PC Run Amok?Check out this
hilarious article on the EU-Crats attempting to change place names to be more gender and racially sensitive:
The German commissioner, Arlo Pilof, the architect of the 2006 Race and Gender Equality Imposition Code (conformity), an amendment to existing rules, said: "We believe many names do not conform, and we started with Scotland because it is the worst of the culprits with offensive names such as Skinflats, near Grangemouth."Skinflats? Exactly what is so offensive about that name? Is it prejudiced against those with bumpy skin?
And get some of these others:
The commissioners in Brussels have demanded "race and gender-sensitive" names found for towns such as Motherwell, Blackburn, Helensburgh, Fort William, Campbeltown, Peterhead, Lewis and Fraserburgh be changed.
A Scottish parliamentary group, set up in anticipation of the legislation, has made a start. Fort William, in the shadow of Britain’s highest mountain, would become Fort Nevis by 2006, under one suggestion.
Edinburgh City Council is considering revising Arthur’s Seat because the commissioners said its ancient name contained sexual undertones "likely to offend those visiting Edinburgh".Remember, this is the EU, which is supposed to give the US a run for its money economically.
(Note: Before passing this story on you might want to try figuring out a few anagrams for the German commissioner's name.)
