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[Julian Vein]

DAVID BURNHAM wrote:

But when it comes to the sensitivity of some folks, I was jumped on 
several months ago for referring to a common Canadian road hazard as 
"Black ice".  This person insisted that it's only called that because 
it's dangerous and that it's a racist term.  She said it should be 
called "clear ice".  If anyone has ever hit "black ice", they know how 
appropriate the term is.  I gained a point in the argument though by 
offering that "White-outs" aren't much fun either.

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The ice appears black because the underlying road is that colour. 
Perhaps roads should be made of various colours to reflect various 
ethnicities?

      Julian Vein


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