Wednesday - March 17, 2010

Political correctness strikes back: Jedi believer wins apology and says he’ll sue. Ah diversity.

Surely this has to be embarrassing for Brits.  This guy isn’t a fool. He knows exactly what he’s doing.  The fools are the people who allow it and cave in with “Oh we are so sorry.” A brick in the face and he’d soon change his religion. My problem with the hood thing is the very same problem that most others have. The association with often violent crime committed by guys (often younger this this fellow) wearing hoods. Referred to as “Hoodies.” And they damn well are intimidating in groups. OK so he was alone. He’s bogus and he can say whatever he wants to about adopting this movie thing as a religion. The fault also is at the foot of the lady who wrote the letter of apology. See it at the link.  This is just another example of the declining culture that’s been allowed to flourish.
I wonder what the end game will look like.  I won’t be here to see it that’s certain, and maybe that’s a good thing.

Political correctness strikes back: Jedi believer wins apology after being kicked out of Jobcentre for wearing a hood

By Andrew Levy
Last updated at 8:48 AM on 17th March 2010

When benefits claimant Chris Jarvis was asked to put down his hood in a Jobcentre, he said he was entitled to wear it because of his Jedi ‘faith’.

When he continued to wear the cowl despite repeated warnings, he was escorted from the premises by security guards.

Yet in a case which sums up the march of political correctness in the public sector, he has now received a grovelling apology saying that the government agency ‘embraces diversity and respects a customer’s religion’. ‘Jediism’ was made up for the Star Wars films.

The father of three now plans to sue Jobcentre Plus in Southend for discrimination, despite admitting he took up the ‘faith’ last year only as an excuse to wear hooded tops.

‘I am a Star Wars follower. It means following the way of the Jedi,’ he said yesterday. ‘The main reason is I want to wear my hood up and I have got a religion which allows me to do that.

‘Someone with their own religious views is allowed to wear what their religion says - the Sikhs are able to carry a great big dagger. My religion allows me to wear my hood.’

Mr Jarvis later wrote to complain. In response, manager Wendy Flewers wrote: ‘Jobcentre Plus is committed to provide a customer service which embraces diversity and respects a customer’s religion or beliefs.

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Posted by peiper     on 03/17/2010 at 09:43 AM   
Filed Under: • CULTURE IN DECLINE • DIVERSITY BS • Stoopid-People • UK •  
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