You just got to love England

[OneGun]

Political Correctness is nothing more than oppression.

PC stifles freedom of speech, freedom of expression, in other words individualism! It stifles faith, creativity, etc.

People need to grow-up and stop being fragile buttercups.

[WildBill]

Story refers to the men as Asian. I guess Pakistan is in Asia.

Although we Americans don't normally think of India or Pakistan as Asia, it is.

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a sovereign country in South Asia.

It is perhaps worth mentioning that when people in the UK talk about "Asians" they mostly mean people from Pakistan, India or Bangladesh etc. Brits are not likely to refer to people from the Western Pacific Rim as "Asians" They will generally refer to them either "Oriental" or Chinese/Japanese even if they are actually from Korea or Viet Nam etc.

Even on official government forms when checking the box to indicate race, there will be box for "Asian" and another one for "Chinese". As a Brit it took me a while to adjust to the American idea of calling people from Japan and China "Asian"

I guess the reasons for this are fairly simple. Even 25 years ago there were many more Indians and Pakistanis in the UK (more than a million) than Chinese (most of those from Hong Kong) who numbered a few hundred thousand.

I don't know why, but in the US the use of "Oriental" for Asians is frowned upon. For some reason it's not politically correct.

[Noggin]

Story refers to the men as Asian. I guess Pakistan is in Asia.

Although we Americans don't normally think of India or Pakistan as Asia, it is.

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a sovereign country in South Asia.

It is perhaps worth mentioning that when people in the UK talk about "Asians" they mostly mean people from Pakistan, India or Bangladesh etc. Brits are not likely to refer to people from the Western Pacific Rim as "Asians" They will generally refer to them either "Oriental" or Chinese/Japanese even if they are actually from Korea or Viet Nam etc.

Even on official government forms when checking the box to indicate race, there will be box for "Asian" and another one for "Chinese". As a Brit it took me a while to adjust to the American idea of calling people from Japan and China "Asian"

I guess the reasons for this are fairly simple. Even 25 years ago there were many more Indians and Pakistanis in the UK (more than a million) than Chinese (most of those from Hong Kong) who numbered a few hundred thousand.

I don't know why, but in the US the use of "Oriental" for Asians is frowned upon. For some reason it's not politically correct.

Yes I heard someone on TV over here, say something about that but without an explanation as to why.

[G26ster]

Simple explanation as it puzzled me too. Oriental = Things, Asian = People. That's the current PC def.

[philip964]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5341098/m ... -a-cervix/

I am so confused after reading this. Trans woman being invited for a cervix smear, but trans men not being invited for a breast X-ray, I think. But it’s really hard to keep straight what’s going on.

[philip964]

https://news.yahoo.com/transgender-paed ... 27414.html

Transgender Paedophile sues NHS for refusing to provide free gender reassignment surgery while in prison.

[philip964]

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-52699104

Lady helps a man with a stuck Lorry. He give he a kiss on the cheek for helping him.

Derbyshire Police under ridicule for wanting the public’s help in finding the man through their website and social media.

Nope not a social distancing violation, woman wants him arrested for sexual assault.

[Vol Texan]

Simple explanation as it puzzled me too. Oriental = Things, Asian = People. That's the current PC def.

Oriental = anything or anyone from the eastern hemisphere
Occidental = anything or anyone from the Western Hemisphere

[philip964]

https://news.yahoo.com/farmer-flipped-c ... 39424.html

Jury rules man’s home is his castle. Following 400 year old law.

Wrecking a punks car with his tractor for illegally parking on his farm and refusing to move it.

[philip964]

Police respond to 'mass killing' scene in UK, find normal yoga class

https://www.foxnews.com/world/police-re ... yoga-class

Passerby saw bodies lying on the floor, called police.

[03Lightningrocks]

Police respond to 'mass killing' scene in UK, find normal yoga class

https://www.foxnews.com/world/police-re ... yoga-class

Passerby saw bodies lying on the floor, called police.

IDIOTS!

[Rafe]

Police respond to 'mass killing' scene in UK, find normal yoga class

https://www.foxnews.com/world/police-re ... yoga-class

Passerby saw bodies lying on the floor, called police.

IDIOTS!

Just... Just... I have no words. I'd have liked to have been there when the bobbies arrived, though, and found only a bunch of moms in yoga pants doing the Tree Pose.

[powerboatr]

Police respond to 'mass killing' scene in UK, find normal yoga class

https://www.foxnews.com/world/police-re ... yoga-class

Passerby saw bodies lying on the floor, called police.

IDIOTS!

Just... Just... I have no words. I'd have liked to have been there when the bobbies arrived, though, and found only a bunch of moms in yoga pants doing the Tree Pose.

or downward dog

[Rafe]

Police respond to 'mass killing' scene in UK, find normal yoga class

https://www.foxnews.com/world/police-re ... yoga-class

Passerby saw bodies lying on the floor, called police.

IDIOTS!

Just... Just... I have no words. I'd have liked to have been there when the bobbies arrived, though, and found only a bunch of moms in yoga pants doing the Tree Pose.

or downward dog

If Monty Python were still around, I could see a most excellent skit developing out of this.

[anygunanywhere]

Police respond to 'mass killing' scene in UK, find normal yoga class

https://www.foxnews.com/world/police-re ... yoga-class

Passerby saw bodies lying on the floor, called police.

IDIOTS!

Just... Just... I have no words. I'd have liked to have been there when the bobbies arrived, though, and found only a bunch of moms in yoga pants doing the Tree Pose.

or downward dog

If Monty Python were still around, I could see a most excellent skit developing out of this.