Let. It. Go.
Hey guys!
Over at lj_uk, anghara13 would like you all to know that the idea that one word, even now, should be able to invoke such passionate feelings in a whole world full of people is, to be quite blunt, absolutely ridiculous. Lets just grow the hell up people and put the past exactly where it belongs. BEHIND US.
Let's not have yet another generation blighted by remembrances of a centuries old issue. Yes, yes, slavery was bad, the oppression of a whole race of people was bad, but you know what? It's over. Let, it, go. Before we all look like idiots running round pandering to a bunch of politicallly correct namby-pambies who can't call a spade a spade because in some language or another it means digging implement. Sheesh!!!! (first comment in the post, but the rest are pretty much as bad)
The word in question? GUESS. GO ON. GUESS.
I saw this when it was posted yesterday, I knew it would be full of idiocy. That's the community that started as part of that whole LJ/whichever UK newspaper it was (The Independent?)link-up. It seems to be full of Daily Mail readers, which is perhaps to be expected. They get everywhere.
Also, sf_d has had enough race rage for a few days. You can have it.
Oh, extra also? it was hard being an independend woman just one hundred years ago now, but hey, we've got beyond that!
Over at lj_uk, anghara13 would like you all to know that the idea that one word, even now, should be able to invoke such passionate feelings in a whole world full of people is, to be quite blunt, absolutely ridiculous. Lets just grow the hell up people and put the past exactly where it belongs. BEHIND US.
Let's not have yet another generation blighted by remembrances of a centuries old issue. Yes, yes, slavery was bad, the oppression of a whole race of people was bad, but you know what? It's over. Let, it, go. Before we all look like idiots running round pandering to a bunch of politicallly correct namby-pambies who can't call a spade a spade because in some language or another it means digging implement. Sheesh!!!! (first comment in the post, but the rest are pretty much as bad)
The word in question? GUESS. GO ON. GUESS.
I saw this when it was posted yesterday, I knew it would be full of idiocy. That's the community that started as part of that whole LJ/whichever UK newspaper it was (The Independent?)link-up. It seems to be full of Daily Mail readers, which is perhaps to be expected. They get everywhere.
Also, sf_d has had enough race rage for a few days. You can have it.
Oh, extra also? it was hard being an independend woman just one hundred years ago now, but hey, we've got beyond that!