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Race fear cops ban the word ‘blacklist’
The Sun ^ | May 7, 2012 | Tom Wells

Posted on 05/07/2012 10:56:02 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

POLICE chiefs have banned IT staff from using the word blacklist over fears it is RACIST.

The computer term whitelist — used to denote a list of acceptable contacts — has also been outlawed.

In an email, Scotland Yard warned staff the words were no longer “appropriate”.

Security services chief Brian Douglas wrote: “IB (Information Board) are uncomfortable with the use of the term Whitelist (and I presume Blacklist).

“I am sure we can appreciate the sensitivity around the use of such terminology today so please ensure it is no longer used.” He suggested using green and red list instead.

(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 05/07/2012 10:56:06 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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You can’t use RED! That’s racist!

Or maybe ‘RED’ is the coming acceptable word.


2 posted on 05/07/2012 10:59:04 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (Criminaliens or Crimigrants...0bamao's people?)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

African-American List”?

(Can “Black Hole” be far behind?)


3 posted on 05/07/2012 11:00:15 AM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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I don't even want to think about cowboy hats.

The world is stuck on stupid.

4 posted on 05/07/2012 11:00:25 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I’ve read that the word blackboard is “racist” as well.


5 posted on 05/07/2012 11:00:25 AM PDT by ReformationFan
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To: Free ThinkerNY

All sorts of folks are going to want to attack the non-responsive 0bama regime before the election.


6 posted on 05/07/2012 11:00:41 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Free ThinkerNY

6079 Winston Smith labors on.....


7 posted on 05/07/2012 11:00:41 AM PDT by enraged
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Saltines
Ritz
Triscuit
Cheez-Its

Just making a cracker list. Seems it should be longer. Do you think I am being niggardly about national brands?


8 posted on 05/07/2012 11:01:05 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations - The acronym explains the science.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Next thing ya know someone will say that “black hole” is racist!/s


9 posted on 05/07/2012 11:02:06 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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Newspeak.


10 posted on 05/07/2012 11:02:36 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Do I really need a sarcasm tag? Seriously? You're that dense?)
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Now wait a minute. Green symbolizes environmental causes and red is for the left, socialists and communists. So environmental causes are good and communism is bad? Oh, the decisions...
11 posted on 05/07/2012 11:03:26 AM PDT by Truth29
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While standing in line at Starbucks I overheard an employee talking about how important “tolerance and diversity” is in his miserable little Marxist life. When it was my turn to order coffee I said, “I’ll have a tall Pike coffee. African American please”. He about passed out.


12 posted on 05/07/2012 11:06:17 AM PDT by albie
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Can’t use “red list”. Indians...I mean, “native Americans” would be offended.


13 posted on 05/07/2012 11:07:47 AM PDT by Signalman
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To: ReformationFan
I’ve read that the word blackboard is “racist” as well.

Black eye? Black cloud? Black-and-tan?

14 posted on 05/07/2012 11:09:33 AM PDT by JustSayNoToNannies (A free society's default policy: it's none of government's business.)
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To: Truth29

But you forgot about the Watermelons - Green on the outside, Red on the inside.

“Watermelon” is probably racist, too!


15 posted on 05/07/2012 11:12:09 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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ROFLMAO!!!!


16 posted on 05/07/2012 11:14:08 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
to be replaced by... what??? UNgland
17 posted on 05/07/2012 11:15:56 AM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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They commissioned a “white-paper” on the term “Black-listed”


18 posted on 05/07/2012 11:28:14 AM PDT by rightsmart
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And God forbid you use the term “Black ball”. ;)


19 posted on 05/07/2012 11:31:19 AM PDT by allmendream (Tea Party did not send GOP to DC to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism)
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So if someone tries to extort money from you by threatening to expose embarassing information will the be charged with attempted red-personing?


20 posted on 05/07/2012 11:35:10 AM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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