Ludlow Hospital refuses 'demeaning' fancy dress donation (SJW/PC nonsense thread)

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-41011908

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A hospital has turned down a £2,500 donation from a group of men dressed up as nurses after bosses said the outfits were "demeaning".

The group, which was supporting Ludlow Hospital in Shropshire, raised the money by pushing a bed around the town.
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Seems a bit of an overreaction... and then it turns out that this has been a regular local event for years:

Mr Corfield said the bed-push fundraiser had taken place every summer for decades involving men from the local community and was "light-hearted".

He said proceeds from this year's event had been earmarked to provide ECG machines for the outpatients and minor injuries departments at Ludlow.
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oh and the general views on Facebook seem to be supportive of the fundraisers:

Many people, including nurses, have taken to social media to voice their support for the fundraisers.

Tracy Morgan Jones wrote on Facebook: "It's money raised in a fun way in a costume meant to draw attention to the worthy cause not insult the hard-working doctors and nurses."

Gemma Davies said: "I'm a nurse and am not at all insulted. How stupid!", while Hannah Holt added: "Refusing the money is an insult to the profession. I love being a nurse and I love people dressing up as nurses.... it's a sign of admiration."
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It just seems like some of the people who make these decisions are trying to hard to find something 'offensive' on the part of others.

It's PC gone mad I tell thee...
 
It's not PC gone mad, it's a marketing genius using negative social media and news outlets to raise awareness and boost funds. Reject the "first offer" with some PC excuse and get even more :D
 
A hospital has turned down a £2,500 donation from a group of men dressed up as nurses after bosses said the outfits were "demeaning".
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What an absolute ******* joke. Someone ought to ask them what they have against cross dressers and why they're being so discriminatory towards them. Throw that PC crap back in their faces.
 
Those aren't necessarily mutually exclusive options. Given the subject matter and reason for the ban I'd say both!
 
Steeps said:
It's not PC gone mad, it's a marketing genius using negative social media and news outlets to raise awareness and boost funds. Reject the "first offer" with some PC excuse and get even more :D
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Or it will put even more people off donating.

Stupid ***** needs to lose her job as she's basically just lost the hospital at least £2500
 
As an employee of the NHS myself, I'm going to prescribe the terminally offended a good dose of Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Watch them dress up in drag and try to be a little bit less, y'know... less sensitive :-)
 
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