Thousands petition to keep pub’s ‘offensive’ name
www.independent.co.uk
Locals have branded the decision to rename the pub “ridiculous” while others say the name was derogatory

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.

  • HumanPenguinEnglish
    12·
    1 month ago

    If you actually read my comment. You would realise the car was named after a person’s physical abnormality.

    The car was an insult from the beginning.

      • HumanPenguinEnglish
        12·
        1 month ago

        Sorry i assumed you were answering a different comment.

        As you comment has no relevence to this one.

        The fucking article points out the original complaint was also about the car being named after dwarfism. The pub was named after a record breaking car named after little people.

        And my comment was you are ignoring the fact that people bullied should not be required to tell the bullies.

        Its like saying its OK to hit people smaller then you because they are to scared to hit back.

        How easy do you think it is to disagree when everyone around you thinks your acceptable to joke about.

        • Embarrassingskidmark@lemmy.world
          3·
          1 month ago

          Sorry, your grammar is really bad, it’s sort of hard to read & therefore hard to understand what you’re waffling on about. Bottom line, the pub wasn’t named after a person/people. I also care very little about your fake outrage or opinion. And no, those two things aren’t remotely the same thing. One is a joke, the other is assault. Bye.

      • HumanPenguinEnglish
        11·
        1 month ago

        Actually no. My friend John did. Before he died in 1996. From complications related to what at the time was called dwarfism.