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Guardian dating site offends readers with image of ‘oppressively white couple’

The Guardian newspaper has reacted angrily to its own dating service, after the offensive image of two white, heterosexual professionals was used to advertise the business.

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Posted: Oct 4th, 2012
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Vampire slayer banned from wearing cross to work

also told to make sure his shoelaces were properly tiedVampire hunter Dr Van Helsing is to seek an employment tribunal after being banned from wearing a cross at work for fear of upsetting vampires.

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Posted: Apr 22nd, 2012
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Racist organisation appoints uniformity officer

‘Racism is becoming such a broad church. They’re letting anyone in these days, and some of them are openly broad minded.’

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Posted: Jun 7th, 2011
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Daily Mail warns about consequences of Shoesmith payout

The Daily Mail has warned that the £2.5 billion that ex-Haringey social services boss Sharon Shoesmith hopes to get in compensation for her sacking over the Baby P case could undermine the UK’s fragile economic recovery, destroy the private sector, smash Britain’s borders wide open, slash house prices and generally cause politically correct chaos.

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Posted: May 31st, 2011
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Traditional Xmas pub fights banned ‘in case they offend Muslims’

Barmy ‘Equality Officers’ at Brent Council have outlawed the age-old British tradition of Christmas pub punch-ups in case the practice offends ‘those of faiths other than Christianity’.

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Posted: Nov 22nd, 2010
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