DaveinElma Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 The thought police are at it again. http://www.webpronews.com/carl-crawford-slur-gets-cop-fired-onlookers-confused-2012-07
/dev/null Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 Ok, somebody please fill me in. What is Monday a slur for?
KD in CA Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 Ok, somebody please fill me in. What is Monday a slur for? I would have thought "Friday" was a better slur, with people watching the clock for the weekend, etc. Monday is when everyone with a job has to get up and going. Or is that the day welfare checks are delivered or something?
3rdnlng Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 I would have thought "Friday" was a better slur, with people watching the clock for the weekend, etc. Monday is when everyone with a job has to get up and going. Or is that the day welfare checks are delivered or something? Monday is the "least liked day of the week". I know, a stretch but that's what the article said.
OCinBuffalo Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 Now, all of you DiE haters? Understand: at least he's trying to start threads about something else. He's just learning though.
Jim in Anchorage Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 A cop got FIRED for saying Monday? My God they can drive around drunk all day, smashing into cars and the worst they get is suspended with pay. I'm not sure if this is relevant but I was hired at the woodlawn Ford stamping plant in 1977 as a part time worker on Mondays and Friday's only. To cover for the vested Union workers who considered Mon/Fri a permanent sick day. But man that's a stretch.
DC Tom Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 I would have thought "Friday" was a better slur, with people watching the clock for the weekend, etc. Monday is when everyone with a job has to get up and going. Or at least because "Friday" implies man-servant (i.e. Robinson Crusoe).
truth on hold Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 A cop got FIRED for saying Monday? My God they can drive around drunk all day, smashing into cars and the worst they get is suspended with pay. I'm not sure if this is relevant but I was hired at the woodlawn Ford stamping plant in 1977 as a part time worker on Mondays and Friday's only. To cover for the vested Union workers who considered Mon/Fri a permanent sick day. But man that's a stretch. Yeah the real story here is that freaking Monday who fired him. And if I knew his ethnicity id use the relevant slur, since he'd interpret that way anyway.
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 A cop got FIRED for saying Monday? My God they can drive around drunk all day, smashing into cars and the worst they get is suspended with pay. I'm not sure if this is relevant but I was hired at the woodlawn Ford stamping plant in 1977 as a part time worker on Mondays and Friday's only. To cover for the vested Union workers who considered Mon/Fri a permanent sick day. But man that's a stretch. More accurately, he got fired for saying it to one of their precious Red Sox.
DC Tom Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 Yeah the real story here is that freaking Monday who fired him. And if I knew his ethnicity id use the relevant slur, since he'd interpret that way anyway. You're such a !@#$in' Wednesday.
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted July 28, 2012 Posted July 28, 2012 You're such a !@#$in' Wednesday. Joe?
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 29, 2012 Posted July 29, 2012 Joe? LoL... The first thing that came to mind!
/dev/null Posted July 29, 2012 Posted July 29, 2012 Or at least because "Friday" implies man-servant (i.e. Robinson Crusoe). I would have gone another direction with Friday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7VDmg5Lt6g
Jauronimo Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 Monday is the "least liked day of the week". I know, a stretch but that's what the article said. I've heard it used and its not exactly new. The way I've heard it explained is typically in the context of a joke. Someone asks "why do you call them Mondays?" and the immediate answer "Because nobody likes them."
Juror#8 Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) What is any word - an utterance with some pragmatic or meaningful context, right? The "N" word (just like any word) is simply a collection of consonants and vowels - until you realize that it has an implicit negative context. If your Congressman yelled at your daughter saying that she is a "BEEOOOTCH" would you tell her to suck it up cause "Beeoootch" is not even a word (despite his obvious intention) or would you demand that he be reprimanded in some way? If the individual said "Monday" as a surrogate for "!@#$," "coon," "dog ****," or whatever, does it matter that he decided to go the euphemistic route? Or does it only matter that he intended to degrade and demean but was too chicken-**** to be blatant with his bias? Isn't the issue really that he is a public official - charged with a duty to protect and serve and fairly execute the law - who "hates" an entire race of people who he is expected to fairly administer justice amongst? But you'd be fine with a black panther, racial seperatist (who euphemistically referred to you and yours as "the man"), as your beat cop who administered, largely, unchecked justice. Right. Edited July 30, 2012 by Juror#8
DC Tom Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 God I hate Mondays. Is everyone else dealing with as ****ty a Monday as I am? I just wish I could avoid this Monday altogether.
KD in CA Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 Well, we're all Mondays today. But here's a little Tuesday to brighten your spirits. I've heard it used and its not exactly new. The way I've heard it explained is typically in the context of a joke. Someone asks "why do you call them Mondays?" and the immediate answer "Because nobody likes them." Does that mean Brussel sprouts and liver are also racist terms?
Rob's House Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 What is any word - an utterance with some pragmatic or meaningful context, right? The "N" word (just like any word) is simply a collection of consonants and vowels - until you realize that it has an implicit negative context. If your Congressman yelled at your daughter saying that she is a "BEEOOOTCH" would you tell her to suck it up cause "Beeoootch" is not even a word (despite his obvious intention) or would you demand that he be reprimanded in some way? If the individual said "Monday" as a surrogate for "!@#$," "coon," "dog ****," or whatever, does it matter that he decided to go the euphemistic route? Or does it only matter that he intended to degrade and demean but was too chicken-**** to be blatant with his bias? Isn't the issue really that he is a public official - charged with a duty to protect and serve and fairly execute the law - who "hates" an entire race of people who he is expected to fairly administer justice amongst? But you'd be fine with a black panther, racial seperatist (who euphemistically referred to you and yours as "the man"), as your beat cop who administered, largely, unchecked justice. Right. There's a big difference between calling my wife a c#nt and calling her a pain in the ass, even if I'm conveying the same sentiment. Just sayin
Chef Jim Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 Well, we're all Mondays today. But here's a little Tuesday to brighten your spirits. Does that mean Brussel sprouts and liver are also racist terms? I love brussels sprouts and liver.
Doc Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 So wait, is "Monday" a racial epithet only for blacks, or is it for anyone? And if so, do blacks love Mondays, or at least not hate them? If the answer is "no," HTF is this a racial epithet?
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