Another British PC Outrage
Written by Brian Garst, Posted in Identity Politics
Run away liberalism continues to drive the decline of Great Britain. The latest absurdity (Hat-tip: Blue Collar Philosophy):
Simon Ledger says he fears he will end up with a criminal record for performing the 1974 disco classic at a seafront bar on the Isle of Wight on Sunday after two people walking past apparently took offence.
…[A]fter striking up the melody in front of customers at the weekend he noticed a man of Chinese origin walking past with his mother, making gestures at him and taking a picture on his mobile phone.
He said that he later received a telephone call from police – while he was dining in a Chinese restaurant – asking him to meet officers about the incident.
He was then arrested and questioned before being bailed.
Hampshire Police said that it had been following up a complaint of racially aggravated harassment.
…“We were performing Kung Fu Fighting, as we do during all our sets,” Mr Ledger, 34, told The Sun.
Will America heed the British warning against allowing runaway liberalism, identity politics and political correctness to take hold?
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