News, Word 'gay' banned from classic Aussie song

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by minibrings

I KNOW you don't live in North America. I was MERELY sharing with you what I know about that word in the US. I was NOT saying one could not use that word in Oz (or anywhere in the world for that matter).

Much like Coldy likes to share Canadianisms with us.

Don't sweat it mini, it was more aimed at those uber-PC folk that are taking over! lol

[Vichel]

Originally Posted by coming2america

I also never thought of "redskins" being racist. It reminds me of a seinfield episode where Jerry was trying not to be offensive to his native american girlfriend very funny!!!

It's another of those words that's viewed as offensive elswhere, the US, but not here. I recall some court case in the US over the Washington Redskins name being deemed offensive by a native American group. Can't remember the outcome but since they've retained their name, maybe the case was lost? I dunno, I do respect that we should not intentionally offend but it seems like it could never end.

LOL Seinfeld - I remember that episode. Jerry buys that Cigar Store Indian for Elaine and offends his girlfriend. All the while he was trying to not offend her by not saying things like 'I made a reservation', or that he bought tickets from a 'scalper'. He did manage to pi** her off with "Indian-giver" ... poor Jerry.

Which reminds me of the classic from Seinfeld: We're not gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that! One of those classic lines that people repeat. Like "don't double-dip".

[.SAB.]

Just another example of the ever tightening grip of this freaking communist nanny state.

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by Vichel

It's another of those words that's viewed as offensive elswhere, the US, but not here. I recall some court case in the US over the Washington Redskins name being deemed offensive by a native American group. Can't remember the outcome but since they've retained their name, maybe the case was lost? I dunno, I do respect that we should not intentionally offend but it seems like it could never end.

LOL Seinfeld - I remember that episode. Jerry buys that Cigar Store Indian for Elaine and offends his girlfriend. All the while he was trying to not offend her by not saying things like 'I made a reservation', or that he bought tickets from a 'scalper'. He did manage to pi** her off with "Indian-giver" ... poor Jerry.

Which reminds me of the classic from Seinfeld: We're not gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that! One of those classic lines that people repeat. Like "don't double-dip".

Calling them 'Red Indians' or 'Indians' has been un-PC for what, probably 15 years at least, now they're 'Native Americans.' It was also un-PC to call blacks black for awhile, it seems, but I guess too many people, even blacks themselves, used it so they gave up. A bit like how it was un-PC to call the United States 'America' at one time.