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Old 20-01-2006, 09:34 AM #10
CharlotteSometimes CharlotteSometimes is offline
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I've seen the supposed '**** checklists', and I don't know a single person that doesn't tick several boxes, therefore making them a ****. It's a pretty sad state of affairs that this racist term (the origin is a word corrupted from the Romany language, and used as a term of abuse towards Gypsies) is now deemed perfectly acceptable by so many people. Similarly, the term 'scallies' in the 'poll' (queue here to bash anyone that doesn't fit your stereotypical view of what's acceptable) is also used incorrectly. The term originated to describe 'a loveable rogue / Jack the lad' type, but has been corrupted to suggest something far more sinister. Shame on those that need to label others to make themselves feel more secure, and a hearty round of applause for those that refuse to march in line.
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