Comments on: Babel On: Speaking of Speaking http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/babel-on-speaking-of-speaking/ Speaking Out For The Silent Majority (TM) Fri, 25 May 2012 23:53:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Penis Blog http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/babel-on-speaking-of-speaking/comment-page-1/#comment-84491 Penis Blog Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:51:24 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/?p=1882#comment-84491 <strong>Babel On: Castration</strong> Castration seems to be on everyone's mind. Maybe we could switch to emasculation?... Babel On: Castration

Castration seems to be on everyone’s mind. Maybe we could switch to emasculation?…

]]> By: Walter M. Clark http://www.californiaconservative.org/liberals/babel-on-speaking-of-speaking/comment-page-1/#comment-76771 Walter M. Clark Sun, 01 Jan 2006 03:38:30 +0000 http://www.californiaconservative.org/?p=1882#comment-76771 I'm reminded of an example that happened in Washington, DC a few years ago (the details have slipped my mind but the basics are still clear). During a city government meeting someone used a word that is uncommon and has the meaning of thrifty or cheap. The word? Niggardly. He was immediately fired, because the less-than-well-educated majority of city government thought he used a racial slur. After an enormous amount of ranting and raving he was eventually reinstated, though I wondered at the time, and still wonder, why he'd want to work there after that. I’m reminded of an example that happened in Washington, DC a few years ago (the details have slipped my mind but the basics are still clear). During a city government meeting someone used a word that is uncommon and has the meaning of thrifty or cheap. The word? Niggardly. He was immediately fired, because the less-than-well-educated majority of city government thought he used a racial slur. After an enormous amount of ranting and raving he was eventually reinstated, though I wondered at the time, and still wonder, why he’d want to work there after that.

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