Bus Messages Called Offensive When Read Backwards

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/ ^ | 06/05/2015 | Amy Wadas

[massmike]

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Port Authority is looking into bus slogans that some are calling offensive.

Officials say they’ve recently received complaints that one of its slogans, “Ziggin Zaggin,” is offensive when read backwards, seeming to spell out a racial slur.

Jim Ritchie with the Port Authority says they will remove the messages from buses.

[Dr.Deth]

As long as the bus is driving forward what’s the problem?

[Uncle Miltie]

Alls I kin say to that iz:

elur seiknoh!

[Dr. Sivana]

Sounds like this calls for a bottle of red rum.

[USNA74]

Oh jeez. PC has gone overboard. Next thing you know some group of idiots will say that something’s offensive when you read ever other letter, or every third letter of some ad slogan.

[Gaffer]

There’s a simple solution. Put the message in cursive.

[V_TWIN]

“It may be an overreaction, Cynthia Sharkey, of Moon Township, said.”

GEE, YA THINK?

You would have to know how to read before you could read it backwards and then be offended......that probably lets out a large portion of the local population.

[MrB]

Then don’t read it backwards...

[all the best]

It took a very backward mind to notice that after years.

[bigbob]

!poh pih

[left that other site]

Well, since buses “beep” annoyingly when they back up, it is adequate warning NOT to look at the offending words.

[massmike]

Some people just go out of their way to be “offended”.

[The Sons of Liberty]

Bus Messages Called Offensive When Read Backwards

Mo Problemo! Under the current regime today's society can't read - period, much less backwards.

[DoodleDawg]

Oh for God’s sake. How far will some people go to in order to be offended?

[a fool in paradise]

Z wurd PING!

[Genoa]

Best post so far today. Some will be aggin it, but I’m not.

[a fool in paradise]

Write it in cursive and everything will be aw’right.

[optiguy]

What if you’re semi-illiterate and live in Oregon?

[a fool in paradise]

ris dedrater siht.

[Genoa]

Too late, see 6. But good work, I laughed at yours too.