Rainbow flags flying on public buildings

Sui, I really hope you're just trolling. You sound very bitter/angry…

there are now 'quotas' instilled in every walk of life where the "minority" irrespective of qualification will be pushed ahead of those more suited

Source please. I don't believe for a moment that's true.

LOL – I'm very amused by the idea of kissing being against decency laws…

*adds Sui to his watchlist*

not trolling

here's a quick google for you

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1I7GGLD_en-GB&q=gay+quota+ethnic+uk&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

i have friends who have been passed over in the Fire and Police services becasue they did not fall in to one of the "quotas" i mentioned – i sh1t you not on more than one occasion people have ben advised to lie about their sexuality to get in!!

LOL – I'm very amused by the idea of kissing being against decency laws…

Only if the participants are ugly of course 😉

Jamie – Member

LOL – I'm very amused by the idea of kissing being against decency laws…

Only if the participants are ugly of course

that's ugly'ist 🙄

that's ugliy'ist

Depends if i was actual being serious.

Jamie – Member

that's ugliy'ist

Depends if i was actual being serious.

what you weren't.. 😆

Jamie and Sui in unlikely love-in.

I'm jealous…again!!

not trolling

here's a quick google for you

Great evidence. You do know that 'affirmative action' is illegal in this country don't you?

Organisations might have 'targets' for the percentage of workforce from certain minorities, but that's not the same thing as a quota. The reason for the targets? That people from minorities are still discriminated against and are generally at a disadvantage in the employment market. And that's based on research not just 'my mate who's bitter cos he didn't get a job'.

🙄

went to south america on my hols

rainbow flags over lots of public buildings, churches, town halls

but its the flag of the andes rather than a gay flg there

'my mate who's bitter because…….[insert prejudice causing incident here]'

🙂

Behind most STW prejudice & statistics….

a gay fl(a)g

I'll tell you a gay flag…Nepal, now that's a gay flag

deadlydarcy:

I'm jealous…again!!

Ok i give in. You name the restaurant and i will let you take me out on a date.

I may bring Ton as a chaperon tho.

what like positive discrimination – or is that legal becuase it's positive?? i've never really quite figured it out.. I think people generally will be bitter when they're told that, despite outscoring a high proportion of applicants on jobs, he/she can't get in due to being too stereotypical "white middle class".

targets and quotas may be different on principle, but they are wholly the same when it comes to filling them!

My Flag??? you do mean the BRITISH flag – a flag that simplifies a state of people in UNION????

I think you mean signify there but perhaps simplifie sis more apt for your union and your views 😆
I think I am free to choose which flag represents me rather than have one handed down to me by you the state. Is that OK with you are should we all be a just a bit more like you ? If I wish to fly a rainbow flag, a pirate flag or no flag WTF has it got to do with you? Fly your flag [of choice] if you wish I aint stopping you

i have friends who have been passed over in the Fire and Police services becasue they did not fall in to one of the "quotas" i mentioned – i sh1t you not on more than one occasion people have ben advised to lie about their sexuality to get in!!

Bull sh1t can you prove any if this nonsense. You are aware that positive discrimination- what you are describing- is illegal in this country aren't you. 🙄
Was it in the Daily mail that you heard this and then a bloke down the pub confirmed it?
Can I see a link for the quotas the police must employ. I await you finding it as a release from say the home office rather than typing some words into Google and claiming that as proof of your drivel.
I cannot believe people still believe this lie and still say it you really bought the BS hook line and singer didn’t you…what shame.

I think people generally will be bitter when they're told that, despite outscoring a high proportion of applicants on jobs, he/she can't get in due to being too stereotypical "white middle class".

Can you eveidence that occuring anywhere without reference to your mate ?

Jamie – Member

deadlydarcy:

I'm jealous…again!!

Ok i give in. You name the restaurant and i will let you take me out on a date.

I may bring Ton as a chaperon tho.

blue oyster at 21:00??? 😆

I may bring Ton as a chaperon tho

You fancy him too don't you!

sui i suspect your friends in the fire and police service were passed over becaus ethey werent good enough and then made up some bs about gay quotas to cover up their shortcommings

what like positive discrimination – or is that legal becuase it's positive?? i've never really quite figured it out.. I think people generally will be bitter when they're told that, despite outscoring a high proportion of applicants on jobs, he/she can't get in due to being too stereotypical "white middle class".

targets and quotas may be different on principle, but they are wholly the same when it comes to filling them!

Bollocks.

I like the way you ignored the bit about the reason for targets too – the fact is being white and middle class is still a massive advantage in this country – but some people just love to play the victim.

Junkyard, no this is friends who have either recently left other services, or people i know changing careers not a daily mail (i'm no fan of that paper) "exclusive".

You appear to live in a bubblewrapped utopian world where everything does run along swimmingly, where corruption doesn't exist and targets are completely different to quotas 8)

as for proof, it's always the sceptics greatest argument – show me proof for i shall not believe..

kimbers – Member
sui i suspect your friends in the fire and police service were passed over becaus ethey werent good enough and then made up some bs about gay quotas to cover up their shortcommings

hardly, these are people with years of public service, exemplary service records and fit as fiddles – it has nothing to do with not being good enough.

Grum – that is not an excuse to employ people in roles that they are simply not suited to! Targets should never be put in role where they can not effectively achieved with out detriment to the role!

Saw title to this thread and there was me thinking it was a well meaning and touching tribute to Ronnie James Dio. Oh well.

The one thing I don't understand is where and why this word homophobic has come from? Not sure there are many (if any) who have an irrational fear or phobia of people who have an alternative sexual preference. Seems a rather pejorative word to use that will not do anything to help rational dialog between the two sides of the issue.

Sue youre a woman , and women are actively discrimated ,thats how half of them get jobs, they cant do.

, it's always the sceptics greatest argument – show me proof for i shall not believe

Now you say it like that I finally realise that believing in things without proof seems so much more sensible 🙄 If I adapt this approach I guess I would agree with you as you present no evidence to disturb my Utopian view.

hardly, these are people with years of public service, exemplary service records and fit as fiddles – it has nothing to do with not being good enough.

Yes they are **** taking over it is why the police and the fire service have such high percentage of women, gays and ethnic minorities amongst their numbers

Bikingcatastrophe – Member
Saw title to this thread and there was me thinking it was a well meaning and touching tribute to Ronnie James Dio. Oh well.

The one thing I don't understand is where and why this word homophobic has come from? Not sure there are many (if any) who have an irrational fear or phobia of people who have an alternative sexual preference. Seems a rather pejorative word to use that will not do anything to help rational dialog between the two sides of the issue.

simple – religion is to blame on that one! and hereth start another argument

project – Member
Sue youre a woman

😆 just my youthful complexion 8)

Junkyard – Member

, it's always the sceptics greatest argument – show me proof for i shall not believe

Now you say it like that I finally realise that believing in things without proof seems so much more sensible If I adapt this approach I guess I would agree with you as you present no evidence to disturb my Utopian view.

junkyard waht do you want me to do – go get the recruiters to transcript what they've said? Jesus life is so simple sometimes…

as for proof, it's always the sceptics greatest argument – show me proof for i shall not believe..

Yeah heaven forbid people should actually try and look at things in a rational way based on evidence – rather than relying on the Daily Mail and 'my mate down the pub'.

🙄

Jesus life is so simple sometimes…

well certainly for you and your fantasy land of illegal recruting against your perfectly capable mates as part of a gay mafia conspiracy

'There's no actual evidence for it, but it's scientific fact'

Perhaps your mates were passed over because they were homophobic bigots?

'There's no actual evidence for it, but it's scientific fact'

Brass eye/Chris Morris / dr fox and Paedos iirc

AS a bloke, if i went for promotion or a job, and some gay bloke got it,perhaps then i would think for a nano second he got it because he was a minority.

Then i would get real and think he got it because he came over better than me,was more qualified etc,etc,and nothing to do with his sexuality.

…he came over better than me…

Pffffffffffffftt.. 😛

there are now 'quotas' instilled in every walk of life where the "minority" irrespective of qualification will be pushed ahead of those more suited

Even if your couple of examples were right (which I don't believe), that's a long way from what you posted – eg "every walk of life". I've never seen it in action despite having worked in several industries and being the perfect person to discriminate against if it was happening (white, middle class, relatively priviledged background) and having carried out recruitment.