I will admit society has changed. Mascot names are now offensive and pot is not only accepted but becoming more and more legal. What a country. I guess I am just out of step about what is offensive.
Pot has nothing to do with anything that is being discussed. I mean damn dude, illustrate points by confusion I guess.
I can assure you that I am equally incredulous about the prevalence of certain things in our society in this day and age, but I'll leave it at that.
We had a huge Confederate Flag dustup. I'm amazed as our historian you don't remember.
Problem is, more and more terms that used to be just a word are offensive now. Not because they should be offensive, but because enough weight behind the word happened to cause them to be offensive. It's stupid, and yet one more indication of our victimized society. Oriental is the perfect example of that point. Midget is another.
Do you think that Ace should be offended by being called a little person?
We are comparing Ace...a guy getting ribbed on a message board...to a team name in the NFL that offends a race/group of people. Great comparison.
Some words mean more than others...surely you can recognize that. Would you call a black guy a nigger? I mean it is just a words, right?
I should have qualified my statement with the fact that my post before was talking about the words oriental and midget. I wasn't necessarily referring to the word redskin.
Honestly? Yeah, it's just a word. People give it power.
My bad...I thought you might be staying on topic.
Damn dude...ok.
It's up to each individual where they want to draw that line and whether they want to conform to the perceived social niceties or not. That's everyone's personal choice.
How do you feel about burning the American flag -- It is just a flag or does it represent something more?
I prefer not to be addressed 'a word' that was used to address my ancestors when they were being enslaved, beaten for entertainment, spit on and raped.
The caption makes no sense. The Swastika was an Asian thing that Hitler happened to like. It's nothing to do with German heritage or anything. What it may have in common with the confederate flag is being a symbol of resentment over the outcome of a war.Saw this political cartoon...I'm surprised the DCC hasn't ever had a Confederate flag dust-up
It's an example of what value systems have evolved. A mascot is shameful but pot is almost condoned. The point is value systems that get people worked up and what offends. I am extremely offended by the latter and will say so. I am not trying to divert the discussion rather defending those of us who are not offended by a mascot name that has been around for a long time. It has never been viewed as something slanderous. It has simply been viewed as a mascot name. It was stated that societies have changed and I certainly am in agreement.