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Old 20-03-2009, 22:59   #5
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Re: Obama apologises for disability insult

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Originally Posted by Russ B View Post
It always disappoints me how many people are far happier to assume someone is being something-ist than to give them the benefit of the doubt and put it down to a mere bad choice of words. If a comment is made that could be interpreted as racist, sexist, homophobic etc then the assumption is 'guilty until proven innocent'.


Totally agree, its got to the stage where no one can say anything, type anything, look a certain way, without some poor soul taking an offence that was never intended!
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