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Given the meteoric rise of "Political Correctness" in the UK, do you feel that these?

song titles need to be changed?

"White Christmas"

"Black is Black"

"Yellow Submarine"

"Brown Sugar"

Surely these are offensive?

Views?

Update:

cheers steph!

Update 2:

Loanshark- lmao!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    NO!!!!!!!

    Shhhhhhhh!! There might be people that think thats a good idea. Arghhh

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    All are acceptable as they do not offend a minority group. There is no doubt in my mind the pendulum has swung too far on PC. Whilst the attitudes of the white majority in Britain up to the mid 1970's was totally unacceptable in today's context, we are now banning 'Irish Jokes' and those in a similar vein. It is incredible that an immigrant to the UK can get a house, live on benefits and claim Child Benefit for a child in another EU nation. Madness.

  • 1 decade ago

    No! Go away with a question like this before some p.c. pr*tt decides to make a name for 'itself' and have it made law!!!

    What about

    Brown girl in the ring

    Nights in white Satin

    Don't it make my brown eyes blue

    A whiter shade of pale

    Cherry pink and apple blossom white

    Blue, blue my love is blue

    Blue moon

    Green green grass of home

    Call me mellow yellow

    Paint it black - wow, what a song!

    Sorry about the blue and green bits but they certainly could apply to a number of young people to be found in the early hours of the morning wandering the streets after a good night out!

  • 1 decade ago

    Well someone's bound too, given the fact that Ba-ba black sheep got banned!

    I have a sneaky feeling that no one took the time or consideration to ask the sheep-community how they feel about being unemployed all of a sudden?! I for one, would like to see more support and counselling on offer for them!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Given the meteoric rise of anti-political correctness in the UK - isn't it now politically incorrect to be politically correct? Therefore it's you who's being politically correct.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes. I hope I do not come under scrutiny I am drinking hot =Chocolate in my little brown jug=.

  • 1 decade ago

    No, they are not offensive to me. Neither is the word Gollywog or Paki.

    The whole situation is barmy !!

  • 1 decade ago

    girls aloud are all white and nobodys had them banned,Ishouldnt of said that there will be a muslim on the end now

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    oi! you forgot brown girl in the ring

    it was my mixed race friends favourite song, she stood in the middle - seriously - we would get burnt at the stake now

    lol

    x

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    My wife is a teacher.

    She has to call what she writes on a "chalk board."

    Not only is it not made of chalk, but the thing is black.

    But it's all right to call a drymarker board a white board

    PC gone mad

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    So what about the country MontyNEGRO surely there is something incorrect there!

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