Friday, April 07, 2006

"Political Correctness gone mad" rallying cry of the BNP

I have just listened to a daft interview on Radio 4's today program. A judge has criticised a case of a ten year old boy being prosecuted for persistent racial abuse as "political correctness gone mad." What was daft about the interview was that the NASUWT spokesperson was unable to talk about the school or the pupil because the details are confidential and it was clear the interviewer didn't know what she was talking about for the same reason.

I think that judges should show more judgement. Whatever he thought about a particular case he did not have to use the rallying cry of the BNP to make his point. I believe everyone who says "I oppose racism but this isn't the way to do it" has a duty to add "what I am doing to oppose racism is..."and complete the sentence with something concrete they are personally doing against racism so they don't sound like a hypocrite.

And what happens next? I am a teacher, next time I tell off a pupil for being rude or racist I will get back the judge's considered judgement "Oh sir, that's political correctness gone mad that is."

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