[Apologies for having to categorize this post under Words at Play. It would be more appropriate if I had a category called Words that Bray.]
Yes, I admit, I read boingboing.net along with the rest of the masses. Always enjoy Cory Doctorow's posts -- if that's the right word for frequently being disturbed by what he writes!
There was a fine case in point within Sunday's entries, where he recounts a recent story from the Canadian National Post under this headline: "Southern racists adopt 'Canadian' as a euphemism for 'black'."
It seems the clever denizens of racist America are substituting one "outsider" group for another to hide their bigotry. It's a code that many have come to share, so it serves to signal within the group, while look innocuous to nonbigots.
It brings to mind the immortal words of Robin Williams:
Blame Canada! Blame Canada!
With all their hockey hullabaloo
And that bitch, Anne Murray, too.
Blame Canada! Shame on Canada!
For the smut we must stop, the trash we must smash.
The laughter and fun must all be undone.
We must blame them and cause a fuss
Before somebody thinks of blaming us!
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