editing by fused and cheddar

[Anonymous]

Hi guys,

Not sure where or how to post this....

My referral to tar baby was in no way a racial slur...I don't (nor have I ever used them).

As per wikipedia a TR was a doll made from turpentine and tar used to entrap B'rer rabbit the the second of the Uncle Remus stories.  The more B'rer rabbit fought the tar -baby the more entangled he became.  In contemporary usage tar baby refers to any "sticky situation that is only aggravated by additional contact".

We can be PC since you are the moderator and you have the power to edit but since I certainly meant no racial slur by the use of this term ...you'll forgive me if I don't apologize. 

Message Edited by fused on 08-07-2008 03:47 PM

[Lel]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Hi guys,

Not sure where or how to post this....

My referral to tar baby was in no way a racial slur...I don't (nor have I ever used them).

As per wikipedia a Tar Baby was a doll made from turpentine and tar used to entrap B'rer rabbit the the second of the Uncle Remus stories. The more B'rer rabbit fought the tar -baby the more entangled he became. In contemporary usage tar baby refers to any "sticky situation that is only aggravated by additional contact".

We can be PC since you are the moderator and you have the power to edit but since I certainly meant no racial slur by the use of this term ...you'll forgive me if I don't apologize.

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For the record, the same Wikipedia article notes that TR is considered by some to be a racial slur. I saw your original post, and I could tell that you meant no offense by the use of the term, but it is nevertheless a pejorative term to some people.

Message Edited by fused on 08-07-2008 03:40 PM

[fused]

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rob22 wrote:

Hi guys,

Not sure where or how to post this....

My referral to tar baby was in no way a racial slur...I don't (nor have I ever used them).

As per wikipedia a Tar Baby was a doll made from turpentine and tar used to entrap B'rer rabbit the the second of the Uncle Remus stories.  The more B'rer rabbit fought the tar -baby the more entangled he became.  In contemporary usage tar baby refers to any "sticky situation that is only aggravated by additional contact".

We can be PC since you are the moderator and you have the power to edit but since I certainly meant no racial slur by the use of this term ...you'll forgive me if I don't apologize. 

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As I said, you did not direct the phrase at anyone, but you did post it. This is not about being PC, it's about following the TOS in the fora. The Admin, mods and forum members take great pride in keeping the fora friendly and supportive. Just so you know, I edited your post because you violated myFICO's TOS that states:

Posting to FICO Forums

Users of FICO Forums agree not to upload, post, or otherwise transmit any content (including but not limited to text, links, communications, software, images, sounds, data, or other information) that includes any of the following inappropriate content:

Profanity; material that is libelous, fraudulent, unlawful, defamatory, pornographic, obscene, profane, abusive, offensive, threatening, hateful, or otherwise objectionable

I am not asking for an apology. In the future, please do not post anything that might be offensive or objectionable. Thank for you understanding!

--fused

Message Edited by fused on 08-07-2008 03:39 PM

[marty56]

The doll reference in the original post did nothing to inhance your point and infact it confused me.

 I first thought about the racial slure (the only time I ever heard anyone use the term is when they meant to use the slure) and then I found myself trying to figure out how it applied to your problem.

Analogies only work when most people understand them.

[MidnightVoice]

Ah, the delights of Modhood

[Anonymous]

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MidnightVoice wrote:
Ah, the delights of Modhood

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ya but it's still worth the unlimited fico score access and ficotini's!

[fused]

imducky wrote:

ya but it's still worth the unlimited fico score access

This is NOT true. Who is spreading this rumor?

[Anonymous]

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fused wrote:

imducky wrote:

ya but it's still worth the unlimited fico score access

This is NOT true. Who is spreading this rumor?

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guilty. however i did notice you didn't dispute the ficotini's.

[MidnightVoice]

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fused wrote:

imducky wrote:

ya but it's still worth the unlimited fico score access

This is NOT true. Who is spreading this rumor?

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Practically eberybody I think 

[Anonymous]

Not to belabor the point.... but , as a child I was read the Uncle Remus series, along with Mark Twain and the Brother's Grimm.

The reference was to what I would consider classic literature.....anyone who has read this story would readily recognize the way I used the term was to mean :ia sticky problem wherein anyway you look to make the situation better can actually result in more of a problem than you started out with ( in other words sometimes it's better to just leave somthing alone)

Once again it's surprising to me that this is even an issue....