Friday, October 05, 2012
"State Department officer says 'holding down the fort' is racist "
Racism is now seen lurking everywhere and in almost everything.
This cannot serve us well...
Will Rahn writes about the subject at DailyCaller.com:
" For example, did you know 'going Dutch' is a reference to Netherlanders’ apparently well-known parsimoniousness, and that your widowed neighbor, sweet old Mrs. Rasmussen, cries every time she hears you use it? And did you know using the phrase 'holding down the fort' is the linguistic equivalent of scalping a Cherokee? According to Robinson, the phrase dates back to American soldiers on the western frontier who wanted to 'hold down' all that land they stole. 'Handicap' and 'rule of thumb' are two more figures of speech that Robinson, in his wisdom, has decreed offensive."
