I hear it all the time here at competitive events, as in, you go girl !!! What is worying is that I am allegedly "mad" bi polar and all that. So how bad is it when the "mad" woman thinks the rest of the world is nuts.
Reminds me of a phrase that was used a lot back in England, there's more out than in. That seems to be somewhat prophetic now, which is actually quite scary, as lots of these people are in positions of major power the world over.
Did you hear what they said on CNN the other day? They said the US government is developing machines that can read our THOUGHTS! Now that is REALLY scary. I hope they don't end up developing those machines. Our private thoughts is all we have left!
God, I damn near soiled myself when I heard it!
Well I think it is viewed as the same as calling an African American man a 'boy'...but you need to look at the context. If I walk out and call "Hey, you boys better wash up, supper will be on the table in five minutes" that is ONE thing...if I said "Hey, BOY! Get off my porch!" that is different.
Getting excited about things that have nothing to do with oppression clouds real racism and demeans the struggles that a lot of people (of all races) have gone thru to achieve civil rights....
I think there are bigger problems in the world than a councilman calling something a 'black hole'... 
I got called the "N" word the other day - the Fourth of July in fact - and THAT offended me! My Mother always told me to NEVER tell anyone I had Black blood. She always said even one TINY DROP of Black blood is too much in this country. Of course that was back in the 60s and things have changed since then. And I suppose she also figured I had enough strikes against me being Native American and Catholic, and she didn't even know I would turn out gay yet!
But some people can see it I suppose, and the "N" word greatly offends me. And I suppose "boy" would too, especially since I am 45 and DEFINATELY NOT a boy anymore. I would know they meant it in a degrading manner. I've been called a "Prairie N*gger" too - an offensive word against Native Americans. And of course "fag" gets tossed around alot. I suppose we should all pay attention to PC, (the examples I just gave are good ones) but once again I say there's a limit! They can't say blackboard in England now? I think I've heard Alex talk about this. He tells me things all the time.
I can't imagine why anyone black or white would find the word "blackboard" offensive. What about black coffee? Maybe we should do away with the song "White Christmas" and "Black Magic" and.....
It's totally ridiculous!
