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December 7, 2008
Oxford University Press Applies Newspeak Principles to Junior Dictionary
Once again, moonbats are using George Orwell's 1984 as an instruction manual, attempting to control our thoughts by limiting our vocabulary:
Words associated with Christianity, the monarchy and British history have been dropped from a leading dictionary for children. … The publisher claims the changes have been made to reflect the fact that Britain is a modern, multicultural, multifaith society.
Words removed from the Junior Dictionary by Oxford University Press include "saint," "bishop," "chapel," "empire," and "monarch." Look for future editions to erase the words "morals," "decency," "integrity," "civilization," and "honor."
On a tip from Pochechuyev.
Posted by Van Helsing at December 7, 2008 6:09 PM
Comments
Yes, it's supposed to be a warning, not a how-to manual.
Posted by: Mr Evilwrench at December 7, 2008 7:07 PM
Look what happens when the vile weeds of multiculteralism is allowed to grow unchecked the nation gose down the tubes and liberals are doing the same thing here STAMP OUT MULTI-CULTERALISM STOP EVIL LIBERALS SQUAWK SQUAWK SQUAWK
Posted by: Spurwing Plover at December 7, 2008 7:12 PM
I bet they removed the term "dipshit" a long time ago.
Posted by: Jimbo at December 7, 2008 7:53 PM
Also, "dignity" and "self-preservation".
Posted by: Mike at December 7, 2008 10:57 PM
It would be "honour" actually...
Silly British Imperial spelling...
Posted by: Evil Monk at December 7, 2008 10:57 PM
Do they still have jihad, infidel and sharia?
Posted by: wz at December 8, 2008 12:49 AM
According to the article, the words "sin" and "devil" have been removed. After all, the devil's best ruse is to convince people he does not exist.
Christmas words ("carol", "cracker", "holly", "ivy", "miseltoe") are also out. Celebration of the Nativity of Christ, however much it has been secularised, is gravely offensive in a multicultural society.
Vineeta Gupta, head of OUP children's dictionaries, says: "Our understanding of religion is within multiculturalism, which is why some words such as "Pentecost" or "Whitsun" would have been in 20 years ago but not now."
Among the words newly added are "interdependent", "EU", "committee", "compulsory", and "biodegradable".
Posted by: Pochechuyev at December 8, 2008 1:50 AM
The word "bacon" (a pork product, offensive to a certain easily enraged segment of the multicultural community) is also out.
Posted by: Pochechuyev at December 8, 2008 1:58 AM
It wouldn't have "honor" in anyway. It's spellt "honour"!
Posted by: Random at December 8, 2008 4:59 AM
wuh? did they put them on the endangered list?
BACON?!?
our family favorite vegetable...
Posted by: nanc at December 8, 2008 6:42 AM
Britain ought to go ahead and blow themselves off the face of the earth. Damn dhimmies.
Posted by: Karin at December 8, 2008 6:50 AM
I was joking with a friend the other night as we walked down Cornmarket and onto St. Giles Street. The church-bells all throughout Oxford had begun to ring at 7:00, there was a brass band playing Christmas songs in the street, and 'winter blue' lights in the shape of stars and other designs hung between the buildings. I told her, only half jokingly, "You better enjoy this, because in a few years it will be politically incorrect to see what you see and hear what you hear."
In the last hour I was in town I probably heard 7 or 8 different languages. I bought a falafel from a Lebanese dude. I saw two monks, two nuns, and a priest. I'm sure the Anglicans were around somewhere, but I didn't see them today. Interestingly, the majority of foreigners I see hear are Asian. London is a lot different though, and not to mention Manchester or Leeds.
Posted by: Anonymous at December 8, 2008 7:57 AM
I wrote the above, and yes, I used the wrong 'here'.
Other than it getting dark at 4:20 in the afternoon, it's pretty nice. Granted I don't have to pay the television tax, income tax, tobacco tax, property tax, county tax, etc. The British even pay for the museums I enjoy for free!
Posted by: Harris at December 8, 2008 8:01 AM
Just like when liberal whinny wussietards was getting these new song books for churches and having such as ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDERS removed becuase according to these granola munching tree hugging hippy freaks SOLDER means war and kiling SCREW OXFORD SCREW LIBERALS SCREW MULTICULTERALISM
Posted by: Spurwing Plover at December 8, 2008 8:04 AM
Without the word "empire" how are we going to describe a high-waisted dress???
Posted by: Andrea at December 8, 2008 5:22 PM
