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wayneL

wayneL

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It's Sweden, buit this sort of thing is happening all over the western world. What is happening to whitefella? We're tearing down our own culture brick by brick.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7479758.stm

Birthday party snub sparks debate

An eight-year-old boy has sparked an unlikely outcry in Sweden after failing to invite two of his classmates to his birthday party.

The boy's school says he has violated the children's rights and has complained to the Swedish Parliament.

The school, in Lund, southern Sweden, argues that if invitations are handed out on school premises then it must ensure there is no discrimination.
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Ridiculous.

What next? Someone gets sacked because they didn't invite all their colleagues, boss and for that matter the entire company to their birthday / wedding etc?

Perhaps I should sue my boss for bringing in a birthday cake I didn't really like - in this PC world he ought to have checked with everyone first... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
 
This madness is being perpetuated by quite a small section of the world's societies, but they are so damn vocal! People are afraid to tell them to ****off for fear of the ever present politically correct brigade jumping down their throats.

Wouldn't you think there was enough real stuff to worry about these days, with oil prices, food shortages etc, that these idjits could turn their interference to most appropriate quarters.

Sigh.
 
Julia said:
This madness is being perpetuated by quite a small section of the world's societies, but they are so damn vocal!
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Spot on. The Swedes are masters at promoting to the world their political correctness. Occasionally it back fires, as above.
 
In my son's primary school, here in WA, it is long been the rule that you cannot give out party invitations during school-time unless the whole class is invited. This is because they reckon that there will always be a small number of children who never get invited to parties and will always feel left out, and it's not fair to keep hurting their feelings like this. If you want to distribute party invitations, the parent has to do it themselves, handing to other parents in the school grounds afterwards, or by using email.
 
jp724 said:
In my son's primary school, here in WA, it is long been the rule that you cannot give out party invitations during school-time unless the whole class is invited. This is because they reckon that there will always be a small number of children who never get invited to parties and will always feel left out, and it's not fair to keep hurting their feelings like this. If you want to distribute party invitations, the parent has to do it themselves, handing to other parents in the school grounds afterwards, or by using email.
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That's all well and good, but surely the kids that don't get invited will still know that they aren't invited?:confused:
 
theasxgorilla said:
Spot on. The Swedes are masters at promoting to the world their political correctness. Occasionally it back fires, as above.
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Yup. Presemably, the issue of the boy "violating his classmates' rights" couldn't be claimed unless some sort of "law" had been previously put to the Swedish Parliament and passed by a majority vote.

It is all a matter of "legality". A bunch of immoral lawyers would have made a killing in setting up this crazy law and now (the same?) bunch of immoral lawyers will make another killing out of the bun fight that ensues. Aren't they clever?

The moral of the story is "Become a very rich immoral lawyer & screw the rest....."

I'm sure there are plenty of hardworking, "moral" and "honest" lawyers out there - it's just that the results of THEIR efforts to right the wrongs never seem to hit the headlines as hard and as spectacularly as the rubbish the immoral minority of lawyers have and continue to create!



AJ
 
The way it goes it is quite logical, that in not so distant future it will be illegal not to like somebody.
 
It's certainly different , what do we call it now ?

Unilateral correctness ........


On the other hand as Happy has mentioned : The way it goes it is quite logical, that in not so distant future it will be illegal not to like somebody.

Would we list this under Hate Crimes ?
 
jp724 said:
In my son's primary school, here in WA, it is long been the rule that you cannot give out party invitations during school-time unless the whole class is invited. This is because they reckon that there will always be a small number of children who never get invited to parties and will always feel left out, and it's not fair to keep hurting their feelings like this. If you want to distribute party invitations, the parent has to do it themselves, handing to other parents in the school grounds afterwards, or by using email.
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Yep. And we Aussies do more than our share of righteous preaching in the world, "why can't you all just be more like us?".
 
My wife is from Sweden and tell,s me the situation is the same as with jp724 school.Parent,s were told of the circumstances but encouraged there children to go against the concept but I don,t think that was reported.At my son,s school theres a code of behavior to stop bullying and a list of healthy foods to eat.I am not going to encourage him to eat unhealthy or bully.Think the story is about parent,s actions.
 
The fact of the matter IMO is that forcing people to be together, to spend time with one another isn't such a bad thing. After all, isn't this how families work? And what do we preach about family value etc. etc. Forcing people to spend time together usual breaks down barriers and preconceived notions.

Of course the article is looking for an angle that provides a story.
 
theasxgorilla said:
The fact of the matter IMO is that forcing people to be together, to spend time with one another isn't such a bad thing. After all, isn't this how families work? And what do we preach about family value etc. etc. Forcing people to spend time together usual breaks down barriers and preconceived notions.

Of course the article is looking for an angle that provides a story.
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Hmmmm, dunno about that.

I'm big on building 'community' and I'd be happy about measures that encourage people to get together... but "forcing" them together?

Surely our fought for liberties give us the right to choose our company and not have to endure unnecessarily those we despise?
 
jp724 said:
In my son's primary school, here in WA, it is long been the rule that you cannot give out party invitations during school-time unless the whole class is invited. This is because they reckon that there will always be a small number of children who never get invited to parties and will always feel left out, and it's not fair to keep hurting their feelings like this. If you want to distribute party invitations, the parent has to do it themselves, handing to other parents in the school grounds afterwards, or by using email.
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That's not a bad idea actually.

I was helping last month in my son's Year 1 class and remember vividly how hurt a couple of the girls where after seeing invitations handed out to all their other classmates that morning.

Sure they will find out anyway - but they don't have to have their noses rubbed in it. School kids that are 5-8years old don't have much tact or empathy for how others feel. Remember - that is the age where everything is all about "ME, ME, ME"........whuich is why it can be so upsetting for others that miss out.
 
Duckman#72 said:
That's not a bad idea actually.

I was helping last month in my son's Year 1 class and remember vividly how hurt a couple of the girls where after seeing invitations handed out to all their other classmates that morning.

Sure they will find out anyway - but they don't have to have their noses rubbed in it. School kids that are 5-8years old don't have much tact or empathy for how others feel. Remember - that is the age where everything is all about "ME, ME, ME"........whuich is why it can be so upsetting for others that miss out.
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Maybe all of life is: me, me, me. :rolleyes:

Adults just learn to hide it better. :eek:

And, some kids should not be included. Prawn's Eugenics.

Although, it might be a bit Nazi....
 
kennas said:
Maybe all of life is: me, me, me. :rolleyes:

Adults just learn to hide it better. :eek:

And, some kids should not be included. Prawn's Eugenics.

Although, it might be a bit Nazi....
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That's a very sad and cynical view Kennas. Maybe you are right.

My thoughts are that as kids, EVERYTHING is about me...to the point of being thoughtless of others.

I think as adults - although "MOST" things are still about "ME", we develop a greater understanding of how our actions around us hurt others. It is not about hiding anything but rather becoming empathetic to those around us.

Maybe we develop understanding through our misery as a childhood. By trying to protect our kids are we hindering them in the emotional learning process?

Duckman
 
Duckman#72 said:
Maybe we develop understanding through our misery as a childhood. By trying to protect our kids are we hindering them in the emotional learning process?

Duckman
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YES!!! Definitely yes, yes, yes... It has taught them that they should expect to get everything they want. That they should not miss out at all.
 
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