re: Coach fired over watermelon, ape-like celebrations

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Has nothing to do which state this was. it's America 2014 we are supposed to be past this crap. he should be ashamed and held accountable. That's a role model for kids?

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:stahp:

It is the American South. Black people eat watermelons. White people eat watermelons. EVERYONE eats watermelons. They are a tasty and refreshing treat in our ridiculous heat.

You sound like the hysterical mob who called for ouster of David Howard (Washington DC mayoral aide) several years ago, because he used the word "****rdly" in a press conference.

RACIST!!!!!

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HOLY CRAP. The Rant filter seems to edit the word "n i g g a r d l y" as well. Apparently someone running the Rant is one of the folks I am describing.

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Never mind that this word simply means "miserly."

Never mind that the word's etymology is totally unrelated to the "N-word." Never mind that it descends from "nig" (the Old Norse word for "cheap"), whereas the "N-word" descends from "niger" (the Latin word for "black"). Never mind that anyone with an education is familiar with the word and understands that it has no racist connotations.

To an ignorant, uneducated buffoon, it SOUNDS like a nasty word. So we cannot use it.

By the same token, we better not eat watermelons. Someone might be offended because of an archaic stereotype.