You may be forgiven for thinking the English have lost the plot (Not about Brexit.)
@Jackalyn (7558)
Oxford, England
October 28, 2019 1:50am CST
Oxford University has banned clapping at student events in case someone finds the noise too much. Instead, the students will now wave "Jazz hands."
Meanwhile a council has stopped people putting large but very light plastic poppies on lamposts in case the lamposts get stressed. (The same poppies have been on the lamposts where my mum lives for weeks now.)
The first is worryingly stupid. The second has a sinister agenda as it is probably a plot to stop people celebrating Rememberance Day (remembering those who fought in the Great wars and beyond and part of a minority group agenda.)
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
28 Oct 19
They were talking about doing the same thing at Manchester University a while back but I think they backed down when it became public knowledge and was completely ridiculed by all right-minded people.
I would also like to point out to the perpetually offended that one could associate jazz hands with Al Jolson and therefore anyone using this form of appreciation is actively supporting black-face. That should stop them!
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@Jackalyn (7558)
• Oxford, England
29 Oct 19
@JudyEv That is interesting. I think I would prefer those conditions for shopping myself. I hate backgroiund music in shops -but this is just a preference. Once, I complained as just after my diviorce the song of choice, at Christmas was "It will be lonely this Christmas without you." My point though was any person who had been through a recent break up would end up shopping in tears!
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@Jackalyn (7558)
• Oxford, England
29 Oct 19
I must admit there were times I wondered why people clap. I was fairly shocked when churches started clapping the sermon and never know if they are clapping the person who gave it or God.
@JESSY3236 (20046)
• United States
28 Oct 19
That's silly to wave jazz hands. I guess it's because of people with autism who can't handle loud noise. But I really don't understand the poppies. How would the lamposts get stressed if the poppies are light? I know in France there was uproar about love locks on bridges which I understand that because locks are heavy.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Oct 19
The absurdities of today's political correctness. What about those offended by the annoying breezes caused by jazz hands? The second is probably more about the war on plastic.
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@Orson_Kart (6827)
• United Kingdom
28 Oct 19
The clapping I can understand as some people are very sensitive to it.
The 2nd one makes no sense as lampposts have no feelings. I am surprised however that they haven't tried to ban plastic poppies.
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