top of your headD41 wrote:Sounds like the three of them go out cottaging together.
"Two's-you-lose, three's-a-tease"..../
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Maybe you do occasionally get off the couch!
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You think I get off the couch??
I'd have to get out of bed first.
Nah....there was some area or stretch of Newcastle Quayside that was known for the "cottage-industry-crowd" back in the day, IIRC.
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