Cambridge - More PC Madness
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Jimbeaux

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33,791 posts

262 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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I know how some of you feel about Daily Mail but it really is all over the news, so please forgive. smile

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2073888/Ca...

Edited by Jimbeaux on Wednesday 14th December 14:41

Eric Mc

125,855 posts

296 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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Not Cambridge, Mass then?

Mikeyboy

5,018 posts

266 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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HR departments at Universities are quite powerful and more than a little right on. So I'm not surprised.
Though the quote from the Union woman about Academics being grown ups. Hmm she clearly hasn't been going to her lectures, or actually met an academic.

CypherP

4,456 posts

223 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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Jesus fking christ.

Jimbeaux

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33,791 posts

262 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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Eric Mc said:
Not Cambridge, Mass then?
They would probably be worse.

carmonk

7,910 posts

218 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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Disabled people? WTF? Yeah, best to ask their carer first - "Does he shake hands? Ah, look, he's moving his arms around, how sweet." fking idiots.

As for Muslims, some don't like to shake hands with non-Muslims because the non-Muslim in Islam is an inferior and dirty creature and shaking hands would cause the Muslim to become unclean. Of course, we should all respect that fair and unbiased attitude and act according. Me, I normally greet a woman in a burka by both hands on her buttocks and my tongue down her throat - slurpslurpslurp - what does the Koran say about that, eh?

Jimbeaux

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33,791 posts

262 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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carmonk said:
Disabled people? WTF? Yeah, best to ask their carer first - "Does he shake hands? Ah, look, he's moving his arms around, how sweet." fking idiots.

As for Muslims, some don't like to shake hands with non-Muslims because the non-Muslim in Islam is an inferior and dirty creature and shaking hands would cause the Muslim to become unclean. Of course, we should all respect that fair and unbiased attitude and act according. Me, I normally greet a woman in a burka by both hands on her buttocks and my tongue down her throat - slurpslurpslurp - what does the Koran say about that, eh?
Infidel!

carmonk

7,910 posts

218 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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Jimbeaux said:
carmonk said:
Disabled people? WTF? Yeah, best to ask their carer first - "Does he shake hands? Ah, look, he's moving his arms around, how sweet." fking idiots.

As for Muslims, some don't like to shake hands with non-Muslims because the non-Muslim in Islam is an inferior and dirty creature and shaking hands would cause the Muslim to become unclean. Of course, we should all respect that fair and unbiased attitude and act according. Me, I normally greet a woman in a burka by both hands on her buttocks and my tongue down her throat - slurpslurpslurp - what does the Koran say about that, eh?
Infidel!
A dirty Atheist and proud of it evil

Mikeyboy

5,018 posts

266 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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carmonk said:
Disabled people? WTF? Yeah, best to ask their carer first - "Does he shake hands? Ah, look, he's moving his arms around, how sweet." fking idiots.

As for Muslims, some don't like to shake hands with non-Muslims because the non-Muslim in Islam is an inferior and dirty creature and shaking hands would cause the Muslim to become unclean. Of course, we should all respect that fair and unbiased attitude and act according. Me, I normally greet a woman in a burka by both hands on her buttocks and my tongue down her throat - slurpslurpslurp - what does the Koran say about that, eh?
It would say she had led you on, Shame on her.
And then she would be stoned

carmonk

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218 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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Mikeyboy said:
carmonk said:
Disabled people? WTF? Yeah, best to ask their carer first - "Does he shake hands? Ah, look, he's moving his arms around, how sweet." fking idiots.

As for Muslims, some don't like to shake hands with non-Muslims because the non-Muslim in Islam is an inferior and dirty creature and shaking hands would cause the Muslim to become unclean. Of course, we should all respect that fair and unbiased attitude and act according. Me, I normally greet a woman in a burka by both hands on her buttocks and my tongue down her throat - slurpslurpslurp - what does the Koran say about that, eh?
It would say she had led you on, Shame on her.
And then she would be stoned
Them's the rules frown

911newbie

611 posts

291 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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Mikeyboy said:
HR departments at Universities are quite powerful and more than a little right on. So I'm not surprised.
Though the quote from the Union woman about Academics being grown ups. Hmm she clearly hasn't been going to her lectures, or actually met an academic.
Are you a student by any chance ?

Mikeyboy

5,018 posts

266 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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911newbie said:
Mikeyboy said:
HR departments at Universities are quite powerful and more than a little right on. So I'm not surprised.
Though the quote from the Union woman about Academics being grown ups. Hmm she clearly hasn't been going to her lectures, or actually met an academic.
Are you a student by any chance ?
Nope, wife works in a Uni and I did for a while a couple of years back, plus I have a couple of friends who stayed on to be academics. The average academic seems to stay at about the age 18 for the whole of their career, but without the sense of reality that strikes many students when they first go to Uni.
Why, are you an Academic? smile

Jimbeaux

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33,791 posts

262 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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Mikeyboy said:
911newbie said:
Mikeyboy said:
HR departments at Universities are quite powerful and more than a little right on. So I'm not surprised.
Though the quote from the Union woman about Academics being grown ups. Hmm she clearly hasn't been going to her lectures, or actually met an academic.
Are you a student by any chance ?
Nope, wife works in a Uni and I did for a while a couple of years back, plus I have a couple of friends who stayed on to be academics. The average academic seems to stay at about the age 18 for the whole of their career, but without the sense of reality that strikes many students when they first go to Uni.
Why, are you an Academic? smile
Rather spot on I think. They appear to remain the "age" of those they are surrounded by and are insulated from reality by the ivy covered walls.

TheEnd

15,370 posts

219 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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"A directive sent to admissions tutors warns that some applicants are 'culturally sensitive' to traditional greetings and suggests that 'suitable body language' is just as welcoming.
A spokesman for the university said: 'Dons should read the situation properly and bear in mind that not all people will want to shake hands.'

Let's run that through the Dailymailaliser-

"Academics at Cambridge University have reacted with dismay after being ordered not to shake hands automatically with Muslims or disabled people in case it upsets them."

ah.. there we go...

Mikeyboy

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266 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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TheEnd said:
"A directive sent to admissions tutors warns that some applicants are 'culturally sensitive' to traditional greetings and suggests that 'suitable body language' is just as welcoming.
A spokesman for the university said: 'Dons should read the situation properly and bear in mind that not all people will want to shake hands.'

Let's run that through the Dailymailaliser-

"Academics at Cambridge University have reacted with dismay after being ordered not to shake hands automatically with Muslims or disabled people in case it upsets them."

ah.. there we go...
OOh where can I get one of those machines? If I put it in reverse I might not end up getting so annoyed at some people in my life. Their overblown pronouncements of rage will come out more like sane and sensible queries about my behaviour.

TheEnd

15,370 posts

219 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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If you run one backwards, it's supposed to cure cancer.

Jimbeaux

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33,791 posts

262 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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hehe

911newbie

611 posts

291 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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Jimbeaux said:
Mikeyboy said:
911newbie said:
Mikeyboy said:
HR departments at Universities are quite powerful and more than a little right on. So I'm not surprised.
Though the quote from the Union woman about Academics being grown ups. Hmm she clearly hasn't been going to her lectures, or actually met an academic.
Are you a student by any chance ?
Nope, wife works in a Uni and I did for a while a couple of years back, plus I have a couple of friends who stayed on to be academics. The average academic seems to stay at about the age 18 for the whole of their career, but without the sense of reality that strikes many students when they first go to Uni.
Why, are you an Academic? smile
Rather spot on I think. They appear to remain the "age" of those they are surrounded by and are insulated from reality by the ivy covered walls.
Yes I'm an academic, and bored stupid by the cliched rubbish spouted by the media and believed by many people.
At least you base your observations on experience. My experiences ar enot like yours.

Most academics are just normal people with a slightly unusual job. The experience of academics many (not all) students get is often coloured by the academic criticising their work, i.e. often students dislike their tutors. Comes with the job I guess. Some academics are 'bookish' and some are loud and forcible, i.e. just like people ...

Jimbeaux said "... and are insulated from reality by the ivy covered walls"
- Ha ha ha ha [points at Jimbeaux]
You need to refresh your stereotypes, your current ones are old and boring.

fizz47

3,252 posts

241 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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carmonk said:
Disabled people? WTF? Yeah, best to ask their carer first - "Does he shake hands? Ah, look, he's moving his arms around, how sweet." fking idiots.

As for Muslims, some don't like to shake hands with non-Muslims because the non-Muslim in Islam is an inferior and dirty creature and shaking hands would cause the Muslim to become unclean. Of course, we should all respect that fair and unbiased attitude and act according. Me, I normally greet a woman in a burka by both hands on her buttocks and my tongue down her throat - slurpslurpslurp - what does the Koran say about that, eh?
What a load of crap - Muslims dont have issues with shaking hands with non - muslims- Traditionally the issue is women shaking hands with men. I know many muslims from all over the world and have never come across a muslim refusing to shake hands with non - muslims. Its nothing to do with inferiority / un clean etc.

I have seen women refusing to shake hands with men but not for the above reasons.

As for this 'dismay' by cambridge acedemics - what a load of usual Daily Mail crap.

There has been special dispositions for different groups around for many many years in Cambridge. For example during graduation ceremony you traditionally have to bow to but certain groups have been allowed not do this because of religious reasons.

This is just Daily Mail stirring the pot crap again, and inventing unnecessary news that EDL supporters love.

Edited by fizz47 on Wednesday 14th December 15:49

captainzep

13,306 posts

223 months

Wednesday 14th December 2011
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Why are Daily Mail readers getting cross about something going on in one of the pinnacles of academia?

It would be like me getting annoyed about the standard of catering in a women's refuge.