Thursday, August 17, 2006

Newcastle Council ban the use of "Pet and Hinny"

Newcastle Council are in big trouble as the ire of the Geordie Nation has been aroused. They have dared to suggest that using the words pet or hinny (the latter is thought to be a diminutive of honey from the 18th century) to refer to women is derogatory and offensive.
They ruled that staff shouldn't use these horrible words but the outrage has been so severe (even from southerners!) that they are backtracking faster than an italian tank in WWII (a historical and faintly racist joke!). If you want to read the original Times article click on the title of this blog.

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