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    Harriet Harman backing move to ban the term chairman

    So will Harman ban herself next for being sexist or will she change her name by deed pool to Harperson?


    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...ng-sexist.html

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    Re: Harriet Harman backing move to ban the term chairman

    Good to know that it has it's priorities sorted then.
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    Re: Harriet Harman backing move to ban the term chairman

    Quote Originally Posted by Semper_Flexibilis
    So will Harman ban herself next for being sexist or will she change her name by deed pool to Harpieson?


    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...ng-sexist.html
    There you go bud, fixed that for you ;)

    I'm just wondering what the biatch will do to 'human' and 'woman'?

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    Re: Harriet Harman backing move to ban the term chairman

    Quote Originally Posted by Semper_Flexibilis
    So will Harman ban herself next for being sexist or will she change her name by deed pool to Harperson?


    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...ng-sexist.html
    I think they (Labour Party), are trying to F everything over, before they get ousted, and leave the next lot with such a disaster to as to reflect bad on them?

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    Re: Harriet Harman backing move to ban the term chairman

    The continued attacks by the PC brigade to attack alleged sexism , racism etc is just further spiralling down into the realms of the ridiculous .

    We had " mankind " which became " humankind " and presumably if she continues on her merry way we will eventually end up with " hupersonkind " or something else equally ridiculous .

    If this story is true then surely there are more pressing items for our Government Ministers to address their attention to .

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    Re: Harriet Harman backing move to ban the term chairman

    This is all to do with her face isn't it...
    If she was a babe then her husband would still be interested in her, she'd be getting it regularly and she wouldn't feel the need to press for matters of equality and instead she'd be looking forward to her next sex session with hubby.

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    Thought not.

    They want to control our every thought, this lot. The sooner they're gone the better. I really hope the country doesn't fcuk up the vote at the election.

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    Re: Harriet Harman backing move to ban the term chairman

    This loony concept is rooted in the wholesale misunderstanding of the word 'man' and there was a recent newspaper article which steadily demolished it. The original meaning of 'man', IIRC, is the all-encompassing 'member of the human race'.

    Thus, the article argued, the term 'chairman' is already gender neutral. The problem therefore lies with our poor command of English, not some misplaced PC concept of gender bias.

    And they call this progress.
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    Re: Harriet Harman backing move to ban the term chairman

    It's probably on here somewhere else, but she's now an official nominee for "Rear of the Year".

    Probably right as she has Ed Zachary condition...
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    Re: Harriet Harman backing move to ban the term chairman

    She's a fcking tw4t.

    When she was left alone to play with the toys over summer she started to do all this kind of poppycock as well.
    Nevermind that alot of Labour law makers actually regret the ludicrous laws they have brought in - still continue to do it.

    Although to be fair its a major thing. Just a title. But that's what annoys me - we are paying for her time and she uses it on this cr4p.

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    Re: Harriet Harman backing move to ban the term chairman

    This is a joke, if it's true. I've discussed this at length with a variety of lady Chairmen, from Flower Clubs to SSAFA Committees and Small Companies.

    Not one of them has ever wished to be named after a piece of furniture, and all have been happy that the term 'Chairman' applies to both genders.

    Typical politician - fix something that isn't broken whilst ignoring the really important stuff like crime, finances, education and health!
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    They call it easing the Spring.
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    Re: Harriet Harman backing move to ban the term chairman

    Enter the Pope with "Chairman is a traditional term which accords with natural justice".

    Exit Battie Hattie at speed.

    She is one godawful woman.
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    Re: Harriet Harman backing move to ban the term chairman

    No doubt she'll want to ban most of the nouns in the English language. There's masculine &, feminine ergo Chairman & Chairwoman or in her case neuter... Chairperson.

    Feck the PC brigade, I'll still carry on using the words Manager, Manageress, Headmaster, Headmistress, Barman & Barmaid & stuff asexual bitches like Harman.
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    Re: Harriet Harman backing move to ban the term chairman

    Quote Originally Posted by sunami
    No doubt she'll want to ban most of the nouns in the English language. There's masculine &, feminine ergo Chairman & Chairwoman or in her case neuter... Chairperson.

    Feck the PC brigade, I'll still carry on using the words Manager, Manageress, Headmaster, Headmistress, Barman & Barmaid & stuff asexual bitches like Harman.
    Don't forget Doctor/Doctix, Editor/Editrix & suchlike.


    Isn't Harperson a bit sexist?. Harperchild, maybe?.
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    Re: Harriet Harman backing move to ban the term chairman

    Quote Originally Posted by stickybomb
    This loony concept is rooted in the wholesale misunderstanding of the word 'man' and there was a recent newspaper article which steadily demolished it. The original meaning of 'man', IIRC, is the all-encompassing 'member of the human race'.

    Thus, the article argued, the term 'chairman' is already gender neutral. The problem therefore lies with our poor command of English, not some misplaced PC concept of gender bias.

    And they call this progress.
    Quite so, but Harriet Harperson is a woman who,s fear and hatred of anything remotely called "Man", sends her into paroxysms of shrieking vitriolic damnation that just seems boundless in it,s ridiculousness, and yet has a measure of support from among her supporters in the Liabour Partei ( hopefully with collective tongues in cheeks ), secretly hoping that "His High and Mighty Top Banana", Broon, will shuffle her off to the back benches PDQ.
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    Re: Harriet Harman backing move to ban the term chairman

    Quote Originally Posted by Manley
    Quote Originally Posted by stickybomb
    This loony concept is rooted in the wholesale misunderstanding of the word 'man' and there was a recent newspaper article which steadily demolished it. The original meaning of 'man', IIRC, is the all-encompassing 'member of the human race'.

    Thus, the article argued, the term 'chairman' is already gender neutral. The problem therefore lies with our poor command of English, not some misplaced PC concept of gender bias.

    And they call this progress.
    Quite so, but Harriet Harperson is a woman who,s fear and hatred of anything remotely called "Man", Top Banana", Broon, will shuffle her off to the back benches PDQ.
    She'd have a field day on you then.

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