Paid Members Linus 159 Posted November 17, 2020 Paid Members Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 BAME - which can be and often is pronounced as a word - is used in the same way as LGBTQ+. You'd never describe an individual as LGTBQ+ but you'd refer to the "community" or an officer/spokesman of such in a political party. Individuals are black, or Asian, unless they tell you otherwise, in which case you use what they ask you to use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members stumobir 536 Posted November 17, 2020 Paid Members Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Linus said: BAME - which can be and often is pronounced as a word - is used in the same way as LGBTQ+. You'd never describe an individual as LGTBQ+ but you'd refer to the "community" or an officer/spokesman of such in a political party. Individuals are black, or Asian, unless they tell you otherwise, in which case you use what they ask you to use. Really? Can't say I've ever heard it said like that and would be pretty uncomfortable using it myself.  While I can't think of many reasons to use B.A.M.E outside of quantitive discussion it at least distinguishes that there are differences within that group, as does LGBTQ+, using BAME just seems lazy and potentially insensitive, might as well just say "THEM". Edited November 17, 2020 by stumobir Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members Chris B 4,150 Posted November 17, 2020 Paid Members Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 (edited) Plenty of things can be and are pronounced as words. Doesn't mean they're all acceptable. Edited November 17, 2020 by Chris B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patiirc 276 Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 Increasingly intersectionality is used instead of BAME by those in said community As with all things, people hate being defined and labelled by others for other's consumption and would much prefer to define themselves, which makes better sense.    Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AshC 447 Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 It's a fair observation, but it means people are forever at risk of saying the 'wrong' thing. I kinda of wish the world would chill out about it, tbh. Fuck racism, mind. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members BomberPat 7,466 Posted November 17, 2020 Paid Members Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 We'd be better off if people were worried more about being conscientious and polite enough to say the right thing than imagining that they were being restricted from saying the wrong thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SuperBacon 7,609 Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 TIL that the last people executed in Britain, 'legally', was in 1964. I think I already knew this (Today I Relearned?), but this has sort of shocked me a bit. That's not that long ago is it? Also, TIL Pusha T is ridiculously rich as Arbys pays him for their slogan "We Have The Meats". And he came up with the McDonald's "I'm Loving It" jingle. Nice work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Keith Houchen 16,930 Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, SuperBacon said:  TIL that the last people executed in Britain, 'legally', was in 1964.  There’s that one as well about how the last legal  execution in France by guillotine happened after Star Wars A New Hope came out. (It wasn’t Lucas) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AshC 447 Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, BomberPat said: We'd be better off if people were worried more about being conscientious and polite enough to say the right thing than imagining that they were being restricted from saying the wrong thing. I mean, you're right, but it's gone to such an extreme now. Like everything amplified by social media, I suppose. I wasn't saying they were being restricted. But punishing people for using a term that was fine a year or two ago but is now usurped by another term? I'm sorry, but that seems counterproductive, to me. Edited November 17, 2020 by AshC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SuperBacon 7,609 Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Keith Houchen said: There’s that one as well about how the last legal  execution in France by guillotine happened after Star Wars A New Hope came out. (It wasn’t Lucas) I'll be honest, I'm surprised the French aren't still doing it, the brutal shits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid Members Chris B 4,150 Posted November 17, 2020 Paid Members Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 19 minutes ago, AshC said: I mean, you're right, but it's gone to such an extreme now. Like everything amplified by social media, I suppose. I wasn't saying they were being restricted. But punishing people for using a term that was fine a year or two ago but is now usurped by another term? I'm sorry, but that seems counterproductive, to me. Who has been punished? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AshC 447 Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 Every fucker whoever says the wrong thing because they're not on top of the myriad of new terms and offshoots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Chest Rockwell 7,347 Posted November 17, 2020 Moderators Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 By whom in what way? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patiirc 276 Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 11 minutes ago, AshC said: Every fucker whoever says the wrong thing because they're not on top of the myriad of new terms and offshoots. Please give examples? Could always ask the person you are addressing rather than presuming... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AshC 447 Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 Sorry I shouldn't have got involved, have a good night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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