Quote Originally Posted by birdgirl73
Indeed they do. I'm not sure that BA knows any people who would happily explain this to him.

Breuk, in your comments on these boards, you personally have shown more disdain, derogation and derision about more groups than anyone I can think of, from poor single parents to Muslims to women to goodness only knows how many others, and that fact makes it particularly ironic that you should be choosing right now to whine about terms that are a fairly general part of the lexicon.

I'm going to say this to you because I think it needs saying, Breuk. If you find these terms so offensive, then you clearly need to plan to spend time someplace else where your delicate--and strangely contradictory--sensibilities are not going to be offended by reading them.

Something's up with you. Not sure if it's because you're actually deeply unhappy about some aspect of your own life or what. But in recent weeks, you've been determined to find "exterior" things here to take issue with. And it seems like what you really need to do is fix the only thing you have any real control over, which is much more limited: it's simply your own reaction. If you have a personal aversion to the two terms in question, the solution is quite simple. Stop reading.
This is a suggestion forum. Hatred of poor southern people is not a good idea to promote while other groups are protected. The "Rednecks" are the last minority that are permitted to be subjected to stereotypes, and worse.

I didn't expect to be told, in so many words, to "get lost". You have attacked me, personally, many times without cause, simply because you disagree with my opinion(s). Your "redneck" posting was a slur against a group of people that are the working class of this country.

You are perfectly welcome to provide examples of what you think are my deficiencies in tolerance, but I doubt that they are as bad as the hatred shown toward the working class people called "Rednecks" - unless you're talking about radical, militant Islamic jihads and their supporters.

A number of other people agree with me that it is wrong to allow "Redneck" and similar insults, and ban other racist words.

If you don't like my posts, then you can "stop reading" them as well.