I think I’ve made it pretty clear that I don’t like it when personal issues become political footballs. Gay marriage is a good issue, as is gay blood donations.
How does “having a crap” sound as the next political controversy? No, didn’t think that sounded good. But I’m going to make a prediction that it just might become one.
Special squatting toilets have been installed in a Greater Manchester shopping centre after its bosses went on a cultural awareness course.
Rochdale Exchange Centre has introduced the “holes in the ground” otherwise known as Nile pans.
Ghulham Rasul Shazhad, who gave the course, said there was a large Muslim Asian community in Rochdale who preferred to use the squat toilet.
I give it about a day before this is taken as some horrible symbol of political correctness, or “pandering” to minorities. No doubt some BNP type will call for these toilets to be banned. The reality, of course, is very different.
Two of the 14 toilets have been converted to nile pans.
Two. Fucking two. It’s not as if you won’t have a free choice of where to empty your ass.
A spokeswoman for the centre said: “It is just about doing what any business would do.
“If there had been a decision to provide only eastern European toilets I would really have expected some sort of backlash.
“They are trying to meet the needs of the community they serve and this is part of it.
“They came up with the idea, it would be really good to provide toilet facilities that were desirable by that particular part of the community.”
A private business trying to make life more comfortable for a section of their clientele. How horrific!
Can you see what I mean when I say that some things (eg, everything) are best left to voluntaryism?
This is an utter non-story that’s going to get a lot of attention from the wrong circles. This, I promise you.
I’ll have you know that my header looks fuckin’ lush on my widescreen Mac you cheeky bastard.
Cheers.
DHG