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Is "KEMOSABE" Racist? ("[Canadian] Highest court asked to rule on old Lone Ranger term")
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| 12/22/04
| CBC News
Posted on 12/23/2004 9:03:24 AM PST by dangus
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My $.02: Any word can be used in a way which creates a hostile work environment. If I walk past a subordinate at work, and say, "Hi, Catnip" in a menacing tone of voice, Catnip can become derogatory.
If Timmy walks past Louie, who happens to be black, and says, "Merry Kwaanza" every day in the right tone of voice, eventually Louie can darn well start to feel as if Timmy is pointing out daily that Louie is black. And, thus, he can feel racially discriminated by Timmy. Especially if he doesn't celebrate Kwaanza.
The standard is "be nice." If Kateri Moore doesn't like being called Kemosabe, she can tell Mr Miller that being given a nickname which highlights her race makes her feel uncomfortable. But apparently what she expects is to be able to neurotically not speak up for herself at all, until her rage explodes and she runs to a lawyer.
Lawsuits are for protecting victims, not enabling deep neurotics. What is absurd is the attempt to include "Kemosabe" in a list of words which are inherently offensive, and punish Mr Miller for not recognizing this heretofore unestablished fact.
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posted on
12/23/2004 9:03:25 AM PST
by
dangus
To: dangus
Name Tonto's horse?..
Bonus question: name Dale Evans' horse?
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posted on
12/23/2004 9:05:39 AM PST
by
ken5050
(Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to propagate her gene pool. Any volunteers?)
To: dangus
What if she were called "SQUAW"?........
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posted on
12/23/2004 9:06:23 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(If the Red States are JESUSLAND, then the Blue States are SATANLAND......)
To: Admin Moderator
I don't know if it matters, but the article appears was from cbC news, not cbS news. If people click on the link, they'll get the message, so if it don't matter to you, I don't care.
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posted on
12/23/2004 9:06:26 AM PST
by
dangus
To: dangus
Comment #6 Removed by Moderator
To: ken5050
To: dangus
What a bunch of "PC" sickos!
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posted on
12/23/2004 9:07:43 AM PST
by
Budge
(<><)
To: dangus
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posted on
12/23/2004 9:08:24 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(If the Red States are JESUSLAND, then the Blue States are SATANLAND......)
To: dangus
Didn't it translate to "soggy shirt"? Now for the 64 K question, WHO CARES. There is way too many improant issues to be taken care of down here, than worry about what some stupid court in Canada has to say.
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posted on
12/23/2004 9:08:24 AM PST
by
TMSuchman
(American by birth,rebel by choice, MARINE BY GOD!)
To: dangus
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posted on
12/23/2004 9:08:36 AM PST
by
Clemenza
(Morford 2008: Not that there's anything wrong with it!)
To: ken5050
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posted on
12/23/2004 9:08:39 AM PST
by
Budge
(<><)
To: ken5050
Tonto - Scout
Dale Evans - Buttercup
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posted on
12/23/2004 9:08:46 AM PST
by
vikingvx
To: TMSuchman
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posted on
12/23/2004 9:09:01 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(If the Red States are JESUSLAND, then the Blue States are SATANLAND......)
To: Budge
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posted on
12/23/2004 9:09:16 AM PST
by
ken5050
(Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to propagate her gene pool. Any volunteers?)
To: dangus
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posted on
12/23/2004 9:09:28 AM PST
by
Pikamax
To: dangus
Why are you guys concerning yourselves with the political correctness of the word "Kemosabe" while our troops are getting slaughtered? Haven't you got anything more worthwhile to talk about?
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posted on
12/23/2004 9:09:28 AM PST
by
Visual Politics
(http://visualpolitics.blogspot.com)
Comment #18 Removed by Moderator
To: ken5050
Those were easy Ken. Tonto's horse was Scout and Dale Evan's horse was Buttermilk. What was the name of the jeep driven by Pat Butram?
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posted on
12/23/2004 9:10:27 AM PST
by
Jemian
(I'd be a sun worshipper if I weren't already a SON WORSHIPPER!)
To: ken5050
Scout and Buttermilk, respectively.
You betchum, Red Rider!
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posted on
12/23/2004 9:10:42 AM PST
by
SAJ
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