>> This, to me, is PC gone absolutely bonkers. What are we allowed to talk about???
Whilst I find the term PC utterly infuriating - because its use is generally pejorative - I can see Smokie's point here. A ban is utterly disproportionate.
It's something managers should be alert to where people are excluded but it's not just sport.
I work with three immediate colleagues, two female and one male. If the other bloke and I talked of nothing but cars and footie the women, neither of whom is interested in either, might well feel isolated. Of four only two of us, me and the older of the women, are parents. If we talked of nothing but our children there might be an issue.
There's also an age gap, three of us over 50 the other 19; another minefield when it comes to conversation!!
Same with 'banter' of any sort. A pee take about MUFC players speeding as it's only way they'll get three points is one thing but it can go too far if somebody thinks they're the butt of the joke too often.
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Mon 27 Jan 20 at 12:13
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