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Originally Posted by Surf-n-Turf
If any of ya'll have a beef with the dislike of the "word" take it up with me. I am the one who posted back at Zeit for his comment originally. I do take offense to the term as it has been used. I am proud to be American and the way it has been written before was as a slang expression to degrade Americans. I'm sure some folks here would not appreciate if I referred to jews as kikes or blacks as ******s or hispanics as spics. That is how I see the "word" as expressed. Kinda like telling a polock joke.
Keep Hattie out of it. He is doing a job just as any boss would. If your the boss you make the rules. If you want to change them, then work hard and take the bosses job. Otherwise STFUP.
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Are you one of the tiny minority who had heard of the word before this non-issue was turned into an issue? The word evokes no emotional response from me whatsoever, and I strongly suspect that the vast majority of Americans would concur.
Poll Question: Does 'Merkin' evoke an emotional response?
Typical Answer: Does
what evoke an emotional response?