The Hogfather Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 I'm glad I'm not the kind of person to get upset about a pub changing its name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leginten Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 9 hours ago, Taffin said: I opened this expecting it to be something that only those of a bygone era would be angry about but that's ridiculous 😂😂 You can apply your own context and take different meanings of many words to make it sound offensive. Doesn't mean it is, or that you shouldn't use them anymore. Also, I wasn't aware there was racist connotations in either usage of the word bitch. Which given they're retaining the black part, I'm not sure it makes any sense even allowing for their logic A very good point. It seems to be the product of woolly thinking rather than anything resembling logic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Order Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 9 hours ago, jonesy said: I suppose asking for a black coffee at a Greene King pub would result in being barred for life? To be fair, getting barred for life from a Greene King pub would be a bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoncurMacdonaldMercer Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Eldar Hadzimehmedovic said: Same. It seems I've massively underestimated how many folk are walking about calling their dogs bitches 😄. Are people also calling their cats queens and toms and referring to donkeys as jennys and jacks? Seems weird that the only one people would use also happens to be a brutal slur for a woman. can agree partly with what you are saying - your last sentence tho - the only one? tom cat very common phrase - more common than queen for example billy goat very common phrase not sure about donkeys but have heard horses called their ‘proper’ names Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoncurMacdonaldMercer Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 will be (a little) interesting to see if the pub gets more or less customers maybe that isn’t as important as doing the perceived right thing of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucky Thompson Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Eldar Hadzimehmedovic said: Same. It seems I've massively underestimated how many folk are walking about calling their dogs bitches 😄. Are people also calling their cats queens and toms and referring to donkeys as jennys and jacks? Seems weird that the only one people would use also happens to be a brutal slur for a woman. Female horses are called Mares all the time. Farmers call their female pigs Sows all the time. Tom cat is used a lot. I'm presuming donkey handlers at the seaside would probably call them jennys and jacks when talking to other donkey handlers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucky Thompson Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Many a time I've been out with the dog and bumped into other dog owners and when the dogs start sniffing each other, I've been asked if it's a bitch. I don't even give it a 2nd thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jamstomorrow Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Will pubs called 'The Black Bull' have to change the name in case it case it could be construed as referring to a black fella with a muckle tadjer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucky Thompson Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 11 minutes ago, Jamstomorrow said: Will pubs called 'The Black Bull' have to change the name in case it case it could be construed as referring to a black fella with a muckle tadjer? The Rose Street Brewery used to be called the White Cockade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH11_2NL Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 3 hours ago, jonesy said: FTFY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister T Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 10 hours ago, Pap said: Black pudding is a cert to be changed at some point. And let's not go there with white pudding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 8 hours ago, Morgan said: Blackpool is now an out-of-bounds holiday destination. Morecambe would be more wise. I will stick to Whitehaven, thank you very much. 👀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 The Nag's Head must be up for a name change soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NANOJAMBO Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 This was a pub sign in my neck of the woods until fairly recently. Pub was called "Labour in Vain". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Boy Named Crow Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 11 hours ago, joondalupjambo said: Yeah it will be changed to white pudding. Oh wait we have that already. What now for a new name? Pudding of colour? Two pudding of colour suppers please. And thinking about it the new name black hound surely that does not sit right either. Thinking of the deep south here. I've seen it called blood sausage before...it's started already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamstomorrow Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 15 hours ago, Morgan said: Blackpool is now an out-of-bounds holiday destination. Morecambe would be more wise. Should Cockermouth be avoided? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackLadd Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 (edited) Nobody would care if it was called the white bitch as you can't offend or oppress big bad whitey. Edited December 3, 2021 by JackLadd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kila Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 They might've gotten away with The Rainbow Bitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Used to be a pub in Prestonpans named after a very successful greyhound dog that ran at the "Wally dugs" called "The Black Dasher" which is now called..."The Dasher". Same pub really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 48 minutes ago, JackLadd said: Nobody would care if it was called the white bitch as you can't offend or oppress big bad whitey. Frankly, bitches everywhere should be livid IMO!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 19 hours ago, Dazo said: Breeders or farmers aside I genuinely think when discussing a dogs sex the majority would say a boy or a girl. Might be totally wrong though. 😂 As a dog owner of nearly 40 years. My female dogs were always referred to as bitches and my male dogs as dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 (edited) Looking forward to them fiddling about with the black hole. Should fill a few column inches Edited December 3, 2021 by Maroon Sailor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazo Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 1 hour ago, John Findlay said: As a dog owner of nearly 40 years. My female dogs were always referred to as bitches and my male dogs as dogs. Aye seems more popular than I thought. Live and learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Dazo said: Aye seems more popular than I thought. Live and learn. Hopefully we all do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 On 02/12/2021 at 03:37, EH11_2NL said: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-59494786 Quite incredible stuff. Anyone of a certain age in West Lothian knows what a black bitch is. Best thing to do is boycott the boozer now. It really is PC gone mad. My late mate was from Lithgae. He'd be fecking fuming if he was still around to see this nonsense 🤬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 On 02/12/2021 at 03:37, EH11_2NL said: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-59494786 Quite incredible stuff. Anyone of a certain age in West Lothian knows what a black bitch is. Best thing to do is boycott the boozer now. It really is PC gone mad. Anyone in West Lothian knows the name of the pub, it pretty much faces you as you enter from Bathgate. We all know what the Black Bitch is but how dare Greene King say it may be racist. Ram yer pub Greene King, I'll no be back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 On 02/12/2021 at 22:55, Tommy Brown said: I will stick to Whitehaven, thank you very much. 👀 But Whitehaven is in Dumbria, arse end of the known world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montgomery Brewster Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 On 02/12/2021 at 19:08, MoncurMacdonaldMercer said: will be (a little) interesting to see if the pub gets more or less customers maybe that isn’t as important as doing the perceived right thing of course Been in the black bitch several times. Will always be called that by people from lithgae who know the history of the black bitch story. An absolute nonsense ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 On 03/12/2021 at 11:05, jonesy said: That's where I used to tell my girlfriend to meet me. You too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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