Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #151524 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 248 pages

Synopsis
This work contains true and amusing tales of the extremes of political correctness, in the style of the "Clangers" series created by David Mortimer. Wonderful examples of the seriously absurd - wittily presented, usually involving holders of authority taking themselves too seriously and making fools of themselves: the army, city councils, schools, etc. For example, there's the story of Birmingham City Council, who announced that 'Baa Baa Blacksheep' was racist...and the ensuing (and hilarious) hoo-ha. "Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep" articulates our inner suspicions about the PC brigade in a masterly manner, providing a welcome and much-needed reality check.

Customer Reviews

Brilliant
Amusing, witty and great fun to read in the bath. Sometimes though you're not sure if you should laugh or cry at some of the stories, may of which I'm familiar with from the general press. Recommended.

Dissapointing
This, for me, was a very dissapointing book. I wanted to know what political correctness was all about - where does it come from - what motivates PC types - what it achieves etc etc. I didn't want a sociology text book either, just something to tell me a little about PC while laying on the beach.

This book is SOLELY a catalogue of examples of individual PC incidences. It is a trawl of regional newspapers over the last 15 years or so. There is NO other content, not even an introduction. It must have been really easy to write and compile.

The examples are OK (funny) for the first 3 or 4 but after that, they become predictable and tedious. I know I should have twigged it from the "look inside" section (I'll judge that feature more carefully in future) but it is not always easy to judge a book by the first 2-3 real pages. If you like examples of PC one after the other (and nothing else) I recommend it. However, I doubt it. Not for me.

Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep - A Review
Very funny, very true, very sad reflection of modern life in the UK. The authors have got the balance just right between a light, entertaining read and a serious essay which raises big ugly questions about the way our kingdom is ran by the HSE, local councils, the police and the government.

Laugh or cry? - I did both. Excellent, 5 stars out of 5.