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LuvNewcastle

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9. I had never heard of "brown bag" being used as a

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Mon Aug 5, 2013, 04:16 AM

Aug 2013

skin color description. I've heard some offensive descriptions of certain skin colors, but "brown bag" doesn't sound ugly to me. I've often heard and read descriptions like "coffee-colored" or "cafe au lait," which aren't offensive either, in my opinion. They're just more descriptive terms for shades of brown, really.

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"Brown Bagging" is now on Seattle's shitlist... [View all] TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 OP

Ugh.. RudynJack Aug 2013 #1

I don't think you can say "dumb" either... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #8

Only when referring to the speechless demwing Aug 2013 #21

But you can't use retarded to refer to the stupid but not the handicapped. valerief Aug 2013 #81

I was discussing the use of the word "dumb" demwing Aug 2013 #86

To follow your logic, since dumb is also a medical term valerief Aug 2013 #90

This message was self-deleted by its author demwing Aug 2013 #91

Apparently the word has a racist history, which is news to most White People, me included maxsolomon Aug 2013 #43

Well played. cliffordu Aug 2013 #46

It was once used by African-American fraternities and sororities, to keep out Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #53

An episode of Frank's Place was built around this KamaAina Aug 2013 #76

I think people will eventually catch on to the misogyny in the term "sack lunch"? n/t hughee99 Aug 2013 #67

Heh! Repubs thought Obama's package was too large!! madinmaryland Aug 2013 #77

Balls! nt valerief Aug 2013 #82

I just have two questions. Bake Aug 2013 #87

Sadly, it's been a long time since most grocery stores USED SoCalDem Aug 2013 #2

We still got brown bags up here, mostly at the liquor store ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #4

Hiya !!! SoCalDem Aug 2013 #15

Thanks for responding SoCal ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #19

and covering books too. there are so many uses for brown paper bags. ejpoeta Aug 2013 #24

We get paper bags at the store question everything Aug 2013 #84

Uh, oh. Trouble brewing? . . . Journeyman Aug 2013 #3

You could shorten it to "jour": kentauros Aug 2013 #51

or du jour hfojvt Aug 2013 #54

I'd had in mind the connotation of a traveller trudging through life when I picked it. . . Journeyman Aug 2013 #57

I hadn't heard Jethro Tull in years :) kentauros Aug 2013 #79

It seems deliberate to me zeemike Aug 2013 #5

+1 HiPointDem Aug 2013 #14

Wow, just wow! TM99 Aug 2013 #6

To be honest I actually LIKE political correctness. alp227 Aug 2013 #45

I don't. TM99 Aug 2013 #50

True. Keep in mind though i do NOT want to see DU fall into the right wing PC trap. alp227 Aug 2013 #52

Political correctness is a RW invention to redirect debate from valid points. nt valerief Aug 2013 #83

Word police make me want to puke Warpy Aug 2013 #7

I watched it live on TV, but the hopefully the linked video has... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #10

I can imagine Warpy Aug 2013 #12

Absofuckinglutley! zappaman Aug 2013 #47

I had never heard of "brown bag" being used as a LuvNewcastle Aug 2013 #9

Beats me-- I'm guessing someone linked being broke or cheap... TreasonousBastard Aug 2013 #13

That's a sad story. LuvNewcastle Aug 2013 #16

I recently found out that Oriental, the adjective, applied to a person is offensive. TransitJohn Aug 2013 #23

Apparently Oriental is very offensive in the US but less so in the UK. (nt) Nye Bevan Aug 2013 #29

They are called East Asians-----that's what oriental means. virgogal Aug 2013 #78

AFAIK the term is (was?) mainly used among Blacks. trof Aug 2013 #32

Some years ago on the old White House parody site (whitehouse.org?) they used that reference. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2013 #88

The book is "Our Kind of People". Link to exerpt: trof Aug 2013 #38

A shipmate from New Oreleans called herself a Creole debutante who didn't "take"- haele Aug 2013 #93

Citizen implies voting rights. Downwinder Aug 2013 #11

I, too, find this particular word choice the most troubling. branford Aug 2013 #18

But it may be a question of accuracy, and nothing to do with changing laws muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #20

I agree that the proper implementation of any policy is essential. branford Aug 2013 #22

It's too hard to tell from the story what is actually going on muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #28

Very true. Time will tell. branford Aug 2013 #35

I doubt it. They said "considering", for one. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #17

5 years for possession? WHere? FrodosPet Aug 2013 #26

Sadly, it happens all the time, all across the country. TransitJohn Aug 2013 #30

I think a lot of that depends on what state you're in, Frodo. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #41

No more film noir festivals either I suppose BeyondGeography Aug 2013 #25

PLEASE don't spell out the offensive "br**n b*g" word in full. Nye Bevan Aug 2013 #27

If I work at it, I think I can make "sack lunch" more offensive... Silent3 Aug 2013 #31

+1 PD Turk Aug 2013 #59

I've always heard brown bag in relation to bringing your own lunch. tammywammy Aug 2013 #33

Perhaps it is not deliberate racism. Nye Bevan Aug 2013 #34

Same here - I thought it had a blue-collar connotation Link Speed Aug 2013 #39

Oh crap, my last name is bound to be on that list. tridim Aug 2013 #36

You'll still have your first name. kentauros Aug 2013 #62

#WhiteMansBurden Capt. Obvious Aug 2013 #37

newspeak PowerToThePeople Aug 2013 #40

"Shitlist" is probably on the shitlist too n/t Fumesucker Aug 2013 #42

Hey Seattle...you can kiss my BROWN EYE! zappaman Aug 2013 #44

Not all of us are in favor of this kind of ridiculous, time wasting, censorship. liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #60

No kidding! zappaman Aug 2013 #61

Fuck that. cliffordu Aug 2013 #48

ALERTING FOR USING THE WORD "FUCK"! Fuckers using the word fuck is fucking fucked. FFS. L0oniX Aug 2013 #56

Fuckin' A, Baby!!! cliffordu Aug 2013 #63

Say what? zappaman Aug 2013 #64

Been there!!!! cliffordu Aug 2013 #71

How Canadians say that: kentauros Aug 2013 #66

fuque kentauros Aug 2013 #65

It's really quite a versatile word. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #68

Nice!! cliffordu Aug 2013 #69

They should change the name to Si'ahl then. rug Aug 2013 #49

So is "teabagger" off the table now? n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #55

This kind of silliness is red meat for those who like to piss and moan about political correctness. nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #58

They should just call those RRH's anyway: kentauros Aug 2013 #70

No shit. cliffordu Aug 2013 #73

Not to mention it gives average dipshits - usually white and heterosexual - license to feel nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #74

How about "croaker sack"???? yellowcanine Aug 2013 #72

In Hawai'i, a flip chart is un-PC KamaAina Aug 2013 #75

interesting...nt Jesus Malverde Aug 2013 #85

Brown bagging is racist? I thought it came from brown paper bags with sandwiches in them. valerief Aug 2013 #80

According to the urban dictionary, it's slang for a lewd sexual act Revanchist Aug 2013 #89

wow... I'm at a loss of words. what the hell is next? GalaxyHunter Aug 2013 #92