Is this offensive or should I lighten up?

Problem with an event like this though, the organisers wont know if someone is a real guest or someone nipping in for beer and hog roast roll on their way home from the municipal rubbish recycling place.
 
Burnham Bob said:
It's offensive - the picture it conjures up of women in high heels, suspenders, stockings and overalls is surely not acceptable in a modern society
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You should post up some pictures so we can make our own minds up - with and without the overalls.

On reflection, forget the overall ones.
 
The offensive thing is the poison of political "correctness" that makes people feel compelled to utter inanities like "workwomen".
 
Offended by workmen/women?

ahabdonal said:
Passing through Portland Marina and there was a barbeque or hog roast advertised which suggested fancy dress as WORKMEN and WORKWOMEN. Poor taste or not?
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I too cannot see what is offensive about a workmen/workwomen fancy dress.

Presumably, those attending needed fancy dress to pretend that they 'worked'. Sad, possibly, but offensive - nah. The lyrics from Pulp's "Common people' spring to mind (bear with it) as a piece of social satire.

"She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College
That's where I caught her eye
She told me that her Dad was loaded
I said "In that case I'll have rum and coca-cola
She said "fine"
And then in 30 seconds time she said
"I want to live like common people
I want to do whatever common people do
I want to sleep with common people
I want to sleep with common people like you"
Well what else could I do?
I said "I'll see what I can do"
I took her to a supermarket
I don't know why
but I had to start it somewhere
so it started there
I said "pretend you've got no money"
but she just laughed
and said "oh you're so funny"
I said "Yeah
Well I can't see anyone else smiling in here
Are you sure
you want to live like common people
you want to see whatever common people see
you want to sleep with common people
you want to sleep with common people like me?"
But she didn't understand
she just smiled and held my hand
Rent a flat above a shop
Cut your hair and get a job
Smoke some fags and play some pool
Pretend you never went to school
But still you'll never get it right
'cos when you're laid in bed at night
watching roaches climb the wall
if you called your dad he could stop it all
yeah
You'll never live like common people
You'll never do whatever common people do
You'll never fail like common people
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
and then dance and drink and screw
because there's nothing else to do
Sing along with the common people
Sing along and it might just get you through
Laugh along with the common people
Laugh along although they're laughing at you
and the stupid things that you do
because you think that poor is cool
Like a dog lying in a corner
they will bite you and never warn you
Look out
they'll tear your insides out
'cos everybody hates a tourist
especially one who thinks
it's all such a laugh
yeah and the chip stain's grease
will come out in the bath
You will never understand
how it feels to live your life
with no meaning or control
and with nowhere left to go
You are amazed that they exist
and they burn so bright
whilst you can only wonder why
Rent a flat above a shop
Cut your hair and get a job
Smoke some fags and play some pool
Pretend you never went to school
But still you'll never get it right
'cause when you're laid in bed at night
watching roaches climb the wall
if you called your dad he could stop it all
yeah
You'll never live like common people
You'll never do whatever common people do
You'll never fail like common people
You'll never watch your life slide out of view
and then dance and drink and screw
'because there's nothing else to do
I want to live with common people like you....."
 
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