On 29 Nov 2003, Jason van Zyl wrote: > Of course I'm listening and am also asking you to think. It's > controversial for a reason: most likely it's because some indigenous > peoples find the use of their names in some contexts to be derogatory or > offensive. I'm just asking people to think if in this context it could > even be remotely seen controversial.
Unfortunately, yes. The PC movement that started as a few marginal loonies has picked up steam and taken our entire culture with it. (Here "our" refers to the USA, of course. I can't speak for other nations.) Certain concepts are controversial, regardless of context. Certain words are offensive when used by the wrong people, regardless of context. Appropriating the name "Geronimo" for our uses will cause, and has caused, controversy. I am not easily offended. I an anything but politically correct. I find political correctness to be the enemy of intelligent discourse. However, I don't see any value in getting our organization embroiled in such controversy. -- Rich Bowen - [EMAIL PROTECTED] There's more than one way to eat a rhesus --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
