Have a read of this article by Adrian Chiles. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-37924448 Glad those days are largely behind us.
Couldn't agree more. Those days used to fill me with terror...being able to relax when speaking and not worrying that you might offend the ultra sensitive pc crowd if an innocent remark got twisted to suit agendas. Being able to have a light hearted joke about differences in skin colour, cultures, religion etc. Much better now, undoubtedly.