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Mate, I've contradicted myself exactly zero times, and I've gone off the article as it was written (and the various replies).
I've speculated on a few things, because the article was very light on detail, but I've been pretty clear about where I've done that, and I reckon ive been pretty reasonable. Zero red herrings.
There's plenty of genuinely ludicrous shit going on in the world that we could be talking about, without needing to invent things
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@gibbon-rib said in F off with the damn PC Brigade:
Mate, I've contradicted myself exactly zero times, and I've gone off the article as it was written (and the various replies).
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/post/731124 says otherwise. You also implied the form hadn't changed when it was clearly explained it had and the reason for its change, quoted from the director of the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service.
I've speculated on a few things, because the article was very light on detail, but I've been pretty clear about where I've done that, and I reckon ive been pretty reasonable. Zero red herrings.
You've invented a narrative as sympathetic as possible to your point of view. At no point did you entertain the equal probability that a long term donor simply said he wasn't prepared to answer a question that obviously didn't apply and some officious staff responded that if he didn't, he couldn't give blood.
Now ask yourself who is the loser in this scenario.
There's plenty of genuinely ludicrous shit going on in the world that we could be talking about, without needing to invent things
But tellingly you aren't...
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Well, this has been one of the more bizarre discussions I've had for quite a while. Still, it's been fun, and I've learned something. The Parable Of The Generic Medical Form And The Attention Seeking Moron will stay with me for some time.
I will follow Castogrand's advice and move on
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I'm struggling to see what's worth getting so upset about.
I think we all agree the guys is over reacting and going to the media is more than a touch absurd.
We just disagree with how the Scots NHS dealt with it.
You think they've been fantastic and shouldn't deal with this stuff, I think they should blow it off and move on and get what they desperately need.
Thats kind of it really.
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@MajorRage said in F off with the damn PC Brigade:
ticked it for him
Would that not be a huge no no that could result in them getting their arses kicked?
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@Bones said in F off with the damn PC Brigade:
@MajorRage said in F off with the damn PC Brigade:
ticked it for him
Would that not be a huge no no that could result in them getting their arses kicked?
Well he made it clear that he can't answer the question .. therefore some assistance was required.
I always thought taxes were paid for assistance,
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@MajorRage said in F off with the damn PC Brigade:
I always thought taxes were paid for assistance,
Sure but medical forms usually need someone to also sign the form if they're filling it in for you don't they?
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@antipodean Trying not to respond with something inflammatory!
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@Bones said in F off with the damn PC Brigade:
@MajorRage said in F off with the damn PC Brigade:
I always thought taxes were paid for assistance,
Sure but medical forms usually need someone to also sign the form if they're filling it in for you don't they?
Dunno mate honestly.
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@MajorRage said in F off with the damn PC Brigade:
@Bones said in F off with the damn PC Brigade:
@MajorRage said in F off with the damn PC Brigade:
I always thought taxes were paid for assistance,
Sure but medical forms usually need someone to also sign the form if they're filling it in for you don't they?
Dunno mate honestly.
Well you could ask your butler who fills them out for you?
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@Tim said in F off with the damn PC Brigade:
@antipodean Trying not to respond with something inflammatory!
How about unelectable?
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@gibbon-rib said in F off with the damn PC Brigade:
@Victor-Meldrew said in F off with the damn PC Brigade:
@gibbon-rib said in F off with the damn PC Brigade:
@Victor-Meldrew said in F off with the damn PC Brigade:
@gibbon-rib said in F off with the damn PC Brigade:
If I'd returned the form and told them that I refuse to answer some questions on principle because I don't think they're applicable, the staff would have rolled their eyes and thought I was being incredibly obtuse and an absolute dick.
So much for "inclusiveness" by hospital staff then, eh?
Eh?
If the hospital staff rolled their eyes and thought you a complete dick because you took exception to obviously dumb questions, they are the ones with the problem - not you.
Checking if someone is pregnant before an x-ray is a bloody important question. If I saw that on a form I wouldn't think it was dumb, I'd just know that it was intended for other people. And then I'd tick "No" and be completely unoffended by it.
It's been happening for decades. Why are people now suddenly getting outraged about it? Do they need to make different versions of every form, so that men or post-menopausal women, or the infertile, don't get offended? That really would be ludicrous.
I thought you blokes were generally against absurd outrage over trivial things
They really just need to put 'n/a' as an option. But that might imply men can't get pregnant, which goes against what the Trans activists believe so might not be "inclusive" enough.
Nobody wins when organisations try to pander to extremists.
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He could have died.
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@Kid-Chocolate surely that's patriarchal language - a boy? Why not just a child? He's exerting his male dominance.
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Sounds sensible....
Unilever vowed to scrap polluting plastic packets, then fought to keep them
...oh dear.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in F off with the damn PC Brigade:
Sounds sensible....
Unilever vowed to scrap polluting plastic packets, then fought to keep them
...oh dear.
Kinda proves his point.
Clever. Hmmm...
F off with the damn PC Brigade