09-08-2007, 05:27 AM
Quote:Nope, a Maroon is a National Hockey League player from the 1920's. I'm positive that's what Bugs Bunny was referring to. So lay off, eh? ...Am reminded of an argument that blew up on another forum (I was a spectator, not a participant) when someone described the subject matter as idiotic or dumb or the like. This was met by a vitrolic accusation from a moderator that the fellow's argument shouldn't be based on a racial slur. There was an awkward pause, followed by the obvious question: just whom was he insulting?
Seems that the moderator saw the words and concluded that they called up the Celtic stereotype of low intelligence. That tilted more than a few heads, given that no one's Celtic heritage was ever broached in the discussion (though the moderator himself was of Celtic blood) and the existence of such a stereotype went completely over 99% of everybody's head.
In the end, the spat demonstrated how far a younger generation has come away from some distasteful elements of the past, and how an older generation couldn't allow it to go away.
Political Correctness is the idea that you can foster tolerance in a diverse world through the intolerance of anything that strays from a clinical standard.