A question on political correctness.

[tyred]

Today in work we had one of the team building/culture days in work the Americans are so fond off and guest speakers and all the rest of it. There was also an element of charity work and one of the things we were expected to do was to design a Christmas card and the best designs would be selected, printed and sold for charity.

It was actually a lot of fun and I know I'm nowhere near a good enough artist to have my card selected anyway but I had drawn a snowman and as was common when I last drew Christmas cards when I was probably about 4 or 5, I put a pipe in the snowman's mouth. I then pondered the question of whether or not it acceptable to have a pipe-smoking snowman in this day and age or is it politically incorrect and potentially encouraging youngsters to smoke? The other thing of course is whether or not it's sexist to have a snowman and not a snowperson. One cannot be too careful these days days in case someone takes offence....

 

[snorri]

Aye, it's a worry.

 

[gavroche]

You need to relax more, you take things far too seriously.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Well I suppose the snowman could have been smoking a spliff or blowing snow instead to reflect modern times

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Well, we call it a snowman, but, truly, who can tell their sex?
I'm not sure a pipe smoking snow person is traditional, on googling pictures of snowmen, indeed only one picture shows one with a pipe.

 

[winjim]

I build snowladies with my daughter and I hope I will with my son. That's not political correctness, it's inclusivity. Anyway, don't worry about what's politically correct, that's a terribly negative way of thinking, try to consider what"s morally or ethically correct. Political correctness is morally dubious.

 

[Milkfloat]

You missed the big one, is it even acceptable to get everyone to create Christmas cards in the first place?

 

[slowmotion]

(polite cough) I thought that the very mention of ****stmas was supposed to be pretty uncool these days.

 

[classic33]

Why are all snowmen portrayed as being fat(overweight). Snowladies on the other hand

 

[marinyork]

The Snowman has a scene where the snowman tries a pipe. Not having spoilers as we are going on about political correctness but also tries on various clothes and choir boys and befriending young boys! The 1980s animations beats you hands down! Also one of the most famous snowmen ever tries a pipe.

I am only joking, it is a good animation and nothing in it and nothing in your fun design either .

 

[rich p]

Snow? It's just a distant memory from before the climate change deniers said we still get winters.
Deniers? That's summink to do with stockings isn't it? Which are also summink to do with Christmas too, coincidentally.
Just back from the boozer, as it goes.

 

[Accy cyclist]

. I then pondered the question of whether or not it acceptable to have a pipe-smoking snowman in this day and age or is it politically incorrect and potentially encouraging youngsters to smoke?

How many youngsters have smoked a pipe? Probably very few. Yes I know seeing someone smoking a pipe might make you try cigarettes,but it's a remote chance i'd say.

 

[classic33]

How many pipe smokers do you see nowadays.

Last one I knew died a few years ago(Pipe smoker not snowman).

 

[Kempstonian]

I build snowladies with my daughter and I hope I will with my son. That's not political correctness, it's inclusivity. Anyway, don't worry about what's politically correct, that's a terribly negative way of thinking, try to consider what"s morally or ethically correct. Political correctness is morally dubious.

Why not build snowladies with your daughter and snowmen with your son? THAT'S inclusivity.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I'd let persons of snow adjudicate on this one. Speaking up for them only effaces their voice, much as warm spring weather does for them. And, to the dissenters, I say, put that in your pipe and smoke it.