Originally Posted by: Lordathestrings[font=trebuchet ms]But it can happen there. I have forgotten the name of the guy, but this particular example of 'liberal thought' was so egregious that it stuck with me.
A White house official lost his job because he used the word "niggardly" in conversation with another official. He used the word properly, referring to the insufficient amounts being offered for some government program, but he got canned anyway because some 'people of colour' might be offended by the remark.
The man is black, by the way.
A society that embraces such folly is in deep, deep trouble.[/font]
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: the United States of America! Try not to laugh too hard.