And thus, Wokeism was born.* Archived Message Posted by complainant on April 10, 2025, 11:06:23, in reply to "I absolutely would*" Previous Message Previous Message Previous Message It's been that way since at least the 90's if not earlier. Previous Message Not the correct professional term, sure, but not a slur. Secondly, that being said, why in the world would it even be considered as a mascot name, let alone an appropriate one (slur or no)? Previous Message Feel free to reply with your best “little person” pun. I tried, but I came up short. https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/bill-banning-dwarfism-slur-as-mascot-passes-house/ Message Thread: | This response ↓ Mental Midgets? - jjlocke923 April 10, 2025, 7:26:54 "I stopped looking at this thread that I started when someone did 3 seconds of research - longsnapper April 13, 2025, 21:25:43 Let.it.go* - jjlocke923 April 13, 2025, 22:16:57 (I’m familiar with his county as I grew up in the state and had friends from the county)* - ATL April 13, 2025, 21:36:48 Hey Potomac, did you find your phone yet?* - longsnapper April 13, 2025, 19:42:50 Potomac? Hello? Speaking of mental midgets, you don't want to respond?* - longsnapper April 11, 2025, 11:18:12 respond to what? I had stopped looking at the thread* - Potomac April 13, 2025, 19:44:55 Well that's convenient, isn't it?* - longsnapper April 13, 2025, 19:48:05 Welp, guess you've been added to the list of people he doesn't deem worthy of his supreme intellect. - KingTalkyTiki April 11, 2025, 11:47:41 Native American names / mascots are banned in my county - Potomac April 10, 2025, 18:02:18 It’s literally the least we could do with Mocos wealth and consumption.* - memyselfandillini April 13, 2025, 21:32:22 Southern California still has some good ones, look at these mascots - HamptonSki April 11, 2025, 8:43:31 Atwood-Hammond High School was the Rajahs - HoseB April 11, 2025, 9:29:49 I’m curious as to the first point in the body of your post. - JFG April 10, 2025, 18:19:35 yes, the county put a rule in for naming all new schools some years ago* - Potomac April 11, 2025, 7:53:12 You got a link that says no white men or just hurt feelings?* - RVA April 11, 2025, 8:48:01 I don't care what they do; many HS in the county are under review for renaming* - Potomac April 13, 2025, 19:59:48 ooo. - longsnapper April 11, 2025, 8:59:07 When will the world let us middle aged white guys win? - KingTalkyTiki April 11, 2025, 11:46:14 Curious if you can spot the white men on this list of high schools in that county - ATL April 10, 2025, 21:46:21 Some were named before the rule went into effect* - Potomac April 11, 2025, 7:48:20 But others were named in violation of the rule? Not understanding the logic of your statement.* - ATL April 13, 2025, 21:36:04 There seem to be a few on there. Maybe Potomac was confused. - JFG April 10, 2025, 21:53:14 we have a lot of christmas and a lot of hannukah and some kwanzaa* - memyselfandillini April 13, 2025, 21:33:27 your perception skills are limited* - Potomac April 11, 2025, 7:49:05 Mkay...have you actually read the policy that longsnapper linked above? - JFG April 11, 2025, 9:09:48 Charles W. Woodward HS has been dormant since 1987 - RVA April 11, 2025, 9:20:40 I think it’s getting renamed* - memyselfandillini April 13, 2025, 21:34:35 that's pretty funny - I am fully aware of Woodward's history and plan* - Potomac April 13, 2025, 19:47:49 Lol. Classic potomac* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 10, 2025, 21:56:58 In moments like these, the words of Ben Folds are there like a soothing balm for so many… - JFG April 10, 2025, 22:00:27 Did they rename Churchill HS?* - ATL April 10, 2025, 18:05:41 So the (USA) town named after the house of worship on a small hill? Or the (CN) town named after a g - osklister April 10, 2025, 21:38:40 I see the legislature is really tackling the tough problems* - ilinni11 April 10, 2025, 14:56:44 some counties can do BOTH* - memyselfandillini April 13, 2025, 21:35:28 Creepy* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 10:27:58 First of all, even though I work with people with disabilities, I don't realize midget is a slur - Taz April 10, 2025, 10:08:51 ooo - VIV April 10, 2025, 11:27:48 Exactly my point* - Taz April 10, 2025, 17:50:14 Your bar is the N word?* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 18:00:45 Of course not. But midget is definitely not on par with it as a slur* - Taz April 10, 2025, 18:30:18 dotz - Sounder April 10, 2025, 19:07:27 Ok? What does that have to do with anything?* - Taz April 10, 2025, 21:42:36 That is fantastic - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:32:23 I dated a former Freeburg Midget in college. - KingTalkyTiki April 10, 2025, 11:27:40 It dates to the 1930’s… - SurfTheBoneyard April 10, 2025, 11:13:46 The former name of the Pekin High School mascot is absolutely insane to me - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:23:23 Nit: They changed the name in 1981 not late 80’s* - IlliniJuice07 April 10, 2025, 11:44:36 added bonus: they can use "Midgettes" for the girls' teams* - Sammich April 10, 2025, 11:19:22 I have a friend who is a little person - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:25:33 C'mon, man, seriously? - Sounder April 10, 2025, 10:54:19 Really? We still use 'tallest midget' here all the time. How many other phrases - Taz April 10, 2025, 11:26:28 Sorry, just because you use it a lot, doesn't mean its appropriate. - Chilango April 10, 2025, 14:53:00 I didn't say I use it a lot, nor do I use it to describe actual little people - Taz April 10, 2025, 18:31:40 You didn't answer the question: Would you say it in front of a "little person"? - Chilango April 11, 2025, 7:43:36 Looks like she’ll never admit she’s wrong* - Stu April 13, 2025, 21:30:53 You are wrong, and if you say it in public, you are embarassing yourself - Sounder April 10, 2025, 19:11:24 *sigh* - Taz April 10, 2025, 21:43:58 yeah, this isn't complicated, it's pretty straightforward* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 18:02:40 Who is "we"? You think it's OK to say tallest midget?* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:27:11 I'm saying it is a common parlance in society, including on the board. - Taz April 10, 2025, 11:28:52 If it still is, and I don't believe you, it shouldn't be - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:31:13 Hmm I wouldn't necessarily call it a slur either* - illini21 April 10, 2025, 10:56:33 Even I know it’s been a slur for 30 years - Stu April 10, 2025, 11:17:51 They will try to beat you up, but you just put your hand on top of their head - HamptonSki April 10, 2025, 11:21:20 I absolutely would* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 10:59:46 And thus, Wokeism was born.* - complainant April 10, 2025, 11:06:23 don't be retarded* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:22:00 Dude. The word you used here is just as bad and the one the thread is about.* - DocWalk20 April 10, 2025, 18:41:34 I know, it was done for effect* - Sounder April 10, 2025, 19:16:49 Leave the edge lord comedy to people that are funny* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes April 10, 2025, 21:58:14 that's been happening for at least a century - Sammich April 10, 2025, 11:18:12 Is it really that much of an inconvenience to treat people with a little respect? - Sounder April 10, 2025, 11:24:26 I’ll leave that to comics like Brad Williams… - SurfTheBoneyard April 10, 2025, 9:04:45 I personally prefer not to mine disability for humor, thx tho* - Jackie April 10, 2025, 8:52:05 I respect that. It’s one of my shortcomings. :(* - jjlocke923 April 10, 2025, 8:55:10 Making the same effective pun twice demonstrates just how smooth brained you are - Chilango April 10, 2025, 9:02:05 Not above belittling people born with lissencephaly, are we?* - memester April 10, 2025, 18:08:14   Searching