Comments on: goodbye, tar baby http://amphichon.com/2006/07/31/goodbye-tar-baby/ amphichon: entirely superfluous since 2000 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:49:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Alex http://amphichon.com/2006/07/31/goodbye-tar-baby/#comment-82 Alex Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:56:15 +0000 http://amphichon.com/2006/07/31/goodbye-tar-baby/#comment-82 Lets not forget about that long-time favorite "niggardly". Back in '99, David Howard was forced to resign for using the term during a speech. There was also an incident with a University of Wisconsin professor using the term in a speech and having a student in the class complain to the school administration because the word "hurt her". All because of a word which is guilty of no other crime than containing a similar sequence of letters as a racial slur. Now, if you'll pardon me, I have to edit all of my writing to remove any references to the words "spices", "mickey", and "towel" lest I inadvertently offend someone's sensitive sensibilities. Lets not forget about that long-time favorite “niggardly”. Back in ‘99, David Howard was forced to resign for using the term during a speech. There was also an incident with a University of Wisconsin professor using the term in a speech and having a student in the class complain to the school administration because the word “hurt her”. All because of a word which is guilty of no other crime than containing a similar sequence of letters as a racial slur.

Now, if you’ll pardon me, I have to edit all of my writing to remove any references to the words “spices”, “mickey”, and “towel” lest I inadvertently offend someone’s sensitive sensibilities.

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