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Originally Posted by jparsoneau@aol.com

So I am a landlord, have rentals in Oregon, and in Florida now.
And I have been told that I am no Lord of no lands. And that the name landlord should be changed.
Just a bunch of absolute nonsense everybody trying to reinvent the wheel to go round and round again

Isn’t the wheel supposed to go round and round?

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Originally Posted by Pennyt

That's all comedians should do...make fun of themselves. I never thought jokes made at the expense of others was humorous. I remember a clown at Sea World who would walk behind people and make fun of the way they looked, the way they walked, etc. Some in the audience laughed but it made me very uncomfortable and I thought it was cruel.

That’s because you are a nice person with a conscious.

[SHIBUMI]

So these 2 polish guys go deer hunting. They walk for about an hour and then spot a very very large buck with a large rack of horns. They both fire and put him down. They start dragging him by the feet back to their pick-up truck. After about 1/2 hour, one stops and says, the rack of horns keeps catching on the bushes and trees. It would be a lot easier to drag the deer by the antlers so it wouldn't get stuck along the way. The other hunter agrees. After 2 more hours of dragging the buck, they stop to rest. One hunter says, you know, I think we are getting farther away from the truck.

One man asks another, why are so many Italians named Tony? The man answers, the boats of immigrants went past the Statue of Liberty, docked and let all the passengers off. They were seperated into groups going to different locations. For New York locations, the heads of the men were stamped in an abbreviated form, TO NY once they arrived they were all registered that way.

We have all been raised in a racist world. If you get to adulthood and don't realize that and still talk ill of people, it's because your are ignorant. And we will talk ill of you, smarten up.




QUOTE=BrianL99;2210567]OK, so admittedly this is somewhat of a troll.

I know better than to think the conversation will remain civil, but I'm curious.

In today's world, we'd be pummeled for characterizing a person of color, as a ... (insert your own adjective).

We surely don't call people with physical disabilities, "cripples" or even "handicapped".

In some circles of government, words like "terrorist" are even verboten.

Hardly a comedian in the world, would risk mouthing a "Polish Joke".

We're not supposed to identify folks, based on their sexual preference or even their "birth gender/sex". Essentially, it's no longer deemed proper to identify people based on their lifestyle choices.

The acceptable stereotyping of our youth, has gone by the boards.

Aren't words like: "yankee", "northerner", "snowbirds", etc., used in the same sort of derogatory way, unacceptable stereotyping?

I read and hear those words every day in The Villages, used almost exclusively as a pejorative.[/QUOTE]

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Originally Posted by rsibole

I think nursery rhymes need to be taught at every level of education and job training . . . . . like the one about sticks & stones. Get over your precious selves Snowflakes, it's only words and if you don't like what you hear just hum a song to yourself.

Sure, I’ll get over my precious self if you post your real name, phone number, and photo. Hiding behind a cloak of anonymity is easy but also cowardly. I’m so over watching all the anonymous bullies on this forum doze people into the ground. Be brave and bold if you are going to criticize people and tell us who you are. I’ll ’listen to anyone with varying opinions until the judging and labeling starts, name calling or bullying. After that I’m just going to look at them as hurt and angry, trying to find their way out of a torrid of emotions by blaming and lambasting everyone else.

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Originally Posted by Byte1

If you have a problem with me using the terms"she, her, ma'am, miss, etc." then that is your problem. The same with "he, him, sir, mister, etc." I would think it would be more derogatory to use "it" as a replacement for those terms. I do not believe in "non-binary" as a gender, so it will be up to you to correct me if I address you wrong. If I can't tell the difference in your gender, then that's also on you. If you are gay or whatever you wish to be categorized as and wish my respect, then what's up with the idiotic "Gay Pride" parades where folks parade around dressed silly and act silly? In my opinion, there should be a charge of "Fraud" whenever someone fills out an official document using the wrong gender (one other than they were born with). This is my opinion, and like something else, everyone has one. When I was a child, the "N" word was forbidden and a threat of being punished if I used the word. However, "negro" was proper and acceptable. Then we were told that we should use the word "black." Now, it's African-American. An Indian is a person from India and a native of America is an Indigenous. A coworker once described himself as an African-American and I responded that I was an Euro-American. He frowned at me as if I was making fun of him. Honestly, he was probably right, because it seemed it was perfectly acceptable for him to call me a "cracker." Although, I was not and still am not insulted by the term "cracker." I've also noticed that ALL newer TV programs and movies MUST have a mixed black and white family, or else must be gay. And even though a straight family is presumed to sleep together intimately, gays must be portrayed making out to prove that they are "gay." Call me a prude, but I do not feel that in order to make an entertaining program, there must be sex in it. The plot must be pretty weak if the show must have sex to keep the audiences attention. Once again, my opinion. Thank goodness I am old enough to get away with disregarding a lot of today's 'Progress."

- “idiotic gay pride parades” Why do you have to call them idiotic?

And….yes he frowned at you because he felt you were making fun of him. He was telling you how he identifies because as you said in your first paragraph, you can’t know how someone identifies. You did indicate that it was up to people to correct you. He was doing that.

I’m glad you noticed that people of all races are finally being represented. Great! We don’t have those couple token shows like Sanford and Son or the Jeffersons like the old days. PROGRESS! Now even Euro-Americans can be on a show written and produced by black or African-American writers/producers.

So, to be clear, if you get Alzheimer’s and put the wrong thing on a form should that be considered fraud with a conviction?

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Originally Posted by Joe C.

While I do speak my mind, I don't INTENTIONALLY try to offend people. When I apologize, I'm not changing my mind on what I said.

Perhaps Metathesiophobia is real.

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Originally Posted by JRcorvette

Everyone knows who causes most of the crime in America. No need to mention it.

Just for clarity’s sake…are you referring to all the entitled white males who took everything they wanted and left the spoils to everyone else?

[Lea N]

Originally Posted by SallyB

Look up why they want us to stop saying Grandfather, because of the term "Grandfathered"

I just googled this and couldn't believe what I read. As a woman I'm not offended at the word housework - as it implies offends women's role in housekeeping.

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Originally Posted by HORNET

This is what’s wrong with the world! If it bothers you, fine, but I don’t want to hear it and don’t care. Do what you want and don’t force it down my throat.

Women have been saying that for years.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Joe C.

While I do speak my mind, I don't INTENTIONALLY try to offend people. When I apologize, I'm not changing my mind on what I said.

You intentionally speak in a way you know some will find offensive. That doesn't sound any different than INTENTIONALLY trying to offend someone.

And in the times when you don't tell someone to grow thicker skin and you actually do apologize, you don't change your mind on what you said. It sounds like your apology takes the form of, "I'm sorry you get offended at what I say."

Interesting.

[Number 10 GI]

Originally Posted by DennisDee

Regarding my preferred pronouns...I often thought "emperor" would great.

Mine are Your Majesty or Sire.

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Originally Posted by Lea N

I just googled this and couldn't believe what I read. As a woman I'm not offended at the word housework - as it implies offends women's role in housekeeping.

Everything on Google is 100% true, 100% of the time, except when it’s not.

The issue at large is that they want the American language to stop elevating males, while demoralizing women. You can call your grandpa, forefather, gramps, ancestor or even grandfather. It’s okay.

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Originally Posted by Rich Iwaszko

So these 2 polish guys go deer hunting. They walk for about an hour and then spot a very very large buck with a large rack of horns. They both fire and put him down. They start dragging him by the feet back to their pick-up truck. After about 1/2 hour, one stops and says, the rack of horns keeps catching on the bushes and trees. It would be a lot easier to drag the deer by the antlers so it wouldn't get stuck along the way. The other hunter agrees. After 2 more hours of dragging the buck, they stop to rest. One hunter says, you know, I think we are getting farther away from the truck.

One man asks another, why are so many Italians named Tony? The man answers, the boats of immigrants went past the Statue of Liberty, docked and let all the passengers off. They were seperated into groups going to different locations. For New York locations, the heads of the men were stamped in an abbreviated form, TO NY once they arrived they were all registered that way.

We have all been raised in a racist world. If you get to adulthood and don't realize that and still talk ill of people, it's because your are ignorant. And we will talk ill of you, smarten up.




QUOTE=BrianL99;2210567]OK, so admittedly this is somewhat of a troll.

I know better than to think the conversation will remain civil, but I'm curious.

In today's world, we'd be pummeled for characterizing a person of color, as a ... (insert your own adjective).

We surely don't call people with physical disabilities, "cripples" or even "handicapped".

In some circles of government, words like "terrorist" are even verboten.

Hardly a comedian in the world, would risk mouthing a "Polish Joke".

We're not supposed to identify folks, based on their sexual preference or even their "birth gender/sex". Essentially, it's no longer deemed proper to identify people based on their lifestyle choices.

The acceptable stereotyping of our youth, has gone by the boards.

Aren't words like: "yankee", "northerner", "snowbirds", etc., used in the same sort of derogatory way, unacceptable stereotyping?

I read and hear those words every day in The Villages, used almost exclusively as a pejorative.

[/QUOTE]

Jokes aside. You are correct. We have been raised with many biases. We will likely all insert those biases at some point, BUT we don’t have to be complacent and stay stagnant when the world around us provides us new information about our behavior.

"The tragedy of life is not found in failure but complacency. Not in you doing too much, but doing too little. Not in you living above your means, but below your capacity. It's not failure but aiming too low, that is life's greatest tragedy." ~ Benjamin E. Mays

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Complacency is the forerunner of mediocrity. You can never work too hard on attitudes, effort and technique." ~ Don Meyer

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Originally Posted by Number 10 GI

Mine are Your Majesty or Sire.

Please refer to me as Your Omnipotence.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by MisterPratt

Could it be we are evolving as a nation? Think of the words that were common place years ago. Colored became black to Afro-American. Miss, Mrs. became Ms. White has become Euro-American. More diversity in advertising, etc. the list goes on and on. There was a time blacks and females weren’t permitted to vote. One can only guess what was being talked about when these changes were taking place. As Bob Dylan wrote, “these times they are a changin.” Each generation goes through it. As example, your parents yelled to you to turn that music down, how can you listen to that garbage. Now, the parents today complain about their kids music.

Hush yo mouth about evolution. Don't you know the only good times, were the times in the 1950's? When them colored folk new their place, irish were cops or maids, eye-talians were only good for gambling and keeping the cops busy, and mexicans picked oranges in the groves, period.

The only people who had value were white folks - and even then, men were running things. Married women weren't allowed to have their own bank account, their husbands had to co-own the account, and they weren't allowed to have their own credit cards. There was no assisted living - you either died at home or you went into a "home" where you were given laudanum so you wouldn't notice how miserable you were, until you died an undignified death in your own excrement and bedsores.

Women who didn't marry were called "spinsters" and lived with the shame of being unsuitable as wives, while men who didn't marry were called "bachelors" and clapped on the back for being free-spirited.

Most families didn't own more than one car per household - and why would they need more? The wives stayed home, the husbands worked, the milk was delivered to the house.

Everyone and their brother had polio. Thalidomide, taken as a miracle anti-nausea drug for pregnant women, was the most notable cause 10s of thousands of deformities and deaths in newborns. Tuburculosis, influenza, and pneumonia were fast killers of millions of Americans during that decade, and smoking was advertised and encouraged as a healthy and healthful habit.

A 1949 advertisement for Viceroy cigarettes claimed dentists recommended them for healthy teeth.

So much awesome in the 1950's right? We should return to the good ole days and never try to improve on our species, or its vocabulary.