No more Snowmen on CBeebies ?

It appears there are folk incapable of ' getting themselves a life '.If I complained that my area's regular 'postman' ,who appeared to be male with beard and moustache so to all appearances was a male and had left my parcel out in the rain, which then would be the far greater issue . I had referred to that person as a male not as a person?, or that my parcel was damaged. through that 'person's lack of care.

I live in Peoplechester and we have a great football team People United. I went for a walk today, (our car has something wrong with the people fold). My OH couldn’t go as he has people flu but I did not question his people hood. My clever friend came with me, clever because she speaks fluent people darin and plays a mean people dolin. On the lake we saw a lovely people drake, feathers all fluffed up. She was telling me about her many holidays, she has seen a people drill in the wild and visited people groves. She told me that her neighbour has been accused of people slaughter but didn’t think the prosecution had the right person. Leaving the park onto the pavement, unfortunately she fell down a people hole. I think it should be peopledatory to make these dangers more visible. Maybe the next government could put it in their peoplefesto.

sueDomin that has given me the best laugh I've had for quite sometime; thankyou

*Someone who is politically correct believes that language and actions that could be offensive to others, especially those relating to sex and race, should be avoided.

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A politically correct word or expression is used instead of another one to avoid being offensive*

I'm glad my post has given some folks a laugh but I can't lay claim to having created it! It was a copy & paste job from Facebook.

Ah well, a few years ago we were talking about p** and p****.

SueDonim, I hate that!

SueDonim, your post inspired me to write my post. Glad you liked it.

My first thought was that if snowmen are to be called snowpeople, the next thing will be an Act of Parliament decreeing that children must make an equal number of snowmen and snowwomen! After all, how often do you see a snowwoman?

Loved that Suedonin. Hadn't seen the posting before.

The worlds gone mad ?Pity some people have nothing else in their little world, love the poetry sue and all other funny posters

Snowpeople - they already have a song: There'snow people like snow people, like snow people I know...

suedonim ???

Oh pleeeeese!!!!! save us from this insanity.

So no more snowman. What about Father Christmas? Is he actually a father to be named thus? and, if so, what are the names of all of his children?

Gender fluid human dressed in red ( no offence to other colours) creeping into children’s bedrooms leaving gifts in a stocking !!

I do believe that language is powerful. Sometimes both careless and deliberate use of language causes hurt, reinforces stereotypes, limits aspiration etc. If we can make life better for people by thinking about the impact of our words isn't that a good thing?

Greengran??

Ohh I had missed Greengrans post, brilliant absolutely brilliant.

Sorry Grannyannie, the BBC says that CBeebies,( children’s programme) will now refer to Snowmen as Snowpeople

Whoa there PECS, who do you think you are coming on here with that kind of crazy comment?

A few years ago terms like Pak** were considered a bit of banter. Language can hurt.

I would be interested to know if anybody at all ever has been taken to task for saying Baa baa black sheep or Snow men, or if infact it is just a load of old nonsense.

Pity some people have nothing else in their little world

thats quite an assumption.

Totally fed up with all political correctness.

Political correctness is simply a phrase used to put down moves to promote greater equity and kindness.
Why do we not have snowwomen ?

Why do we not have snowwomen ?

Because women have more sense than to stand out in the freezing cold getting covered in snow.

Sexist remark - sorry.
I hang my head in shame

Snowpeople sounds all right to me, but snowperson doesn’t. We don’t refer often to a ‘person’, but we say ‘people’ all the time, so it seems more natural.