To: saquin
"This kind of overreaction has gotten ridiculous." Amen to that. I've been around a long time and I never thought of the phrase as racial in any context. Little Feat and Bugs were my exposure to it.
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12/31/2005 6:38:26 PM PST by
HawaiianGecko
(Unless I start calling Peshawar using phrases like as "I want my 72 virgins now," I figure I'm safe.)
To: HawaiianGecko
Fair enough in your case, but I'd guess you're under 40. For people 50 and over [including Berman], the phrase has undeniable racial connotations.
To: HawaiianGecko
Whoops, I see you're retired. So if you're under 40 you must have retired at age 2 ;-) OK, I was wrong about that. Still, the racial background of the phrase is well-known to millions, and I have no doubt that if Rush had ever used it the MSM would have made it a cause celebre.
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