PC gone mad, again

[huff3r]

Yes this does seem mental, and I disagree entirely.

However exactly the same thing would be happening (in reverse) if someone did something equally culturally insensitive in a cathedral, synagogue, etc - or even to a nation's flag. No more or less ridiculous than any of that.

If someone hovered a chopper over a cathedral, when there was no-one there but another chopper to witness it, I doubt they'd kick up a big stink. Maybe if it was in the middle of a service, but otherwise I don't think it'd make the paper let alone the court room.

[Milts]

If someone hovered a chopper over a cathedral, when there was no-one there but another chopper to witness it, I doubt they'd kick up a big stink. Maybe if it was in the middle of a service, but otherwise I don't think it'd make the paper let alone the court room.

No, but 1) there is no law specifically addressing cathedrals 2) I'm sure there are things which would seem completely normal to some people (sex? homsexual sex?) which, when conducted in a cathedral, would suddenly become extremely offensive to the owners and attendents of said cathedral.

[caseye]

Funny aint it - don't see anyone crying Utu over the fact it was called "Cook" for 50 years.

Hope the local tribes don't need to call westpac when one of them gets sick doing a ritual up there..........ah thats right. None of them have even climbed it.

Ha, too fucking lazy! By the way, send a white mans magic helium chopter to save them. I don;t fink so.

[pete376403]

Yes this does seem mental, and I disagree entirely.

However exactly the same thing would be happening (in reverse) if someone did something equally culturally insensitive in a cathedral, synagogue, etc - or even to a nation's flag. No more or less ridiculous than any of that.

You mean like tame iti shooting the NZ flag with a shotgun?

Oh thats right, that was *different* Yeah Fucking Right!


"Tame Iti's now infamous shooting of the New Zealand flag caused much controversy. Amid cries of treason, however, he was only charged with brandishing and firing a shotgun.

He defended himself by saying the shooting took place behind the confiscation line on Tuhoe land and he was acting within Tuhoe custom, but was yesterday found guilty.

For several weeks it looked like he would not be charged at all, until politicians saw the incident on television."

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10389147

[Hinny]

........ah thats right. None of them have even climbed it.

Mark Whetu skied it!

[oldrider]

What a lot of fucking Bullshit! Just too precious for words simply breeds contempt rather than respect!

[Delerium]

Yes this does seem mental, and I disagree entirely.

However exactly the same thing would be happening (in reverse) if someone did something equally culturally insensitive in a cathedral, synagogue, etc - or even to a nation's flag. No more or less ridiculous than any of that.

Nothing happened when tama iti shot the nz flag. I dont think he was even done for discharging a firearm in a built up area.

[oldrider]

Nothing happened when tama iti shot the nz flag. I dont think he was even done for discharging a firearm in a built up area.

And without possession of a current registered firearms licence! (Could you see a non Maori get away with that lot!)

[Banditbandit]

ah thats right. None of them have even climbed it.

No - wrong ... The Te Koeti and Bannister Families (both Māori) were mountain guides on the West Coast in the 1910s ... George Bannister was the first Maori to climb what was then called Mt Cook and he did it in 1912 ...

You have no idea of the history of your own country do you ..

[bogan]

No - wrong ... The Te Koeti and Bannister Families (both Māori) were mountain guides on the West Coast in the 1910s ... George Bannister was the first Maori to climb what was then called Mt Cook and he did it in 1912 ...

You have no idea of the history of your own country do you ..

Perhaps he means the current members of the local tribes. The dead fullas probably aren't the ones doing the objecting...

[Banditbandit]

Perhaps he means the current members of the local tribes. The dead fullas probably aren't the ones doing the objecting...

As far as I know Mark Whetu is still alive - and he has climbed Aoraki a number of times .. and as Hinny said, he has skied off it too ..

When did you last cklimb that mountain ???

[Banditbandit]

Ha, too fucking lazy! By the way, send a white mans magic helium chopter to save them. I don;t fink so.

So .. when did you climb that mountain ??? Or are you too fucking lazy as well ???

[bogan]

As far as I know Mark Whetu is still alive - and he has climbed Aoraki a number of times .. and as Hinny said, he has skied off it too ..

When did you last cklimb that mountain ???

Where the fuck is Aoraki and why should I care?

Climb it? fuck I'm saving up for a helicopter, or at minimum a snowmobile before heading up there. Actually, a Tauntaun might do the trick also.

[SMOKEU]

+1 to the helicopter or snowmobile.

[HenryDorsetCase]

here's the thing with religions: if you have some religions with legislated protection, then they all should be otherwise itis discriminatory. If we think this is utter bullshit (and for the record, I do) then logically zombie jesus day (sometimes called easter) and middle eastern lunatic's birthday (sometimes called christmas) should not receive any legal distinction from any other day of the week.

The white man's imaginary friends have been at this shit a lot longer than our dusky bretheren. Can't blame them for having their hands out where the body politic gives them the opportunity.

its exactly the same as having the presence of taniwah dictate the route and design of roads and bridges, or even better, "consultation" about "air taniwha" when you are trying to get an air discharge resource consent. Its all bullshit, of course, but a nice wee earner for some crooked politicians.