I couldn't believe it when I heard it, so I researched it. It's true. Because the name Asian Carp has been deemed offensive, they're presenting legislation in Minnesota to have the name changed. Un-freakin'-believable.
Can we, as a country, agree that this kind of stuff has, is, and is going too far? Am I no longer allowed to go to a Japanese steak house because anything referencing another culture will eventually be deemed offensive? That's it! I'm done! Stop the world, I'm getting off at this stop. lol
There's also been a movement to find a new common name for what has long been known as a "Jewfish" or "Jew Fish". I am not sure where that one is going. What they want to call it, instead. There's a brief online discussion about it, with some theories about how it acquired that name :
The thing is, the nickname of that group of fish had nothing to do with demeaning Asian people. It is only because of the fish's origin. I'm starting to think that the PC police will eventually remove the use of any kind of language due to it's offensive nature.
The thing is, the nickname of that group of fish had nothing to do with demeaning Asian people. It is only because of the fish's origin. I'm starting to think that the PC police will eventually remove the use of any kind of language due to it's offensive nature.
Its the logical end conclusion, no communication. Oh, and uniforms ( with mittens ).
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There's also been a movement to find a new common name for what has long been known as a "Jewfish" or "Jew Fish". I am not sure where that one is going. What they want to call it, instead. There's a brief online discussion about it, with some theories about how it acquired that name :
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I looked at several other pictures, and unless it's got nothing to do with appearances, then I'm not getting it... there's nothing there that makes it look Hacidic or something.
Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: I looked at several other pictures, and unless it's got nothing to do with appearances, then I'm not getting it... there's nothing there that makes it look Hacidic or something.
Appreciate that. If you are still curious, link to this online discussion; just a few posts, about a full page of text, altogether. Probably has nothing to do with how the fish looks to human eyes :
I suspect the atheists will insist the angel fish be renamed to something more generic and the Joshua tree be called only by it's scientific name Yucca brevifolia as well.
I suspect the atheists will insist the angel fish be renamed to something more generic and the Joshua tree be called only by it's scientific name Yucca brevifolia as well.
I'm on it! Working on "Jesus Bolt" too.
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English muffins Spanish rice Chinese food Japanese beetle Canadian bacon American fries French fries Alaskan king crab (probably keeps Boonie up at night, poor fella)
These were around longer, no mention of name change yet, people are weird.
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