owl Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 This is really strange: http://www.thestar.com/News/article/200265 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 That is not Sofa King cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 That is SO not specific as a color description. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 i'm pretty happy with my Honky-Cracker White Leather sofa in my Den Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 The person who originally emailed this to me said: I have to check their catalog for those "honky-white" end tables I've been lacking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 To be honest, I've always wondered how people get away with describing items as being "fire injun red".* * Sorry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I have heard of a color being described as niger brown before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Made in China? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 yessir Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 those seven year-olds in that chinese couch factory are such racist dickheads. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 So much for the Onion headline thread I was hoping for. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dannygutters Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 The store manager acted like a total jerk too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kicking_Television Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Couch looks pretty bad ass aside from that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 So does the phrase mean that it's the same color as black people, or that it's a color black people will like? (If it's the latter, it appears to be somewhat accurate.) All kidding aside, I found the most interesting part of the article to be the historical disinformation the mother fed the daughter, that the slur is a "bad name that blacks were called during the days of slavery." What?! Did general usage stop in 1865? Even the notion that it's something "blacks were called" is patently false. It was considered standard even by educated African-American writers as late as the 1890s, not only being called that, but calling themselves that. If the girl were 2, I could see it, but I think a 7-year-old can handle a history lesson. Makes me wonder how ignorant the mother is, or whether she's trying to "protect" her daughter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 i'm pretty happy with my Honky-Cracker Pink Leather sofa in my Den That's more like it. [quote name='JUDE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 I move that Americans ban all Chinese products that are brown. this is an outrage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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