political correctness run amok

[Kat Stevens]

Just when you thought it couldn't get any stupider.

http://www.cbc.ca/thisisthat/blog/2013/01/23/saying-bless-you-after-a-sneeze-deemed-offensive-by-feds/

 

[Jed]

Is this for real? It is CBC This and That so more off the wall than usual. I had  several Muslim employees that insisted on saying God Bless You whenever anyone sneezed. Just like throwing salt over your left shoulder if you spill the salt. 

 

[The Bread Guy]

Just when you thought it couldn't get any stupider.

http://www.cbc.ca/thisisthat/blog/2013/01/23/saying-bless-you-after-a-sneeze-deemed-offensive-by-feds/

You know this is a satirical radio comedy show - or is there now a new federal "Department of Employee Well-being"?  This, from the "About" page:

This Is That is a current affairs program that doesn't just talk about the issues, it fabricates them. Nothing is off limits--politics, business, culture, justice, science, religion--if it is relevant to Canadians, we'll find out the "This" and the "That" of the story ....

Dodged that bullet for now ....

 

[GAP]

Is this for real? It is CBC This and That so more off the wall than usual. I had  several Muslim employees that insisted on saying God Bless You whenever anyone sneezed. Just like throwing salt over your left shoulder if you spill the salt. 

Oh, that's why they do it....I thought they were just throwing it out, so I made a point of standing behind people that do that with my plate stretched out.....

who knew?.....

 

[Retired AF Guy]

Had to check my calendar to make sure it wasn't 01 April.

 

[Kat Stevens]

Well, colour my cheeks red, a CBC gotcha on me, well played.  Says something though when I don't find it all that hard to believe.