Posted by Jock on January 02, 2006 at 16:48:53 from 84.64.131.122 user Jock.
In Reply to: Re: Editing AR (was Bowlderising AR was Political Correctness was AR v HL) posted by Peter H on January 02, 2006 at 15:52:01:
We have long used the word 'black' in the English language to denote 'evil' or 'darkness' or 'death' and other wholly negative concepts. In my view, we should start to change this usage.
Are you suggesting that we gradually ban words like 'black magic', 'Black Death', 'accident black spot', 'black mood', 'black ball' and 'black ops'?
I suspect that this usage is much older than the English language itself. (John N can you help?)