NO MORE REDSKINS

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Some people get over the top hysterical and choose to take offence at anything - but sometimes the words in common currency are actually quite offensive and it is no bad thing to update them.

It's like the term 'half caste'. That was perfectly acceptable when I was growing up. It is not acceptable now - and for good reason. It has a very racist meaning and origin.


Oh, and btw: there are no PC patrols - PC is an idea; it isn't a government agency.

No, half-caste simply means mixed race. There's no racism in that description. The racism is what racists think when they hear or use that term. Which is exactly my point, whatever phrase replaces half-caste will mean the same thing, and that thing will depend on your view.
You can't run away from it by changing acceptable terms, you have to confront it. Yeah, half-caste, so what motherfucker?

No PC Patrols? What are you new to the internet? C'mon, they're as plentiful as grammar Nazis. I've met a bunch in real life to, they are particularly plentiful at school board meetings, community volunteer committees, youth activities organizations, and the like.