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Re: Woke

Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 7:14 pm
by chelseachelsea
birdie wrote: Wed May 01, 2024 6:20 pm Saw a report on the news yesterday (could have been Monday) that one reason that housebuilding targets are not being met is the lack of bricklayers, (yeah, yeah, stop sniggering at the back.) so some FE C is training girls in the trade.

I wonder if they will go bare chested in the hot weather.
Lets hope so

Re: Woke

Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 11:36 pm
by lambrini
I don’t have a problem with men only clubs. What's the issue?


Re: Woke

Posted: Wed May 01, 2024 11:53 pm
by lambrini
Sunbeam Alpine wrote: Wed May 01, 2024 9:31 am The only thing is that this is NOT what she said.
She did not say there were too many males, but that there were not enough females. An entirely different point.
Read the article, Hillers.

"It was my experience, growing up, that all the drivers were fifty-plus, white men," she said.

"But lately I am seeing a lot more diversity. More younger people, black people, women. I'm here for it, I love it!"


Before boarding a train, do you peer through the driver's window and go, "Hullo, young black lad! I'm so pleased a young black lad is driving me to London Bridge today! Wow, brilliant!" No you don’t. Why? Because you’re not a lunatic.

Re: Woke

Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 9:17 pm
by Sadact7
Sunbeam Alpine wrote: Wed May 01, 2024 6:14 pm It's interesting how more female bus drivers you see now.
But I don't recall seeing female train drivers.
How often are you checking out who is driving a train?

Re: Woke

Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 9:18 pm
by Sadact7
lambrini wrote: Wed May 01, 2024 11:53 pm No you don’t. Why? Because you’re not a lunatic.
I feel I need to interject at this point…

Re: Woke

Posted: Thu May 02, 2024 9:57 pm
by lambrini
Sadact7 wrote: Thu May 02, 2024 9:18 pm
lambrini wrote: Wed May 01, 2024 11:53 pm No you don’t. Why? Because you’re not a lunatic.
I feel I need to interject at this point…
Yeah, he looks through bus drivers' windows...
"Hullo, female bus driver! How are you today?"