In other news Fox prepares for its "racissssst" Sleepy Hollow series this Fall.
Is every cultural reference now to be considered racist? Notice too, that an apology is never enough!
What?
What the hell does the headless horseman have to do with blacks?
Unless I’m only thinking of the most famous headless horseman ever, and there are more of them?
The horseman was a Hessian and due to his Nazi ties, obviously means he’s racist s/
So the guy had to spend time looking something up so he could be offended?
“You’re white, therefore you’re a racist by being white” Period.
Answer: No, they do not know who the headless horseman is.
I know that it would have lessened the impact of the threat, but the officer should have taken the time to explain it... Of course then he'd have been accused of being racist for assuming that they were unlearned...
Eh, off to the re-education camp Mr. Hater Patrolman ...
“I’m going to assume that you’re legitimate, but if something happens down the road, then we’re gonna come down...”
Why was donut guy threatening these people?
‘Gregory, who is black, said he has never personally heard of any racial connotation to the “headless horseman” phrase.’
At least this black StL man gets it.
I’m totally clueless to any racial reference to the famous headless horseman. People making up new things for themselves and spouting it on the internet doesn’t make it so.
The guy is obviously culturally illiterate. It’s another thing everyone in this country should know about, even if they never read the book or saw a film.
Check out the comments. Most find the “headless horseman” reference to be racist. There is no solution to this. Everything is racist. The sooner the term loses its stigma, the better. Sad state of affairs.
Stupidity all around.
I don’t understand the cops useless reference to “the headless horseman.”
A dumb-downed citizen has never heard of “the headless horseman”
the internet stupidly says it has something to do with the KKK
A dumbed down media reports the whole ridiculous episode as “racism” and everyone starts barking and salivating like Pavlov’s dogs.
Our society is has become just plain STUPID.
Everyone knows that the headless Hessian fought to preserve slavery!
/ sarc
good for at least one smile an hour.
A while ago an airline stewardess was accused of racism for saying eene meane miney moe during seating. She did not use the n word. Interacting with some folks is a minefield.
Washington Irving was white, ergo...
I suppose if he had said “I’ll be down on you like Robin Hood” that would be rayciss too because it mentions “Da Hood”.
The Klan wears hoods, after all.
perhaps because , back in the day, the KKK did their deeds on horseback, that be the connection?
FYI, all words that contain letters from the alphabet have a racial connection.
If the headless horseman is KKK, how does he keep his hood on?
So now ‘headless horseman’ is racist.
As I said, hate crime laws were created to criminalize anything that a White says or does, or doesn’t say or doesn’t do, and set free any non-White who attacks a White.
Washington Irving wrote “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” in 1820—more than four decades before the KKK was formed, so anyone who makes such an association should be dismissed as a fool or a charlatan. Unfortunately, in today’s dumbed-down, low-information society, this won’t happen.
It isn't about facts anymore, it is how you choose to feeeeeeeeeeeeel. I'm betting this nimrod doesn't even know which NFL Team Washington Irving plays for. < / sarcasm >