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Thousands petition to keep pub’s ‘offensive’ name [The Midget] (www.independent.co.uk)
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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.

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[–] Embarrassingskidmark@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day 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.