AeroWesty From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 18803 posts, RR: 64 Reply 1, posted (7 years 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 1983 times:
Maybe the real gay penguins got their tuxedos in a tizzy and complained.
Quote: Wendell and Cass, two penguins at the New York Aquarium in Coney Island, Brooklyn, live in a soap opera world of seduction and intrigue. Among the 22 male and 10 female African black-footed penguins in the aquarium's exhibit, tales of love, lust and betrayal are the norm. These birds mate for life. But given the disproportionate male-female ratio at the aquarium, some of the females flirt profusely and dump their partners for single males with better nests.
Wendell and Cass, however, take no part in these cunning schemes. They have been completely devoted to each other for the last eight years. In fact, neither one of them has ever been with anyone else, says their keeper, Stephanie Mitchell.
But the partnership of Wendell and Cass adds drama in another way. They're both male. That is to say, they're gay penguins.
N229NW From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 1850 posts, RR: 36 Reply 4, posted (7 years 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 1963 times:
OK...This is ridiculous. I think they missed April fools day by a month...PC does run amok sometimes (as I admitted in my thread on the subject; though with the history of tabloids fabricating stories like this, I would want to see it confirmed before I believe it 100%).
By the way, note that the gay rights groups did not instigate the change, and in fact are totally annoyed at at. It was just some weird zookeeper...
DeltaGator From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 6341 posts, RR: 16 Reply 5, posted (7 years 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 1942 times:
Quoting N229NW (Reply 4): It was just some weird zookeeper...
True, those Aussies are nothing but trouble!
"If you can't delight in the misery of others then you don't deserve to be a college football fan."
KiwiTEAL From Australia, joined Nov 2005, 253 posts, RR: 1 Reply 6, posted (7 years 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 1942 times:
You think Fairy Penguins is the limit ? Now the kindergarten kids have to sing Baa Baa "Rainbow" Sheep here in Oz now, as the word "black" might prove offensive!!!!! How bloody ridiculous.
When it gets to the stage of forcing the issue on traditional nursery rhymes we have all grown up with (and not suffered from), its political correctness gone raving insane!
KiwiTEAL (and I still have my 40 yr old GOLLYWOG!!!!)
AeroWesty From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 18803 posts, RR: 64 Reply 7, posted (7 years 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 1928 times:
Quoting KiwiTEAL (Reply 6): When it gets to the stage of forcing the issue on traditional nursery rhymes we have all grown up with (and not suffered from), its political correctness gone raving insane!
KiwiTEAL From Australia, joined Nov 2005, 253 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (7 years 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 1910 times:
Quoting AeroWesty (Reply 7): Do they still read Little Black Sambo?
Haa haa - i very much doubt it, tho it might now be "Little Rainbow Sambo"
Its ironic that here in Aussie there was a major dispute over the naming of footy stadium stand as "The "Nigger" Brown Stand (the guys nickname) and yet a famous brand of Australian cheese is COON CHEESE and nobody turns a hair.
DeltaGator From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 6341 posts, RR: 16 Reply 9, posted (7 years 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 1904 times:
Quoting KiwiTEAL (Reply 8): and yet a famous brand of Australian cheese is COON CHEESE and nobody turns a hair.
No offense to black folks but that is a seriously funny name for a cheese! I'm sure it has some historical back story to it though.
I'm waiting for Cheese Nips to get attacked here in the States as non-PC.
Back to the penguins though. I do like how the gay folks down under are also saying WTF? We aren't offended.
"If you can't delight in the misery of others then you don't deserve to be a college football fan."
StealthZ From Australia, joined Feb 2005, 5424 posts, RR: 49 Reply 10, posted (7 years 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 1885 times:
Quoting KiwiTEAL (Reply 6): Now the kindergarten kids have to sing Baa Baa "Rainbow" Sheep here in Oz now, as the word "black" might prove offensive!!!!! How bloody ridiculous.
No they bloody don't!! That was a media beatup about a school in the UK(the world capital of PC craziness) and the idea was rapidly reversed after a major reaction by the parents.
If your camera sends text messages, that could explain why your photos are rubbish!
Luv2fly From United States of America, joined May 2003, 11957 posts, RR: 51 Reply 12, posted (7 years 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1845 times:
Luv2fly From United States of America, joined May 2003, 11957 posts, RR: 51 Reply 13, posted (7 years 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1839 times:
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