tinydancer
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You should put that on a bumper-sticker, it's deeply thought provoking.I must be toast in a liberal's mind. I bought a Black and Tan Coonhound and chose a bitch.
Geeze louise lighten up.
But if we want to get super heavy in this discussion, the issue of over the top hyper sensitivity over language is assinine but its out there. At the highest levels.
Here's a great example for you. A beers name is racially offensive to some did you know? A State Department magazine said so.
Consequently I learned that my current chosen breeds name MUST be racist. The State Department's Chief Diversity Officer says so. Oh and saying "hold down the fort" is inappropriate as well because it could offensive to First Nations.
"At that point, he warned that an apparently benign phrase such as “hold down the fort” could strike some people as “negative and racially offensive,” because the phrase originates from forts on the American frontier (Robsinson says, having conceded that his history may or may not be true) when soldiers fought Native Americans."
And here's the beer. You shouldn't order them anymore I suppose.
" Similarly, you should probably stop ordering “black and tans,” because “the original Black and Tans were an ad hoc military group that committed atrocities against Irish civilians.”
State Dept Mag Black and tan is a racist beer WashingtonExaminer.com
State Dept Mag: ‘Black and tan’ is a racist beer
Joel Gehrke • | August 30, 2012 | 12:00 am
Washington Examiner?? Nothing like realistic down-to-earth sources, TD.
For the record, the name of the drink predates the name of the military regiment (1880s vs 1920s) so the drink is actually the original "Black and Tan". The term is only avoided in Ireland.
I love black and tans. The beer I mean. And I'm Irish.
Hold on. Will get another link. Trying not to drool on myself right now.