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Thousands petition to keep pub’s ‘offensive’ name [The Midget] (www.independent.co.uk)

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Thousands of people have signed a counter-petition to keep a pub’s “offensive” name after a rebrand was announced.

The Midget, a Greene King pub in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, was first subject of a petition signed by more than 1,300 people calling on the brewery franchise to “recognise the offence of the term and its implications” of the pub’s name.

The name comes from the iconic MG car which was built in the car company’s former factory in Abingdon.

Last week, Greene King said it would rename the pub The Roaring Raindrop in tribute to the last ever land speed record-breaking car produced by MG.

But some locals have objected with more than 2,800 people signing a counter-petition calling on the brewery to reverse the plans to rebrand.

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[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Would this be a good time to mention that my uncle used to collect Midgets. He had three of them if I remember and even had one of them stretched.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 14 points 2 weeks ago

I've reported this to the Police. A crime has been committed, I'm just not sure which one.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Can we petition to stop Greene King? Their beer is fucking awful.

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

isnt it like 3.5 apv

[–] baggins 4 points 2 weeks ago

Nothing wrong with that.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's not the strength I object to, it's the taste. I'm sure they put too much vinegar in their IPA, for example.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

That's so stupid

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Which bit?

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Making a fuss about the name Midget because it's offensive, if it's already been named that for decades. Idk

[–] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Err.

Negro existed for 400 years or more.

Miget came from greak shows fron the 1700s.

Arsehole has a very long history. But you would still be offended it I called you it? And likely object to a pub called the puckered arseholes retreat.

Actually scratch that. Id likely drink there. But yeah my point stands.

Every ofensive thing has a long history. Progress is non exisrant if we dont evolve. And language is one of the things that evolves rapidly.

Its more about why the name exists amd the links it crate. then the age of its creation.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

Surely campaigns like this are simply run from Russian troll farms so that CHUDs can point of them as examples of “woke” overreaction.