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Today I was told my use of Spic & Span to describe the cleanliness of a kitchen was racist.
March 31, 2017, 01:54 PM
bigwagonToday I was told my use of Spic & Span to describe the cleanliness of a kitchen was racist.
She's accused you of something that could potentially impact your employment and career if taken seriously by HR. Wouldn't it be great if you could turn it around and lodge a complaint against her for false accusation that would put her in a bind?
March 31, 2017, 03:59 PM
AquabirdShe had no business commenting after overhearing your comment. You should have just got in her face and said Fuck OFF, nosey.
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March 31, 2017, 04:42 PM
WatergoatI named my first Lab Sambo...wonderful dog.
March 31, 2017, 09:49 PM
ZSMICHAELBe sure not to leave any Uncle Bens rice or Aunt Jemima syrup in the breakroom. That would be cause for immediate termination due to a microaggression.
March 31, 2017, 09:55 PM
ZSMICHAELYou know Amazon is offensive to large women as well. Think we should boycott their products. You know the Navy still has the Fat Boy program for oveweight guys? We don't like being objectified.
It was not that long ago when people laughed at Archie Bunker and Al Bundy. This world is crazy.
April 01, 2017, 01:24 PM
SIGGUY (THE 1ST)OMG this thread is killing me. Its great! I had a dog in the 70s early 80's. Black Lab/Doberman mix. Her name was ZULU. After the largest tribe in Africa. It was my Dads favorite movie as well.
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April 01, 2017, 05:09 PM
IntrepidTravelerSnowflakes spare no effort to be offended. Take this example:
Negro Bill Canyon. Prior to that name, it had a somewhat more offensive name. There's a movement afoot to change it into something generic. Interestingly enough, those most expected to be offended (blacks) are offfended they are trying to change the name and dilute the history and heritage of the canyon. (And yes, it's a beautiful place to hike, as is almost anywhere in Utah!)
Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.
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WaterburyBobWhen my son died 8 years ago, we took his dog, a brindle Pit Bull he named Jigga (he was a Jay Z fan).
It was a bit awkward when my black neighbors asked me what the dog's name was.
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April 01, 2017, 08:15 PM
2012BOSS302"Oho!" said the pot to the kettle;
"You are dirty and ugly and black!
Sure no one would think you were metal,
Except when you're given a crack."
"Not so! not so!" kettle said to the pot;
"'Tis your own dirty image you see;
For I am so clean - without blemish or blot -
That your blackness is mirrored in me."[
Donald Trump is not a politician, he is a leader, politicians are a dime a dozen, leaders are priceless. April 02, 2017, 05:20 PM
joel9507quote:
Originally posted by Wasabibill:
I read this thread and think of my son telling me that feminists are calling for a boycott of the movie, "Wonderwoman" because the hero has shaved her armpits!
That's a shame - think of what Fuller Brush would have paid for that product placement!
April 02, 2017, 05:40 PM
RogBFired for using the word.
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April 03, 2017, 09:50 AM
RichardCquote:
Originally posted by irreverent:
I'd buy a box of spic n span and place it prominently on the break room table/counter.
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Lots of little white flakes in the box.
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April 03, 2017, 03:54 PM
SIG 229RShe sounds like a total moron to me.
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April 03, 2017, 04:27 PM
SIGnifiedLord, I had flashbacks of scrubbing my parents kitchen floors with that shit.
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jhe888I bet she is genuinely ignorant of the existence of Spic and Span and of the use of the expression to mean that something is sparkling clean.
But it is still fun to laugh at her ignorance and readiness to be offended and to report you for it.
What would she make of a phrase like "grease monkey." Double racist!
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. April 03, 2017, 05:14 PM
Stinger4me, fifty years ago the term did not exist. Things were okay back then.
April 03, 2017, 05:25 PM
kz1000quote:
Originally posted by RichardC:
quote:
Originally posted by irreverent:
I'd buy a box of spic n span and place it prominently on the break room table/counter.
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Lots of little white flakes in the box.
TRIGGERED! Cultural appropriation!
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April 04, 2017, 06:44 PM
gascheWho are the Spans?
April 04, 2017, 08:13 PM
ZSMICHAELquote:
Who are the Spans?
They are in their SAFE PLACE.
April 05, 2017, 10:34 AM
heatinajeep10+ years ago I had a white cat.
his name was Cracker. Cracker ran off in the middle of the night during a storm
never came back, maybe it was his name that drove him away.