So like.. Nerds have a sense of humor all the sudden?? Did I miss a slashdot post or something?
;) (and I used nerd lovingly..) On 3/12/14, 12:48 PM, "William Herrin" <b...@herrin.us> wrote: >On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 2:01 PM, Warren Bailey ><wbai...@satelliteintelligencegroup.com> wrote: >> Being caucasian myself, I am inherently aware of the terminology >> "cracker". How a joke relating to catching crackers with "cheese" was >> translated into a racial slur is completely beyond my comprehension. > >Hi Warren, > >Were you not aware that in the U.S., every statement you could >possibly make as well as no statement at all is racist, sexist or in >some other way impugns anyone wishing to take offense? > >The retort, "That's racist!" is made tongue in cheek. Similar to >Freud's phallic symbols, it's offered in response to the use of any >word or phrase which has the slightest connection in any context to >racism. Which is most of them. > >If I said, "The snow is falling, covering the dirty city in a layer of >pristine white," it would be perfectly normal for someone to jokingly >return, "That's racist!" By describing the *city* as *dirty* and then >changed not just to *white* but *pristine* white I practically begged >for it. > >When someone says something that actually is racist, we have a whole >different vocabulary for expressing disgust. > >Regards, >Bill Herrin > > >-- >William D. Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us >3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> >Falls Church, VA 22042-3004