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Re: META: "Chinese whispers"

From:Eugene Oh <un.doing@...>
Date:Saturday, February 28, 2009, 22:53
I suppose the political incorrectness exists only insofar as you consciously
observe the politically incorrect roots of it, and this applies to every
political issue, IMO. I see it as a piece of linguistic heritage -- nothing
much to be offended about.
Eugene

2009/2/28 Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>

> Sorry, but am I the only one a bit bothered by the subject of the > other thread? I don't know the history of the term but it has the > terribly politically incorrect flavor of terms like "Indian giving", > "going Dutch", "Chinese fire drill", and so on, and I'm kind of > surprised it passed unremarked. Maybe the name is purely a linguistic > reference, to people passing along messages in a language they don't > speak, or something? > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> >

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