List of ‘Forbidden Words’ Gets ‘Bigger’
by Edgar A. Perry
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL reports that “[t]he list of racially insensitive words just got bigger: Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk is drawing some criticism for a remark he made to fellow Republicans about the upcoming election. Kirk talked about ‘key, vulnerable precincts, for example, South and West sides of Chicago, Rockford, Metro East, where the other side might be tempted to jigger the numbers somewhat.'”
Alderman Freddrenna Lyle (pictured; and yes, that’s her real name), a Democratic Committee member, and others said they were offended by Kirk’s use of the verb “jigger” when “talking about regions heavily populated by Black voters”: “The problem I had is that it sounds so much like another word,” the Rev. Albert Tyson stated.
The Journal said it well when adding “Some may say that Lyle and Tyson are too quick on the trigger, but surely it’s appropriate to apply rigor in combating the racism that for too long has left our country disfigured.”
My question: How will this affect A.A. Milne’s classic Pooh books that deal with “Tigger”?
The list of racially insensitive words just got bigger, reports Chicago's WLS-TV: Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk is drawing some criticism for a remark he made to fellow Republicans about the upcoming election. . . . "These are lawyers and other people that will be deployed in key, vulnerable precincts, for example, South and West sides of Chicago, Rockford, Metro East, where the other side might be tempted to jigger the numbers somewhat" [Kirk said]. "For him to insinuate that there is some vote fraud going on in these communities is just an insult to the hundreds and hundreds of people who serve as election judges on elections. I find it disgraceful and insulting," said Ald. Freddrenna Lyle. Lyle, a Democratic Committee member and an Alexi Giannoulias supporter, and others were offended by Kirk's use of the verb "jigger" when talking about regions heavily populated by black voters. . . . "The problem I had is that it sounds so much like another word," Rev. Albert Tyson said. Some may say that Lyle and Tyson are too quick on the trigger, but surely it's appropriate to apply rigor in combating the racism that for too long has left our country disfigured.
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Don’t be so niggardly with your rhymes. Ride onward and upward, like Roy Rogers did on Trigger. Go bigger with more vigor. I figure, though, that rhyming too much makes me sound like a whigger. But really I dig Freddrenna’s style, so call me a digger who’s been bit by a chigger. Ouch!
This is so far out it’s hilarious. “ROTFL” is an overused chatbonics word, but it absolutely applied when I read this. Will Jewish groups like the SPLC take the cue and label anyone who uses the words “spike” or “tyke” or, God forbid, “like” as haters?
Does this mean that I have to remove my “2012: Don’t Renege” bumper sticker now?
I don’t know about all that, but Time magazine used “rejigger” and “Obama” in the same headline in 2008. (Though they changed “rejigger” to “reshaped” later.) See the link:
Obama win rejiggers the race
what happened to the 1st Amendment? We’re not allowed to used words anymore because it sounds like another one that some don’t like!
getting to the point if you’re not a democrat, you’re a racist
ROTFLMWFAO