jt10000 wrote:
Grant.Reuter wrote:
jt10000 wrote:
Two that I've seen in the last few weeks:
"popping cherry" and "crack pipe." Please think about original meaning of these words. I hope you'll avoid using them here. How in the world is Crack Pipe offensive? Not to mention it’s a term that’s been used for at least the last 12 years on here and probabaly before I started here.
It's joking about something that's associated with inner city poverty, especially among black people, the war on drugs, and addiction - very serious issues. Crack pipes are horrible things related to a lot of misery. If you've been touched by those things, and think the phrase is funny or neutral, ignore me and joke about them if you think it's appropriate. But if those are things that you would never think would affect you, then I suggest you should avoid them. Using words that are serious about "others" is something I try to avoid myself.
Get a grip man. This is a triathlon forum. Not the Guardian comments section.