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Help[Opinions] Re: Teague
in reply to a message by Serafina Starstrider
Yah, I think Paddy is bad, too. Obviously, if an Irishman wants to reclaim the word then thats fine ("Lord Edward FitzGerald, a major leader of the United Irishmen of 1798, proclaimed himself proudly 'a Paddy and no more' and stated that 'he desired no other title than this.'") but someone outside of that particular group shouldn't be using it. The same goes for Hymie, Guido, Gypsy, and Whitey.
Its like using Adolf. It was a fine name before it was tainted by Hitler. So, for example, I don't find anything wrong with Mick, Jerry, or Charlie because they haven't really been tainted by time and circumstance (except Mick verges on the line) and when you say Jerry most people might think of Jerry Seinfeld or an uncle Jerry before they think of the slang term for a German.
Maybe I'm just too PC.
Its like using Adolf. It was a fine name before it was tainted by Hitler. So, for example, I don't find anything wrong with Mick, Jerry, or Charlie because they haven't really been tainted by time and circumstance (except Mick verges on the line) and when you say Jerry most people might think of Jerry Seinfeld or an uncle Jerry before they think of the slang term for a German.
Maybe I'm just too PC.
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