Ban gays!

Chizz

A road commemorating the life of a popular historian has been branded "homophobic" by a gay couple who are demanding its name be changed...

http://www.sevenoakschronicle.co.uk/Stalwart-8217-s-family-insulted-scrap-8216/story-26495571-detail/story.html

ValleyGary

Mr Tucker wrote to parish council chairman Mike Taylor, saying he was horrified by the "homophobic" sign.


#FirstWorldProblems

LenGlover

It's the bloke's name!

They demean their cause with this nonsense.

IA

"We are all very proud of our surname"

Marian Smith

Addickted2U

Not the best of headings for this thread mate.
Interesting story though, and the fella should be celebrated being inextricably linked with the local history by having a place named after him.

Stu_of_Kunming

Living in a country that almost encourages homophobia, that story is mind blowing.

Bedsaddick

I just would just like to add that i'm outraged.

Where's my Daily Mail?

PL54

Imagine if his name had been Mr Smallcock

Macronate

Phillip and Ian need to grow up!

Chizz

soapy_jones

As I was saying to my mate Barry Killbender the other day, sometimes modern life has just become beyond parody...

Bigbadbozman

Viz letters page couldn't have made that up, utterly ridiculous

Henry Irving

All because someone got his name wrong.

Stig

I take it no-one's complaining about this then:

To_Be_Franck

Haha. Is Mr Tug end gonna get a road name too

Uboat

I'm horrified by that street sign.

No apostrophe?

Covered End

Tbf to the gay couple, the man's name was Bangay. Bangay Road isn't "as bad" as Bangays Road.

I'm on the gay's side. (Even though I'm a fascist Tory).

Henry Irving

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gropecunt_Lane

What stupid is the council got his name wrong or they left out an apostrophe either of which would have meant the road name made sense.

They had one job and got it wrong

Uboat

Covered End said:

Tbf to the gay couple, the man's name was Bangay. Bangay Road isn't "as bad" as Bangays Road.

I'm on the gay's side. (Even though I'm a fascist Tory).

*gays'

IA

Covered End said:

Tbf to the gay couple, the man's name was Bangay. Bangay Road isn't "as bad" as Bangays Road.

I'm on the gay's side. (Even though I'm a fascist Tory).

It's Bangays Way, not Road.

Frank Bangay Way seems OK (as does Bangay Way). It's not homophobic though, just poorly thought through.

Covered End

Thanks to the pedants

Bigbadbozman

I think we should start a petition to get Mongolia to change its name, its very offensive to people with learning difficulties

CAFC_Norfolk

The couple admit to finding it humorous before they thought "maybe we should be offended by this?"

Odd order of events for something they claim is offensive

Baldybonce

I see President Obama is in Camp David again..

Algarveaddick

Uboat said:

I'm horrified by that street sign.

No apostrophe?

Add the apostrophe - problem solved. And Sevenoaks council should not employ an Illiterate sign designer.

Mckforester

Does "Blackboys Inn" in East Sussex cause offence?

Chizz

Mckforester said:

Does "Blackboys Inn" in East Sussex cause offence?

No.

Uboat

Mckforester said:

Does "Blackboys Inn" in East Sussex cause offence?

No, but the neighbouring village of Blackboys Out does.