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Tuesday, October 7. 2008

Wetbacks

Now you can't say "wetbacks," or you will be in deep trouble. Then what should we call people who swim across the Rio Grande illegally? How about "swimmers"?

And can I still say "terrorist"? Or should I say "ununiformed murderer"? I refuse to give in to the Speech Nazis. In fact, I resist them, even at the risk of being impolitic or unmannerly at times.

Photo: A nice wetback.

Posted by The Barrister in Politics at 18:07 | Comments (8) | Trackbacks (0)

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"Then what should we call people who swim across the Rio Grande illegally?"

Minnow-toes?
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#1 Meta on 2008-10-07 19:52 (Reply)
Mexican Olympic tryout participants?
#2 Habu on 2008-10-07 20:36 (Reply)
Would it be appropriate to term that a photo of a "cracker"?
#2.1 BD on 2008-10-07 20:44 (Reply)
Nah. Her crack doesn't show.
#2.1.1 Meta on 2008-10-07 23:25 (Reply)
What makes ya think it's a she, Mita!?
#2.1.1.1 Leag on 2008-10-10 11:59 (Reply)
One wonders if the schools that still bother to teach English add caveats to word usage in deference to Political Correctness? For example, explaining the word 'articulate' to students but then adding that the word can not be used when describing black persons? Or how about the word 'niggardly'? There is a great multitude of words that we can't use in certain circumstances anymore. I am rather surprised a book has written on politically correct speech etiquette.
#3 feeblemind on 2008-10-07 22:12 (Reply)
A person who is not a legal citizen of the United States but invades our country by swimming or wading across the Rio Grande into Texas is properly called an illegal alien. Of course, the egregious Main Stream Media refers to them as "undocumented immigrants" but that's an obvious falsehood, since once they take the smugglers' bus to Houston, which the crazed City Council has designated as a "sanctuary city", they acquire masses of forged documents which they will be happy to show you.

I'm as picky as Meta about our glorious English language, so I will note that the word 'immigrant' has a connotation of legality ... being invited in, as it were. And these folks, believe me, have not been invited. So 'invaded' is the proper term for them.

And if any idiot writes a book on 'politically correct' speech and how nice it is not to wound anyone's feelings by stating actual facts, I'll burn the darn book in front of City Hall. So there.

I feel a little better now. Just a little. Thank you for your time.

Marianne
#4 Marianne Matthews on 2008-10-07 23:38 (Reply)
Uh, "damp invaders"?

I mean, you have to call a spade a spade, after all.
#5 Phil on 2008-10-08 11:42 (Reply)

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