The Black Boy in Winchester is thriving. Well worth a visit if you are down that way.The Black Boy in Stepney went, spent many evenings as a youngster in there.
I believe That most Blackboy pubs were named for Charles II, so nicknamed by his mother for his swarthy looks. However they have inevitably accumulated further baggage over time (one in Oxford had a statue of a black servant or slave added to its frontage), so it's probably time to review the name.The Black Boy in Stepney went, spent many evenings as a youngster in there.
Nice part of the world but don't get down that way very often.The Black Boy in Winchester is thriving. Well worth a visit if you are down that way.
Sadly she went a few years ago.I reckon the days are numbered for the Fanny on the Hill in Welling.
I was in there only 2 weeks ago.The Black Boy in Winchester is thriving. Well worth a visit if you are down that way.
I'll be nearby over Christmas. My family has known the landlord for quite a while. I'll ask around to see if the name has caused offence locally.I was in there only 2 weeks ago.
a great pub full of character. We were having the same discussion about the name.
Whilst that would be interesting to know (though hard to find out, I would have thought, given that the set of people who have been caused offence presumably don't overlap much with the set of people who frequent the pub), it - offence - not the most important issue. As has been explained in multiple contexts multiple times, the issue with language is primarily what it reveals about the underlying attitudes and how it sends messages that reinforce attitudes, not whether you can find specific people who say they have been caused offence.I'll be nearby over Christmas. My family has known the landlord for quite a while. I'll ask around to see if the name has caused offence locally.
Yes, for all I know the pub is rammed with people sipping mineral water while they study text books from the Department of Semantics.Whilst that would be interesting to know (though hard to find out, I would have thought, given that the set of people who have been caused offence presumably don't overlap much with the set of people who frequent the pub), it - offence - not the most important issue. As has been explained in multiple contexts multiple times, the issue with language is primarily what it reveals about the underlying attitudes and how it sends messages that reinforce attitudes, not whether you can find specific people who say they have been caused offence.