More fun with the PC police

by David Piper on Dec 6, 2007 10:28 PM PST

In other news, as a non-christian, I find the mascot of our hated rival, San Diego, to be very offensive. I demand that they change their name to 'San Diego Religious Leaders'.

Or, people could just grow a pair and stop being a bunch of sensitive pussies about everything. Have some common sense.

Tweet Comment 46 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

This message brought to you by Dennis Miller

by Slozbury Stouvre on Dec 6, 2007 10:31 PM PST reply actions

C'mon

In my politics, I'm a really liberal guy (I'm from Eugene, for crying out loud), but at what point do we draw the line?

Washington Redskins? I can see where that's offensive. Chief Wahoo? That's probably crossing the line, too.

But this is insane.

Its like the whole thing in Australia (did I hear it on here somewhere?) where they wanted their Santa Clauses to say 'ha, ha, ha' instead of 'ho, ho, ho' because it could be offensive to women. There comes a point where common sense has to take over.

--Dave

Addicted to Quack SBN's Oregon Ducks Blog

by David Piper on Dec 7, 2007 7:46 AM PST up reply actions

Heh.

Common sense went by the wayside when lawyers were invented...

"I restore a sense of childlike wonder to people's lives; you give them Zunes and Vista." -- Fake Steve Jobs to Borg employees

by PositivePaul on Dec 7, 2007 7:55 AM PST up reply actions

Hey now!

I'm a lawyer...and I can confirm your assertion.

by david h on Dec 7, 2007 3:05 PM PST up reply actions

Why do we give a damn if people get offended?

by Graham MacAree on Dec 7, 2007 11:23 AM PST up reply actions

Excellent question

I actually took an entire course at University dealing with that. The answer is:

Because we're dumb. And we should stop.

by Llewdor on Dec 7, 2007 11:34 AM PST up reply actions

I rarely do

My problem has always been that other people do.

by Gomez on Dec 7, 2007 12:16 PM PST up reply actions

Other people are retarded

by Jeff Sullivan on Dec 7, 2007 12:44 PM PST up reply actions

Um

I didn't know Pork Chop was a derogatory name for Puerto Ricans until now. I thought the moniker sp*c was the typical racist slang for Puerto Ricans, but guess not. Thanks for the heads up, Lehigh Valley thought police!

You'd think, if a name were derogatory, that it would be familiar to everyone.

Also, how would these PCers know the name was derogatory? Maybe, perhaps, because they use it themselves behind everyone else's backs? I betcha.

by Gomez on Dec 6, 2007 10:33 PM PST reply actions

Most offensive football player in PR

Floyd "Porkchop" Womack

by Ben in Va on Dec 7, 2007 2:50 PM PST up reply actions

hmmm... porkchop, huh

I'm gonna have to use that one

I like the analogy that he uses about the difference between calling a rabbi a bagel, and calling a piece of dough with a hole in it a bagel... why cant you call a pig porkchop?

"I couldn't do it. I just couldn't let him live... He shocked Santa's balls"

by thenatural on Dec 6, 2007 10:56 PM PST reply actions

I'm reporting this whole thread

for violation of the SAFE act.

by Matthew on Dec 7, 2007 1:05 AM PST reply actions

SAFE act

Will not survive the Supreme Court.

I will not make jokes in my sig. I will not make jokes in my sig. I will not...

by TIF @ Lookout Landing on Dec 7, 2007 1:44 AM PST up reply actions

Im going to complain

about companies using the name cracker on packages of crackers as i find it offensive. Saltines be damned.

Only it turned out drug dealers and pimps appreciate art.

by wadswerth on Dec 7, 2007 3:15 AM PST reply actions

Save Ferrous!

by patsfan on Dec 7, 2007 6:37 AM PST reply actions

A really messed up part of me

wishes you would have waited until after 6pm Saturday to post this.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Dec 7, 2007 6:59 AM PST reply actions

I thought it was going to be PETA

when I saw the headline.

"Goddamn Romans. Sure know how to make a ... drum room." --Matt Cameron

by JI on Dec 7, 2007 8:59 AM PST reply actions

I'm pretty excited to learn a new racial slur!

Thanks, guys, I had never heard of this one.

by Teej on Dec 7, 2007 1:10 PM PST reply actions

It does make me wonder...

If I called Pudge Rodriguez a Pork Chop, would he punch me in the face?

by Gomez on Dec 7, 2007 2:12 PM PST up reply actions

All my racial slurs and stereotypes

I learned in English class in college. Followed by a long lecture about how the more racist things you know, the more racist you probably are. I didn't really understand that.

Jose Vidro (DH - Ms) was arrested today in an Idaho Bathroom for having a wide stance and sucking.

by CapSea on Dec 7, 2007 2:14 PM PST up reply actions

Here, learn more

http://rsdb.org/

by Jeff Sullivan on Dec 7, 2007 2:18 PM PST up reply actions

I'll go ahead and not click on that.

Thanks though.

Jose Vidro (DH - Ms) was arrested today in an Idaho Bathroom for having a wide stance and sucking.

by CapSea on Dec 7, 2007 2:19 PM PST up reply actions

It's SFW

by Jeff Sullivan on Dec 7, 2007 2:20 PM PST up reply actions

Not at work.

But I like not knowing.

Jose Vidro (DH - Ms) was arrested today in an Idaho Bathroom for having a wide stance and sucking.

by CapSea on Dec 7, 2007 2:21 PM PST up reply actions

holy crap

every word ever uttered is a racial slur

by Matthew on Dec 7, 2007 2:26 PM PST up reply actions

Cram it, snowman

by Jeff Sullivan on Dec 7, 2007 2:29 PM PST up reply actions

Hands off my homey

you wigger wannabe. Bleach boy!

"I restore a sense of childlike wonder to people's lives; you give them Zunes and Vista." -- Fake Steve Jobs to Borg employees

by PositivePaul on Dec 7, 2007 2:38 PM PST up reply actions

I am highly offended

by your use of "Holy" in reference to "crap".

by Jed MC on Dec 7, 2007 2:48 PM PST up reply actions

"uttered" is offensive to fat people.

Jose Vidro (DH - Ms) was arrested today in an Idaho Bathroom for having a wide stance and sucking.

by CapSea on Dec 7, 2007 3:19 PM PST up reply actions

ROFLMFAO!!!!

"I restore a sense of childlike wonder to people's lives; you give them Zunes and Vista." -- Fake Steve Jobs to Borg employees

by PositivePaul on Dec 7, 2007 3:42 PM PST up reply actions

Hmm...

Come to think of it, ROFLMAO is probably insulting to Chinese people:

"I restore a sense of childlike wonder to people's lives; you give them Zunes and Vista." -- Fake Steve Jobs to Borg employees

by PositivePaul on Dec 7, 2007 3:44 PM PST up reply actions

Can we get this on a shirt by Feb.

so I wear it in China?

by Matthew on Dec 7, 2007 3:45 PM PST up reply actions

Why do you want to attempt suicide?

by Gomez on Dec 7, 2007 4:25 PM PST up reply actions

I figure it would be a hilarious way to go

and at least provide some funny jokes back here on the boards.

by Matthew on Dec 7, 2007 5:21 PM PST up reply actions

Felix slew the angels that game

much like mainland china slew Matthew for wearing that Mao shirt.

Jose Vidro (DH - Ms) was arrested today in an Idaho Bathroom for having a wide stance and sucking.

by CapSea on Dec 7, 2007 7:11 PM PST up reply actions

This is also very educational

http://newstereotypes.blogspot.com/

just to keep current on the latest trends.

by MrIncognito @ Lookout Landing on Dec 7, 2007 8:17 PM PST up reply actions

Ok, I'm posting late here

but maybe, just maybe, instead of just taking what that blog said at fact value, try getting another viewpoint.

From a story on Fox Newsa,

General Manager Kurt Landes said he heard from several Hispanics who said PorkChop was derogatory.

"We were really unaware of any negative connotations with the word 'pork chop,"' he said. "If it offended a few, it's a few too many."

Guillermo Lopez, vice president of the Latino Leadership Alliance, said he was called "pork chop" when he worked at Bethlehem Steel decades ago.

"If my parents were alive, they'd be having fits," said Lopez, among those who complained to the team. "It meant much more to them than it does to Puerto Ricans now in the Lehigh Valley."

So, basically, pissing off your potential customers / fanbase means "people could just grow a pair and stop being a bunch of sensitive pussies about everything".

visiting A's fan.

by rfloh @ Lookout Landing on Dec 8, 2007 4:04 AM PST reply actions

Oh yeah,

from the same article:

"PorkChop had been submitted by 32 fans. The replacement name, Ferrous -- from the Latin word "ferrum," or iron -- received the most fan nominations, with 235."

visiting A's fan.

by rfloh @ Lookout Landing on Dec 8, 2007 4:09 AM PST up reply actions

Again, couldn't care less what they name their pig

If you had a mascot that was a Puerto Rican and named him 'PorkChop', that would be one thing. But its a fucking pig. See the bagel analogy.

Back when I was at the U of O, there were a bunch of women who were protesting demanding that from now on we spell women as 'womyn', because 'women' connotated that women were dependent upon men.

Some people go out of their way to try and be offended. We, as a society, should stop being a bunch of little pussies.

--Dave

Addicted to Quack SBN's Oregon Ducks Blog

by David Piper on Dec 8, 2007 8:01 AM PST up reply actions

Yeah

so pissing off your potential customers is being a bunch of little pussies.

visiting A's fan.

by rfloh @ Lookout Landing on Dec 8, 2007 10:16 AM PST up reply actions

I hate getting involved in these things

but just because "PorkChop" was a bad business decision doesn't mean the people don't also need to learn to distinguish between harmful slurs and harmless mascot nicknames.

by Jeff Sullivan on Dec 8, 2007 10:43 AM PST up reply actions