Three killed, 4 injured in wrong-way head-on crash on I-15

Bags,

I'll make my point gentler.

It doesn't matter to your story what the woman's ancestry was. It doesn't matter that whether her ancestors emigrated from South America or whether she was Presbyterian or whether she never really got ABBA. When someone telling a car crash story mentions something totally irrelevant and historically divisive like the driver's race, it causes many reasonable minds to question the storyteller's ability to relate the facts accurately, out of fear that perhaps racism has clouded the storyteller's views. And it gets worse, WAY worse, when the storyteller uses a perjorative for that race, like you did here.

When telling a story, you get to choose what facts to include. Choose wisely.

Chilcoot- when were you appointed the all- knowing LVA website postings moderator? You need to step back and start minding your own business. Bags and everyone else does not need or want your critique on every posting they make. If you don't like what others say and the way they deliver their thoughts, then either don't read them or better yet, leave. The least you can do is stop telling everyone how to write their postings. Till the day comes that you are anointed God, you need to chill out.

That's well said Doc. I've gone the Ignore route on Chilcoot and it's fantastic. I have no idea what was said but I wouldn't be surprised if it was regarding Bags using "Oriental". While I understand that "Asian" is the proper term these days and that's what I use, perhaps Chilcoot doesn't understand that it was an acceptable term at one point in time and I know many people in my age range and up who use it with no malicious intent whatsoever.

Doc, have you also noticed on the "Sad Story" thread that no one seems to be too upset about the phrase "white thug" in the initial post? I'm certainly not. If any other group had been referenced then the crybabies would come out of the woodworks.

I understand your points, but seriously guys....
"oriental"? That is an insult to anyone's intelligence who supports Bags and his disrespect for just about everyone he posts about.

It's almost like Meathead and Archie. Except not funny.

The one thing the younger so-called politically correct forget to take into consideration is the age of the person posting. Alexlifeson touched on it- each generation grows up with phrases and words that, for that time frame, are main stream. If Bags or anyone else was trying to be viscous or derogatory towards a group or person and used unsuitable descriptive words, then I could see some value in calling them out. It is obvious to me that some who post here delight in calling out others for some of the most asinine things. If you fit that description I have a thought for you- CHILL OUT.

Are not Russians, Asian? I know a few people from Russia and they do not call themselves Asian. Are we no longer able to say Orient express? Oriental rug? Sounds to me something white Liberals decided once again. After all, They know better than all the rest of us. In 100 years it will be taboo to say Asian because you are generalizing. Or white liberals will not have anything else to whine about.

Doc, you would never call out others who express a different opinion on the message board, right?

Speaking of political correctness, how about "Traitors" instead of "Rebels."

Or is PC good for thee but not for me?

Actually, the most important part of the story was that the lady was Oriental/Asian. Otherwise it would't have riled the coot.

It is obvious that agitating the coot is the only reason there is a LVA forum.


(Look Bags! I used paragraph spacing.)