Stevie Thommo

[BigFatPie]

If it's not sacking or suspending, what word would you use instead?

Isn't sacking someone to dispense with their services?

I’d say sacking someone involves unilaterally terminating their contract of employment. If you’re not using a freelancer anymore, you’re just not using them anymore and apparently they’re not even doing that on a permanent basis.

I’ve quite liked Thommo when I’ve heard him as a summariser and I hope they do bring him back.

[laddo]

All he was trying to do was be funny on the airwaves, that was his best attribute as a manager too

[TheBlackHorse]

... what a miserable bunch of PC snow flakes some of you are ...

[SwalePie]

... what a miserable bunch of PC snow flakes some of you are ...

Neigh. Not really.

[Elite_Pie]

... what a miserable bunch of PC snow flakes some of you are ...

If you understood what I said in post #33, you would realise that I agree "PC snowflakes" are a big part of the problem.

Not for the first time, you obviously didn't understand.

[applepie]

And do YOU know that the word 'religion' could be considered offensive to certain atheists?

Are they the ones who are always trying to ram their atheism down my throat? ;-)

[applepie]

It's similar to what I alluding to before about political correctness becoming a term that's so loathed in general. It really is a sh!tty term, in fact what does political correctness even mean? If it had been called something sensible like 'respect and tolerance', would people be saying "here we go again, the bloody RAT brigade going round expecting us to be respectful and tolerant"?

It would be interesting to find out who invented the term and why. I agree it’s not a very helpful one. The trouble is, whatever you call something, there are those who will turn it into a term of abuse, given the chance. “Special needs” springs to mind as an example of that - chanted in a playground.

[applepie]

Another example is “do gooders”. You would think people trying to do good would be a positive thing, but it’s used in a very negative way.

[magpie_mania]

And do YOU know that the word 'religion' could be considered offensive to certain atheists?

Why is that an offensive word? Never heard that before.

[Elite_Pie]

Why is that an offensive word? Never heard that before.

I'm not sure he was being entirely serious!