Army Deletes Tweet About ‘Chinks In Armor’ After People Cry Racism

nationalreview.com ^ | 1/30/2015 | Katherine Timpf

[rktman]

The U.S. Army has deleted a tweet that used the term “chinks” in armor after people freaked out that the same word can be used in a completely different context as a racial slur against people of Chinese descent.

“Chinks in special ops’ digital and physical armor poses challenges, experts say,” the tweet read, followed by a link to a news release about how terrorists’ using social media has left a hole — dare I say, a chink in — our country’s defenses.

[rktman]

I'm thinkin' they need to stop using ugly racist terms such as slope and slant and probably a whole dictionary of offensive terms. What a load...............

[PROCON]

[House Atreides]

I’m half expecting some lib to come out complaining about the military discussing conducting “black ops”!

[reg45]

So much for “black ops”.

[BenLurkin]

Oh good grief.

[Flag_This]

That’s rather niggardly of them.

[reg45]

Beat me by six seconds.

[Shimmer1]

Snow is.....(trembling at the implications) WHITE!!

The sky is black!!! So is tar, and tires and the neighbor’s dog!!!! oh nooos!!!!

[cripplecreek]

[Rides_A_Red_Horse]

Have we achieved “Ing-Soc” yet? It seems George Orwell was a few decades off when he wrote “1984.”

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I’m half expecting some lib to come out complaining about the military discussing conducting “black ops”!

The Black Hole - Commissioner John Wiley Price

[Drango]

Good grief. About a year ago on a different forum, I referred to a spy as a “spook”. A member of the forum went ballistic, but the other members suggested he was out of line.

[a fool in paradise]

Someone go buy a dictionary already...

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chink

And delete twitter, it is socialist networking with “concern trolls” laughing about their own pretend ignorance.

[PROCON]

Snow is racist.

Whiteboards are racist.

"White Christmas" is racist.

Toilet paper is racist.

Shaving cream is racist.

Whipped cream is racist.

Racist...Racist...Racist....RACIST

[cripplecreek]

noun
1.
a crack, cleft, or fissure:
a chink in a wall.
2.
a narrow opening:
a chink between two buildings.
verb (used with object)
3.
to fill up chinks in.

Wikipedia just calls it an ethnic slur.

[rktman]

From what I understand, if no carbon black is added, tires would be white. I guess that’s just another example of “white” rolling over “black” topped roads. I’m tired, no, exhausted by this ridiculous crap.

[Cowboy Bob]

Remember - Diversity is our strength!

[rktman]

LOL! I feel weaker by the day. :>}

[Flag_This]

The official Army apology should read: “We’re sorry you’re illiterate.”

[E. Pluribus Unum]

How niggardly of them.