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Who in here is *****rdly?
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Re: Who in here in here is *****rdly?
OMG..... FreeOnes blocks out a word that is TOTALLY not racist. WTF??????
OMG..... FreeOnes blocks out a word that is TOTALLY not racist. WTF??????
Sam Fisher
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By Yolanda Woodlee
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, February 4, 1999; Page A1
D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams said yesterday that he will rehire a former top aide who resigned last month because some city employees were offended that the aide used the word "*****rdly" in describing how he would have to manage a fund's tight budget.
Williams, whose quick acceptance of David Howard's resignation last month led to a national debate over racial sensitivity and political correctness, indicated in a statement yesterday that he had made a mistake and "acted too hastily" in allowing Howard to resign as head of the city's constituent services office.
The mayor said that an internal review had "confirmed for me that Mr. Howard did use the word '*****rdly,' but did not use a racial epithet" during a Jan. 15 discussion with two employees of the Office of the Public Advocate. "*****rdly" means miserly and has no racial connotation.
Williams said that one of the employees, identified by Howard as Marshall Brown, interpreted Howard's remark as a racial slur. Brown has declined to comment on the incident.
In a private meeting yesterday, Williams asked Howard to return to the Office of the Public Advocate. Howard declined but said he would accept another job in Williams's administration.
Howard, 44, said yesterday that he never felt "victimized" but that the experience has given him "a certain awareness" he did not have before the incident occurred.
"I just feel very pleased that this whole thing has a silver lining," he said. "The silver lining is that this has led to a discussion that can help everyone understand each other better. . . . I used to think it would be great if we could all be colorblind. That's naive, especially for a white person, because a white person can't afford to be colorblind. They don't have to think about race every day. An African American does."
Howard's resignation Jan. 25 made him the subject of dozens of television and radio broadcasts and newspaper columns across the country.
Locally, it focused attention on Williams's discomfort over criticism from some black residents that he has brought in too many white department managers who have little feel for their community. Williams also drew criticism from gay activists for allowing Howard, who is gay, to resign.
Many of those who blasted Williams focused on his management of the situation and how he accepted Howard's resignation before reviewing the circumstances that created the furor. Political pundits and linguists alike debated whether an employee's resignation should be accepted merely because a colleague did not understand a word used in a conversation.
"While it is important for a mayor -- or any leader -- to act decisively, make bold decisions and create a sense of urgency, it is not always necessary to act hastily," Williams said. "I believe I acted too hastily in accepting David's resignation."
Williams added that his chief of staff was working with the office of personnel to find a new position for Howard.
Howard said he was reluctant to return to the same office, not because of any potential conflict with employees there, but because he believed the public would focus too much attention on him.
"It has nothing to do with other people in that office. It really doesn't," Howard said. "People are so interested in this thing that it will get in the way of the business we have to do in that office. I told the mayor it would be best if I do something out of the public eye."
Williams's decision to rehire Howard pleased the former aide's supporters.
"It's to the mayor's credit that he offered to reinstate him," said Philip Pannell, a gay activist. "I think it's very big of him and prudent. I hope this is a situation where everyone at large, as a community, learned from this."
But Ronald Walters, a professor of political science at the University of Maryland, said that Howard is best suited now for a government job "where he's not in the public face."
"This is a problem of political inexperience on all sides compounded by culture ignorance on all sides," Walters said. "The mayor can't afford to have an aide in a town that is 63 percent black making this kind of mistake. I think he did the right thing [accepting the resignation]. Williams sent a message that racial insensitivity won't be tolerated in his administration."
Joslyn N. Williams, president of the Metropolitan Washington Council of the AFL-CIO, commended the mayor for being "forthright and brave enough to admit he's made a mistake and to seek to correct it." He said two basic questions need to be asked: What was learned from this situation, and how will Williams make sure it doesn't happen again?
"One hopes that this administration doesn't have a tendency to be termination-happy whenever there's a problem," he said. "Creative management means that you counsel people, warn them and deal with the problem. You do not solve the problem by putting them out on the street."
NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, who in criticizing Williams last week said that people should not have to "censor" their language to meet other "people's lack of understanding," praised Howard's reinstatement.
"I'm happy to learn that this episode has come to some happy conclusion and that the citizens and the government of the District of Columbia can get back to talking about real issues," he said.
Anatomy of a Controversy
David Howard, a top aide to D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams, resigned last month after being criticized for saying the word "*****rdly" during a meeting with two city employees. Howard's resignation, and Williams's decision to accept it, raised questions about whether the mayor acted too hastily and fueled discussions across the nation about appropriate word usage. A look at the key dates in the Howard situation:
Jan. 15: In a discussion of how little money his office would have to serve residents, Howard, the head of the mayor's constituent services office, tells two associates that he'll have to be "*****rdly" with his agency's budget. *****rdly, meaning miserly, has no racial connotation, but soon rumors begin spreading among some city workers that Howard had used the "N-word."
Jan. 25: Howard offers his resignation to Williams, who accepts it, citing the District's sensitive climate for race relations.
Jan. 27: Williams, under criticism from some black leaders as well as the gay community, says he will review the circumstances that led to Howard's resignation. Howard, a former restaurant manager who is active in the gay community,
says that he alone decided to resign and that Williams should not be criticized.
Jan. 28: Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP, says Williams overreacted in accepting Howard's resignation.
Sunday: During a commencement speech at American University, Williams acknowledges he might have acted too hastily in agreeing to Howard's resignation, adding that the episode has taught him that "if you are driving down the road when it's raining, you ought to slow down."
Monday: Reba Pittman Evans, Williams's chief of staff, completes her probe into the Howard incident.
Yesterday: Williams issues a statement saying he has asked Howard to withdraw his resignation and return to D.C. government. Williams says Howard has agreed to do so, but in another job.
© Copyright 1999 The Washington Post Company
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, February 4, 1999; Page A1
D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams said yesterday that he will rehire a former top aide who resigned last month because some city employees were offended that the aide used the word "*****rdly" in describing how he would have to manage a fund's tight budget.
Williams, whose quick acceptance of David Howard's resignation last month led to a national debate over racial sensitivity and political correctness, indicated in a statement yesterday that he had made a mistake and "acted too hastily" in allowing Howard to resign as head of the city's constituent services office.
The mayor said that an internal review had "confirmed for me that Mr. Howard did use the word '*****rdly,' but did not use a racial epithet" during a Jan. 15 discussion with two employees of the Office of the Public Advocate. "*****rdly" means miserly and has no racial connotation.
Williams said that one of the employees, identified by Howard as Marshall Brown, interpreted Howard's remark as a racial slur. Brown has declined to comment on the incident.
In a private meeting yesterday, Williams asked Howard to return to the Office of the Public Advocate. Howard declined but said he would accept another job in Williams's administration.
Howard, 44, said yesterday that he never felt "victimized" but that the experience has given him "a certain awareness" he did not have before the incident occurred.
"I just feel very pleased that this whole thing has a silver lining," he said. "The silver lining is that this has led to a discussion that can help everyone understand each other better. . . . I used to think it would be great if we could all be colorblind. That's naive, especially for a white person, because a white person can't afford to be colorblind. They don't have to think about race every day. An African American does."
Howard's resignation Jan. 25 made him the subject of dozens of television and radio broadcasts and newspaper columns across the country.
Locally, it focused attention on Williams's discomfort over criticism from some black residents that he has brought in too many white department managers who have little feel for their community. Williams also drew criticism from gay activists for allowing Howard, who is gay, to resign.
Many of those who blasted Williams focused on his management of the situation and how he accepted Howard's resignation before reviewing the circumstances that created the furor. Political pundits and linguists alike debated whether an employee's resignation should be accepted merely because a colleague did not understand a word used in a conversation.
"While it is important for a mayor -- or any leader -- to act decisively, make bold decisions and create a sense of urgency, it is not always necessary to act hastily," Williams said. "I believe I acted too hastily in accepting David's resignation."
Williams added that his chief of staff was working with the office of personnel to find a new position for Howard.
Howard said he was reluctant to return to the same office, not because of any potential conflict with employees there, but because he believed the public would focus too much attention on him.
"It has nothing to do with other people in that office. It really doesn't," Howard said. "People are so interested in this thing that it will get in the way of the business we have to do in that office. I told the mayor it would be best if I do something out of the public eye."
Williams's decision to rehire Howard pleased the former aide's supporters.
"It's to the mayor's credit that he offered to reinstate him," said Philip Pannell, a gay activist. "I think it's very big of him and prudent. I hope this is a situation where everyone at large, as a community, learned from this."
But Ronald Walters, a professor of political science at the University of Maryland, said that Howard is best suited now for a government job "where he's not in the public face."
"This is a problem of political inexperience on all sides compounded by culture ignorance on all sides," Walters said. "The mayor can't afford to have an aide in a town that is 63 percent black making this kind of mistake. I think he did the right thing [accepting the resignation]. Williams sent a message that racial insensitivity won't be tolerated in his administration."
Joslyn N. Williams, president of the Metropolitan Washington Council of the AFL-CIO, commended the mayor for being "forthright and brave enough to admit he's made a mistake and to seek to correct it." He said two basic questions need to be asked: What was learned from this situation, and how will Williams make sure it doesn't happen again?
"One hopes that this administration doesn't have a tendency to be termination-happy whenever there's a problem," he said. "Creative management means that you counsel people, warn them and deal with the problem. You do not solve the problem by putting them out on the street."
NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, who in criticizing Williams last week said that people should not have to "censor" their language to meet other "people's lack of understanding," praised Howard's reinstatement.
"I'm happy to learn that this episode has come to some happy conclusion and that the citizens and the government of the District of Columbia can get back to talking about real issues," he said.
Anatomy of a Controversy
David Howard, a top aide to D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams, resigned last month after being criticized for saying the word "*****rdly" during a meeting with two city employees. Howard's resignation, and Williams's decision to accept it, raised questions about whether the mayor acted too hastily and fueled discussions across the nation about appropriate word usage. A look at the key dates in the Howard situation:
Jan. 15: In a discussion of how little money his office would have to serve residents, Howard, the head of the mayor's constituent services office, tells two associates that he'll have to be "*****rdly" with his agency's budget. *****rdly, meaning miserly, has no racial connotation, but soon rumors begin spreading among some city workers that Howard had used the "N-word."
Jan. 25: Howard offers his resignation to Williams, who accepts it, citing the District's sensitive climate for race relations.
Jan. 27: Williams, under criticism from some black leaders as well as the gay community, says he will review the circumstances that led to Howard's resignation. Howard, a former restaurant manager who is active in the gay community,
says that he alone decided to resign and that Williams should not be criticized.
Jan. 28: Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP, says Williams overreacted in accepting Howard's resignation.
Sunday: During a commencement speech at American University, Williams acknowledges he might have acted too hastily in agreeing to Howard's resignation, adding that the episode has taught him that "if you are driving down the road when it's raining, you ought to slow down."
Monday: Reba Pittman Evans, Williams's chief of staff, completes her probe into the Howard incident.
Yesterday: Williams issues a statement saying he has asked Howard to withdraw his resignation and return to D.C. government. Williams says Howard has agreed to do so, but in another job.
© Copyright 1999 The Washington Post Company
Sam Fisher
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Re: Who in here in here is *****rdly?
For those wondering what the word is --- N i g g a r d l y
nig·gard·ly/ˈnigərdlē/
Adjective:
Not generous; stingy: "the company was particularly *****rdly with salaries"; "serving out the rations with a *****rdly hand".
Adverb:
In a stingy or meager manner.
Synonyms:
adjective. stingy - miserly - mean - parsimonious - *****rd - skimpy
adverb. meanly - scantily
For those wondering what the word is --- N i g g a r d l y
nig·gard·ly/ˈnigərdlē/
Adjective:
Not generous; stingy: "the company was particularly *****rdly with salaries"; "serving out the rations with a *****rdly hand".
Adverb:
In a stingy or meager manner.
Synonyms:
adjective. stingy - miserly - mean - parsimonious - *****rd - skimpy
adverb. meanly - scantily
Re: Who in here in here is *****rdly?
It means cheap/stingy with money which makes me wonder if it has a racist origins.
And I just learnt a new word from one of the least likely places possible... cheers.
It means cheap/stingy with money which makes me wonder if it has a racist origins.
And I just learnt a new word from one of the least likely places possible... cheers.
Sam Fisher
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Only a racist (you) would turn something that is by no means raccism into a racist argument, and in the process commenting and calling me a racist. Tell me where racism comes into play here? It's a word that means miserly, cheap, stingy, etc.
Did you even read the news article? You are a typical idiot, always looking for a way to turn nothing into something.... usually with a racial overtone to it as well. I remember when I first joined FO, I posted a few picks of some guys wearing their pants way low below their hips. And of course, you called me a racist then as well.
You're pathetic!
Ace Bandage
The one and only.
Gotta agree with Diva here. The story is 13 years old and was blown way out of proportion. It seems the only reason to bring it up now is to play on racial insensitivity. It's a word that should probably be avoided because of the negative connotations associated with it.
Out of curiosity, what was the motive for creating this thread? It looks like you just wanted a reason to say the N-word without really saying it.
Out of curiosity, what was the motive for creating this thread? It looks like you just wanted a reason to say the N-word without really saying it.
Sam Fisher
Banned
How can it be Racial Insensitivity, when it isn't a word concerning Race at all? The only people who play the Race Card are the peanut brains like you and Diva.
What about imported beers from Mexico? Some have the word Negro on the label, indicating it is a "dark beer". OMG, does that make them Racist??? Of course not.
How about this one?
Jules: (Pulp Fiction) "Shit Negro! That's all you had to say!"
I don't recall any hysteria over any of those examples.
One final example: http://www.worldwidewords.org
Q: From Robyn Hodges: I wonder if you could help me find the origin of the word *****rdly?
A: Despite the similarity in spelling, this word has no connection with ******, the one word which these days it is almost impossible for white Americans to say or write publicly.
At the beginning of 1999, David Howard (the head of the Office of Public Advocate in Washington, DC) used it during a discussion with a black colleague in describing a budget allocation which he considered to be inadequate. He was reported as saying: “I will have to be *****rdly with this fund because it’s not going to be a lot of money”. In large part the uproar came about because the word is not especially common: even Mr Howard said that he had learned it while studying, rather than by hearing it used. Misunderstandings and misapprehensions are much more likely under such circumstances.
The adverb form *****rdly, miserly or stingily, was formed in the sixteenth century from *****rd, a miser or stingy person. In the Wycliffe Bible of 1384 it was spelled nygard; earlier still it can be found as nigon, and another form nig also existed. We are pretty sure this was borrowed from a Scandinavian source, because there are related words in several Germanic languages, for example, the Old Norse hnøgger, meaning “stingy”. So it has nothing to do with ******, which comes via French nègre from Spanish negro, ultimately from Latin niger, meaning “black”.
Huge sensitivities over a word that could just conceivably be intended as a racial slur led to a controversy that raged for weeks. It disproved the old adage that “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”. In reality, a number of black Americans found the word to be demeaning. Though newspapers and language writers (including this one) explained the true facts repeatedly, they did little to assuage the feeling of hurt. In such matters, perception is everything and etymology nowhere.
Ace Bandage
The one and only.
Insults are completely unnecessary and do not help your cause at all. If you want people to treat you like an adult, act like one.
I understand that the word itself has nothing to do with race. I even alluded to that in my previous post. However, because of the pronunciation, many people perceive that word as being racist. Such is the world we live in today. It's not a big deal. There are plenty of words with similar meanings that could be substituted.
And again, I reiterate:
What is the point of this thread? It appears you're only attempting to start an argument.
I understand that the word itself has nothing to do with race. I even alluded to that in my previous post. However, because of the pronunciation, many people perceive that word as being racist. Such is the world we live in today. It's not a big deal. There are plenty of words with similar meanings that could be substituted.
And again, I reiterate:
What is the point of this thread? It appears you're only attempting to start an argument.
Will E Worm
Conspiracy...
Re: Who in here in here is *****rdly?
I know. They also block J o n Stewart.
Stop Being N i g g a r d l y : And Nine Other Things Black People Need to Stop Doing [Hardcover] Karen Hunter (Author) Link
The book was written by a black woman. Karen Hunter
How I Broke my Addiction to White Women Skip Masters’ Link
I know. They also block J o n Stewart.
Stop Being N i g g a r d l y : And Nine Other Things Black People Need to Stop Doing [Hardcover] Karen Hunter (Author) Link
The book was written by a black woman. Karen Hunter
How I Broke my Addiction to White Women Skip Masters’ Link
Will E Worm
Conspiracy...
DeeWorks Live! Pre-Interview with Skip Masters Link
Dee Spencer interviews author of the book "How I BROKE my addiction to
white women-The Ultimate Tribute to Black Women" on location in Dallas,
Tx. hear full interview from April 17 at www.deeworkslive.com.
C.K. Lawrence
Closed Account
That was a pretty big issue when it was fresh... when the flick came out, if I remember correctly, and I do.
Jules
:snap: I just got troll-baited didn't I.
Bingo.
Who in here is a word that sounds racist?
I'm not.
I don't know who you're trying to fool. You purposefully used a word that sounds racist just to start shit on the board. You're a racist and a cry baby attention whore. The article wasn't in the original post, so what was the purpose of your thread, if not to instigate? Just to let us know you're not stingy? You're stupider than we all give you credit for if you actually believe the shit you post. Were you sitting in front of your computer thinking, "I'm not stingy...I should tell everybody. But I don't like the word stingy"? Any other personality traits you want to share with us? Start a thread for each one, maybe?
Everybody knows the word isn't racist. But it sounds racist, and you're banking on that to stir shit up. As usual.
Anything else you want to copy and paste?
Isn't the word that should be blocked spelled with an E instead of an A after the double G's? :dunno:
Negro is the spanish word for the color black, of course it would be on a mexican produced dark beer.
