[silverbaggie]

The ever increasing problem is that it is becoming more and more a fact that no-one is allowed to express an opinion anymore unless you are on the side of the woke lefties.

I am totally sickened by the way this Country is developing and has developed over the last few years. It won't be long before the thought police are amongst us. Unless you are left wing, black and gay you are deemed to be a 'wrong thinker' and therefore of little importance and to be shouted down at every opportunity..
I have no problem with people whose sexuality or colour is different to mine, I just don't want it thrust down my throat at every opportunity.

I see that students at an Oxford College have now decided that they will no longer allow a portrait of the Queen to remain in their common room as they  believe that she was instrumental in causing problems in our former Colonies.
For God's sake (sorry BV), the straight white male has every right to live unfettered in this Country. After all, he is probably making the largest contribution to the Country's taxes.

Sorry for the rant but, I really have had enough!!!

Totally agree silverB.
The TV companies are amongst the worst peddlers of "equality" and "inclusion".... if you're gay it seems like the BBC will fall over backwards to employ you, and the other station's commercial ads will NOT show one ad where there isn't at least one person of colour - however, they WILL show ads where there is no white person.

Subtle, it isn't.

I too am heartily sick of this non stop bombardment of PC messaging at every turn. I would never abuse ANYONE, and I really believe that the vast majority of people in this country are the same.
ENOUGH!!

Silver and Drewks, I agree with you both as well, that everyone should be able to live with the freedom to express their opinion, but people also have the right to live without fear and intimidation, but there is no reason the two rights cannot sit in harmony. I fear your anger and arguments are aimed at the wrong people, if no one was making these racist and sexist comments there would be nothing for people to complain about, so unless you are both saying people should be free to express racist views if they wish, then the logical argument, if you are fed up with peoples rights being rammed down your throats, is to be angry with the people making the racist comments, not the people who challenge them rather than just let it go.  Silver I think we are around the same age bracket, so you like myself will remember the days when bananas and worse were being thrown on the pitch at our black players in the 70's/80's.  If we had just let that go back then where would we be now?

I agree totally that racist remarks are completely out of order and I'm proud to have supported a team which included the 'three degrees' and remember well the abuse they suffered when playing for us. The point I am trying to make is that there are factions within our society (including newspapers) which immediately take affront if a gay or black person is in anyway harmed even if they are violently resisting arrest.