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[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
> 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?
> 
And what are we to make of "That Old Black Magic?!" Or the
Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black?!"

Steven C. Barr