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a sign of the times..

Steve

Well-known member
sometimes we forget that our words can hurt others..

like going dutch insults the dutch for being cheap..

and holding down the fort is insensitive to native Americans..

State Department: 'Hold down the fort,' other common phrases could be offensive

He went on to urge caution over the word "handicap," as some disability advocates "believe this term is rooted in a correlation between a disabled individual and a beggar, who had to beg with a cap in his or her hand because of the inability to maintain employment."

What to make of all this?

well we should be nicer .. so I have taken it to heart and issued my own statement and card..

for those who have been called stupid by me recently ... I am sorry,.. it was inconsiderate..
I have tried to be nicer about it over the years, but sometimes your actions just can't be described in any other way.

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