Strictly speaking Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are conquered territories, and there's still a lot of historical resentment. Especially when...
Yes, unless they object. But never call someone from Britain a Limey. And never call a stranger from Ireland, Scotland, or Wales a Brit or English.
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My point exactly. Most people reflect the prejudices of whatever place and time period they live in. The question isn't whether they were prejudiced,...
Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa. I did something that always annoys me when other people do it and which I often complain about. I made a statement based...
Since I'm not a lawyer and I don't play one on television, I'll take your word for it. All I know for sure is the laws I grew up with and what I was...
BTW it sounds like you're a very good teacher, and I like the way you used that book as a teaching opportunity beyond the obvious rhyming and writing...
Contrarywise, if you continue engaging in a conversation with people who "make the jump from 'I disagree' to 'You’re a bigot'”, you'll waste a lot of...
Either way, all the powers that be can do is make a "best reasonable guess" as to which people are most likely to get the virus and which people are...
And with that, I am totally out of this thread. I objected to books being pulled from publication because part of what is in them might be offensive,...
My opinion is my opinion and I'm totally entitled to have it, just as you are totally entitled to have a contrary opinion. Whether or not my opinion...
71 years old. Ride a 2016 Honda Rebel motorcycle 24/7/365. Haven't owned a 4-wheel vehicle in 20 years and seldom ride in one. Wish I could live on an English Narrow Boat (Canal Boat). I can't dance worth a hoot, but I do it anyway, and so should you. I love reading both fiction and non-fiction, and I'm fond of children's and young-adult books, but only the excellent ones. And I try to avoid books/movies where a sympathetic character dies (ex: Old Yeller) I use Ubuntu Linux and FLOSS (Free, Libre, Open-Source) software.
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