Political correctness gone mad

[simmo 21,941]

2 hours ago, Skani said:

Not awkward at all for any female who 

(a)  is shocked by  an unexpected groping  (b)  ditto from a very senior public official who is also your employer  (c)  ditto ditto on a very public stage next to your royal family and in front of millions of TV viewers   (d)  has been conditioned as part of her gender from an early age  to play "nice" and smile in public in front of males with power.   "Grin and bear it" was probably the only reaction  in the circumstances.

That's a bit presumptuous, most women I know would let anyone know in no uncertain terms if they crossed the line.  

I'm calling "stitch up" you can call it what you like.  I can't imagine it will do the women's game any favours though.  What male coaches will want to go anywhere near it now..

[simmo 21,941]

On 30/08/2023 at 04:37, unzippy said:

Definitely time for Specsavers, he's got hold of both ears!

No misjudgment happening there.

She has her arm wrapped around him. Hardly pushing him away.

[simmo 21,941]

2 hours ago, Skani said:

Not awkward at all for any female who 

(a)  is shocked by  an unexpected groping  (b)  ditto from a very senior public official who is also your employer  (c)  ditto ditto on a very public stage next to your royal family and in front of millions of TV viewers   (d)  has been conditioned as part of her gender from an early age  to play "nice" and smile in public in front of males with power.   "Grin and bear it" was probably the only reaction  in the circumstances.

It's no wonder so many blokes are turning gay.

[simmo 21,941]

I wonder if Vinnie Jones got Paul gascoignes consent.

Edited August 31 by simmo

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[Bulya 2,860]

19 hours ago, InnerVoice said:

The golden rule in the Australian male changing room is that you never engage anyone in conversation until your daks are on, or folks will think you're cruising!

Wasn’t like that when I joined the military in ‘70 or any gym since.  

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4 hours ago, Bulya said:

Wasn’t like that when I joined the military in ‘70 or any gym since.  

That makes you about 80, and as a 60 year old I'm happy to chat with 80 year old blokes without my togs on - but not 20 year olds.

Edited September 1 by InnerVoice

[Bulya 2,860]

16 minutes ago, InnerVoice said:

That makes you about 80, and as a 60 year old I'm happy to chat with 80 year old blokes without my togs on - but not 20 year olds.

70

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19 hours ago, simmo said:

I wonder if Vinnie Jones got Paul gascoignes consent.

Apologies in advance for this off-topic post.

I vividly recall the above picture being used in various advertising campaigns back in the 90s. I think it helped Vinnie Jones's career a lot. He was an average player at best and relied on physical aggression to intimidate the opposition. Gazza was one of the best players to ever put on an England shirt but missed out on greatness due to a lack of focus and an extravagant lifestyle, while Vinnie went on to have a successful acting/media career. It just goes to show it isn't what you have in life, it's what you do with it.

[InnerVoice 1,265]

2 hours ago, Bulya said:

70

I'd still feel safe.

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7 hours ago, InnerVoice said:

That makes you about 80, and as a 60 year old I'm happy to chat with 80 year old blokes without my togs on - but not 20 year olds.

I would not be striking up conversation with any half naked blokes in the change rooms.

Would be too weird.

[FirstWorldProblems 2,141]

There’s no way you haven’t developed a strong, strong immunity to striking up conversations that the other person thinks are weird.  

[Blue Manna 310]

On 31/08/2023 at 05:40, simmo said:

So you're supposed to go home in your wet bathers?

Noted 

No, you shower with your bathers on, then get changed in the cubicle. Christ, we're not Australian. Go home in wet bathers!

[InnerVoice 1,265]

3 hours ago, Blue Manna said:

No, you shower with your bathers on, then get changed in the cubicle. Christ, we're not Australian. Go home in wet bathers!

No cubicles at my local pool. The men's changing room is one big room with the showers along one side and the changing area in the middle. I was taking to an interesting bloke yesterday (with my daks on) who turned out to be a retired scientist from the UK, who's over here visiting family. He was an entomologist who enthusiastically informed me that pound for pound insects have 8-times as much protein as beef, and that they are the food of the future. Well, there you go.

[simmo 21,941]

5 hours ago, InnerVoice said:

No cubicles at my local pool. The men's changing room is one big room with the showers along one side and the changing area in the middle. I was taking to an interesting bloke yesterday (with my daks on) who turned out to be a retired scientist from the UK, who's over here visiting family. He was an entomologist who enthusiastically informed me that pound for pound insects have 8-times as much protein as beef, and that they are the food of the future. Well, there you go.

Sound like a chat up line if you ask me

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“North Wales firm defends ‘woke free zone’ flag that left critic ‘disgusted’” – Sports retail business Net World Sports has defended flying an ‘anti-woke’ flag outside its Wrexham headquarters, according to North Wales Live

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/wrexham-firm-defends-woke-free-28099921