Dignity at Work

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Funky_Bold_Ribena wrote: »

What word would you use to describe someone who posts insults online and loses their job as a result?

A Pillock! Ok

Honeypie

This thread has took quite a turn :doh:

kws

blckbrd wrote: »

I totally understand what you're saying but the use of the highlighted word is a throwback to the 70s in itself. Is it offensive? Nope, not to me in this context but to others? Absolutely.

It is very difficult to come up with an acceptable word to use in place of the one I used (I'm sure that there is a PC phrase that one should use in its place) - the poster I was paraphrasing probably played it safest by just referring to "certain footballers"

kws

UsernameAlreadyExists wrote: »

Yes, put this thread in a different forum section and take "dignity" out of the thread title, and perhaps change it to "I might be gettin sackd for calling sum1 a f**tard", and you'll get an entirely different take.

Only likely if that forum section was on the Sun or Daily Star's websites.

UsernameAlreadyExists

kws wrote: »

It is very difficult to come up with an acceptable word to use in place of the one I used (I'm sure that there is a PC phrase that one should use in its place) - the poster I was paraphrasing probably played it safest by just referring to "certain footballers"

And you don't even know it? You sir, are a racist!

blckbrd

kws wrote: »

It is very difficult to come up with an acceptable word to use in place of the one I used (I'm sure that there is a PC phrase that one should use in its place) - the poster I was paraphrasing probably played it safest by just referring to "certain footballers"

The acceptable term always is 'black'.

Bigots don't make such gestures at any other group and black people don't find offence in the word 'black'.

blckbrd

UsernameAlreadyExists wrote: »

And you don't even know it? You sir, are a racist!

... And you, sir(?), are a troll.

kws was indicating a common difficulty in understanding what is acceptable and what is not.

I once had an elderly many in a Cornish pub tell me how his friends had issues with 'darkies' while he did not. Abhorrent term - admirable intent.

Captain_Shambolic

UsernameAlreadyExists wrote: »

Interesting ... so you can totally dismiss the word bimbo as inoffensive? You might even use it yourself? So you can't see that for a woman in a male dominated workplace... being called a bimbo is a serious case of sexual discrimination?

Nice sidestep sunshine. However I will ask again, what would your reaction be if the word in question was n*gger or f*ggot?

UsernameAlreadyExists

blckbrd wrote: »

... And you, sir(?), are a troll.

kws was indicating a common difficulty in understanding what is acceptable and what is not.

I once had an elderly many in a Cornish pub tell me how his friends had issues with 'darkies' while he did not. Abhorrent term - admirable intent.

eeeeeeexactly. And many, many people, myself included, don't care about the word f-tard. It's a "young" word currently legislated against because of its origins and for all the wrong reasons. When the yoof of today are in power and writing the laws, acting as barristers/solicitors, they'll wonder what the hell all the fuss is about.

Can you imagine the old cornish guy being punished for using his word? (Darkies) It's a word of his generation, a judge would laugh it off on the grounds that he doesn't know what offence it can cause, and what does the innappropriate words of an old "fool" matter anyway? (irony). f-tard is a word for the younger generation, I'd not even heard of it 5 years ago.. Only the generation in power now are "right" in the eyes of the law simply because they have the control.

UsernameAlreadyExists

Captain_Shambolic wrote: »

Nice sidestep sunshine

Ageist? (how old do you think I am btw?)

Captain_Shambolic wrote: »

However I will ask again, what would your reaction be if the word in question was n*gger or f*ggot?

No problem with the word f*ggot. My ex boss was as gay as a row of pink tents. He used to describe himself as one occasionally. Depends on the social setting at the time.
N*gger I still think is a bit of a taboo word, even though they use it to address each other. Weird one.