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

[Taylor Bowie]

It does sound a bit overly PC...that said,  when I was entered  Junior High 
(40+ years ago) I was shocked to see that the "blackboards" at my new school 
were actually green!  So I think even then back in the 60s we were calling 
them "chalkboards."

Of course I hope they don't ever try to rerelease the classic 50s movie and 
call it "The Chalkboard Jungle."   That just doesn't work.


Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] ^Black Out, White In?


> 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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