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Hi all,
this comic used to be called Shysters (that’s why the comments are talking about the etymology of the word Shysters.) I’ve always used that term to mean a scoundrel, especially in Law or Business. But apparently it really only applies to lawyers or politicians and in this instance I’m talking about business men. So I decided to change the word because I wouldn’t want to use a word that ‘might’ be offensive, and also, it’s just not the right word at all ;o) So I went for crooks. Because they are a bunch of crooks and there’s no doubt that’s the right word!
xox,
Heather
You realize the word shyster can be offensive right? Even though etymologically it has been disproven to have it’s roots in anti-semitism, that is not common knowledge. The slur however is common knowledge.
personally, i use ‘shyster’ when i am trying not to say the other ‘s-word’ in polite society or in front of kids
kinda like ‘shazbot’!
p.s. i had a Jewish grandmother…
Then there is this on a Google search:
A shyster is a slang word for someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shyster
And since the Gov’t HAS us all under it’s
…thumb, well…I say SHAZBOT to those Shysters!
(don’t know what happened to my computer only posting part of the meg
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@sara: i have been around awhile and i have never heard “shyster” being a common knowledge offensive slang word. i though it meant what mama eve wrote.
at mama: lol! yup best thing to do is not buy the poisons! heehee
Shyster has never been a common knowledge offensive slang word in any use I have heard it either. People are too sensitive and political correctness has gone too far. No one can say anything anymore without someone taking offense.
Hm. I didn’t know shyster was offensive to some either.
But I know that hysteria can be a sexist term, and there are folks that don’t realize that and use it to passive-aggressively insult protesters around these parts. I’ve also learned a few other terms that are no longer acceptable with younger generations.. the teens around here don’t like terms like “black” and “white,” though their history books use such terms. Always learning…
Oh, hey.. I find this offensive:
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/the-9-commandments-of-dining-with-little-kids-1466320/?pg=2#comments
I clicked on your link, Julie and at first I read the article and didn’t see what was offensive (I don’t believe in strollers and loud toys, and know they don’t belong in a restaurant!), but then I read the comments! Now I see what you were getting at! Sheesh…why do people have to drag breastfeeding in a restaurant into EVERY discussion about children dining out? Like some injustice is being done against them because they noticed a breastfeeding mother while they were being nosy!! Because if you are paying more attention to what people at other tables are doing, that’s just what it is: nosy! Unless I sit down in the booth next to them and start feeding (which would be just crazy), they need to mind their own business.
Sorry, just got all worked up!
I had to comment on that article. I nursed all of my kids in public. And if I want to go out to eat, generally, I take my kids. I have nursed in fancy places. Casual places. I nursed in Hooters once. That got me a couple funny looks. The guy at the next table gave me a shocked look and I just said “What? It’s what their for. And if these girls ever have kids, their will look like this, too.” It’s not like I asked them to help me get the baby latched on.