Ah, the politically correct! A group of ndividuals looking for an excuse to be insulted. Remember when the reporter got fired for saying Jeremy Lin " may have revealed a chink in his armor"?
Meanings of words change, so go by the context of the era.I was reading microfilms of the local paper and noted a 1957 paper had a photo of a dance group, the Colusa Cut Ups.The photo caption began "This gay group—-
Actually, seeing some of these old strips points out the progress made in sensitivities.Want to see racial hatred – government sponsored?Check magazines and newspapers from the early 40sThe J word that can get one fired today was lavishly used then.
@exturk The meanings don’t change. People corrupt them by faulty useage, and and the laziness of turning acronyms into words. Gay was a beautiful and simple word meaning “happy” until our culture gave it an entirely different meaning that has effectively eliminated its original use from the language.
Not that there’s anything wrong with being it, happy or otherwise.
What really irritates me is not necessarily the person spewing forth ethnic jokes, but the one spewing them out – but you have to walk on eggshells to avoid saying something that could irritate him (or her)
Andy Capp will probably teach that parrot to swear. I remember one strip where Andy is looking after somebody’s parrot and he says to the parrot ‘Repeat after me. Who’s a @!%#!% pretty boy then?’
My wife has two of those Macaws. A Blue and Gold and a Green Wing. Talk about loud birds! I hate them, although the Blue and Gold will open the pull tabs on my Mountain Dew.
Llewellenbruce over 12 years ago
That shut Polly up fast.
arye uygur over 12 years ago
Another stereotype. So, Tony is an “ethnic,” yes?
Buzza Wuzza over 12 years ago
The bird who’s a cut up is now also cut rate.
quartermain over 12 years ago
WW2Marine where are you when I need you regarding content of our Mutt and Jeff!
walruscarver2000 over 12 years ago
Ah, the politically correct! A group of ndividuals looking for an excuse to be insulted. Remember when the reporter got fired for saying Jeremy Lin " may have revealed a chink in his armor"?
Simon_Jester over 12 years ago
Now you know how the parrot in the Monty Python sketch got to BE that way
tuslog64 over 12 years ago
Meanings of words change, so go by the context of the era.I was reading microfilms of the local paper and noted a 1957 paper had a photo of a dance group, the Colusa Cut Ups.The photo caption began "This gay group—-
tuslog64 over 12 years ago
Actually, seeing some of these old strips points out the progress made in sensitivities.Want to see racial hatred – government sponsored?Check magazines and newspapers from the early 40sThe J word that can get one fired today was lavishly used then.
pbuckland Premium Member over 12 years ago
@exturk The meanings don’t change. People corrupt them by faulty useage, and and the laziness of turning acronyms into words. Gay was a beautiful and simple word meaning “happy” until our culture gave it an entirely different meaning that has effectively eliminated its original use from the language.
Not that there’s anything wrong with being it, happy or otherwise.
tuslog64 over 12 years ago
What really irritates me is not necessarily the person spewing forth ethnic jokes, but the one spewing them out – but you have to walk on eggshells to avoid saying something that could irritate him (or her)
PoodleGroomer over 12 years ago
Talking pet birds this size are $1800 now.
Number Three over 12 years ago
LOL LOL. Baldy!
Maybe Jeff is proud of having no hair.
Andy Capp will probably teach that parrot to swear. I remember one strip where Andy is looking after somebody’s parrot and he says to the parrot ‘Repeat after me. Who’s a @!%#!% pretty boy then?’
LOL xxx
Tsali-Queyi over 12 years ago
My wife has two of those Macaws. A Blue and Gold and a Green Wing. Talk about loud birds! I hate them, although the Blue and Gold will open the pull tabs on my Mountain Dew.
tuslog64 over 12 years ago
And drink them too?