How did I miss this?
Joy Behar (of The View) thinks "Black Friday" is racist terminology. (I'm sure she's not the first, but never mind.)
Yes, just like "Black Death" (aka the Plague), "niggardly", etc. Mustn't forget "black hole", "black sheep", and "devil's food cake"! Let's just re-write every word or phrase that could possibly be construed as racist, while we're at it. Why not remove the words "white" and "black" from the language completely? Henceforth, they shall be known as "Color A" and "Color B". Oops. No, that won't work either, because obviously A will be considered better than B, since it comes first in the alphabet and indicates a higher score in our system of grading. . . Oh well. I give up. Any suggestions from the rest of you?
When will people learn to consult a dictionary or encyclopedia before performing the Foot-in-Mouth maneuver? In this "always connected" day and age-- with all the information on the Internet only a click away-- it's hardly excusable.
