Parents try to fire teacher for assigning "niggardly" as a vocabulary word

The Wilmington Star ^ | Sept 1, 2002 | Sherry Jones

[ValerieUSA]

I think it's a chink in your armour.

[strela]

Ah, wakarimasu! I feel so culturally-deprived ;)

[varon]

My plan is to use the word "niggardly" in an upcoming story (in its proper context, of course), and see how many people complain.

Just remember when you get as ton of "hate mail", you axed for it ;-)

[Exeter]

And wear something warm 'cause I think there's a little nip in the air...

[Kozak]

"Spade" and "donkey" simply have to go as well.

Recently in Milwaukee the black police chief who is under pressure for his incompetence, filed a lawsuit because a city council member called him "ace". This was of cource construed as a slur as in "ace of spades". Nice huh?
Wish I could clean up on being oh so sensative.

[Captainpaintball]

"My daughter told me what that word was, and I told her not to complete that part of her homework," said Ms. Walker, who is black.

What, Mrs. Walker, you coudn't read it yourself?

[RightOnline]

So the mother's a moron. So's the principal who made this teacher "apologize".

I swear, the inmates are running the asylum.

P.S. Tell "mama" to listen to the music from those youmg, urban sophisticates that fills her children's ears these days........and make her put a quarter in the jar for every use of the word "ni**er".

[mountaineer]

little holes in a Knight's armour

It all started going downhill when the Pekin, Ill. high school team had to change its name from the ... you know, Chinks.

[strela]

You bet your tintype they do. Referring to another human being as a "dick" is most certainly a vile slur. We must expunge these blots on our multi-cultural society by root and branch, if necessary.

(It truly sickens me that I actually have to share oxygen with people who really sit around thinking this stuff up).

[Nogbad]

The word niggardly derives from niggard
"a mean, stingy person"
and its first known use was by Chaucer
Troylus, 1374.

Oh those racist Middle-English!
We better ban Chaucer from the public schools.

[Old Professer]

Let's eliminate the word "spigot" as well

A synonym for spigot is cock; want to rub that out too?

[Lower55]

Who wants gum? Better not offer the wrong person a piece of blue gum.

[gargoyle]

...I'm offended! I think she should resign! And punished! Someone should hire Ms. Bell at twice the salary of Government schools at a Private Institution...

...Bravo! Stephany Bell...

[strela]

Recently in Milwaukee the black police chief who is under pressure for his incompetence, filed a lawsuit because a city council member called him "ace". This was of cource construed as a slur as in "ace of spades".

Of course, even the colors commonly found on playing cards are inherently racist. Red is the color of blood, and "Bloods" is a catchall term describing large, multi-city groups of street gangs, most of African-American descent.

[another cricket]

We better ban Chaucer from the public schools.

Why bother? At the rate we are going no one in a public school will be able to read him anyway. (and that includes the teachers)

a.cricket

[Truth29]

Let the School Board know what you think of this celebration of ignorance by writing Edward B Higgins, Chairman of the New Hanover County School Board of Education at higginse@bellsouth.net

[APBaer]

"I've gotten nasty notes for using the word "coon"."


What atrocity did they think Davy Crockett had committed to get him a coonskin hat?

[Lower55]

Better not place a ceramic chimp on your front porch either.

Or refer to a javalin thrower as anything but that.

[strela]

A synonym for spigot is cock; want to rub that out too?

Not unless I had a LOT more room in my 2500 square foot house to back up than I do ... ;)