AIBU to find this name offensive?

Well, some of us do 😭

don't we use "visually impaired" for those with eyesight issues now anyway?

What’s a blind bastard? As a specific expression, rather than someone not very nice who happens to be blind.

blind alley

Anyone mentioned double-blinded studies?

Since when?
I've never heard it used in this way

Only time I've heard this used was way back in the 60s when there was a charity collection box for the blind on the counter in shops - or maybe a deaf box or a pdsa box. It may sound ugly and insensitive today but that's what it brings to my mind. Perhaps it was peculiar to my neck of the woods. I'd be interested to know.

OP if you don’t have children, children’s marketing these days are all about “blind bags”, “blind boxes” etc.

What do I think about them? I think they are a lottery. Could either be a total disaster or the start of something wonderful.

Who actually goes on blind dates in 2026?!

Are you blind and have experience of it detracting or making your disability less serious?

If not then YABU. It's like a wheelchair user saying that they were walking somewhere when they actually aren't.

I long for the heady days 20 years ago of globalisation and wealth and caring about other citizens rather than this fan girling facists inproverished hateful present

In other M and S news, they are doing a ginger and white chocolate cake which looks pretty damn good.

It is a rubbish title 'blind box'.
Surprise box sounds better.

So what do you think about blind dates then?

And you can tell the pig headed thickies who refuse to consider or think about anything in any depth.

its like the OAPs who argue “blind” (ha) it’s ok to say Darkie or pa*ki because that’s what they said in their day.

This is the most bullshit thing I've read on here in a long time. Utterly tortuous.

I'm visually impaired, I'm fine with it, blind can mean sightless or hidden from view (amongst other things) as in the blind spot when driving. (I don't drive, don't worry !)
When my sightless friend and I go out together we joke about us being literally the blind leading the blind, although having a bit more sight I bumble us along in the right general direction of where we want to go. Using or not using the word blind makes not the slightest difference to our disability

The piggies look quite cute to me, but then again I can't see them very well so they could be tacky as all get out !!

Probably generational, yes, as they’re aimed at children.
Maybe regional, we live in London.

I think the good thing about threads like this is that you can identify those arseholes who are offended by made-up stuff like this and look out for their amusing nonsense on other threads

Perhaps it's a regional or generational thing then.
Certainly I've never heard of it.

Oh shut up

Where were you in the 2010s?!

goggle summary

The phrase "black sheep" is controversial because some critics view it as reinforcing a negative association with the color black, while historians and linguists trace its roots to animal husbandry. 1, 2]
True Origins of the Phrase

• Fleece value: The idiom comes from real sheep that are born with black wool instead of white. 1, 2]
• Lower quality: Black wool was historically worth less because it could not be easily dyed different colors. 1, 2]
• Standing out: A black sheep looked very different in a standard white flock, which led to the metaphor for an outcast or a family member who does not fit in. 1, 2]
• Superstition: In 18th- and 19th-century England, a black sheep was sometimes viewed through a superstitious lens as the mark of the devil or bad luck. 1]

• Slavery rumors: Some people claimed the classic nursery rhyme Baa Baa Black Sheep was linked to the transatlantic slave trade. 1, 2]
• Historical consensus: Scholars widely agree the rhyme has nothing to do with slavery. Most historians tie it to the Great Custom, a 13th-century wool tax imposed by King Edward I that split wool profits between the king, the church, and the farmer. 1]
• Toy modifications: Some modern toy makers and nurseries altered the lyrics to phrases like "baa baa sheep sheep" out of what critics call over-cautious or misguided political correctness. 1]

• Racial connotations: Some modern anti-racism educators and trainers argue that phrases using "black" to mean bad, unwanted, or inferior (such as black sheep, blacklist, or blackmail) carry negative psychological weight tied to historical colorism. 1]
• Counter-arguments: Many linguists and everyday speakers counter that the idiom is completely non-racial, grounded strictly in agricultural reality, and that trying to sanitize it creates unnecessary controversy over everyday words. 1]
• Personal reclamation: In family and social contexts, many people who feel like outsiders now wear the title of "black sheep" with pride as a symbol of personal independence and authenticity. 1]

I think this is a misrepresentation of badgers and most offensive. Apologize immediately! 😂

Blind date, blind marking, blind tasting etc etc…?

If it helps anyone, I'm visually impaired and not fussed by Marks but am offended by how shite all these blind jokes are.