[78-L] ^Black Out, White In?

Julian Vein julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
Mon Jun 21 13:51:48 PDT 2010


Taylor Bowie wrote:
>> Seems political correctness has gone into reverse. In a recent TV news
>> item about education, there was mention of whiteboards instead of
>> blackboards.
>>
>>      Julian Vein
> 
> 
> 
> Now,  Julian...I can't tell if you're making a "funny" or that you actually 
> don't know that the whiteboards are those big erasable surfaces which people 
> write on with marking pens!
> 
> 
> Taylor  (no fan of White Noise or Black Holes)
> 
> _______________________________________________
Yes, Taylor, I know what whiteboards are. The PC'ers were telling us to 
call blackboards "chalkboards", presumably because the "black" in 
blackboard was considered derogatory.

      Julian Vein


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