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I wonder what she's gona do when she comes across an MG Midget? There are thousands of them and tens of them on Ebay. Mini is already taken by Morris. (Which by the way is a subsidary of the same company.)
Does the Vlassic Stork offend people who are sterile or gay who will not be having kids?
(Pickle Threads make me miss Wake :boohoo: )
You shouoldn't mention Vlassics, Fisher.
It elicits too much pickle envy.
Do what???????I like this story. Common sense and empathy won out.
Do what???????
Then, no social conservatives were involved.I like this story. Common sense and empathy won out.
Does the Vlassic Stork offend people who are sterile or gay who will not be having kids?
(Pickle Threads make me miss Wake :boohoo: )
Where is the "like" ?You don't think so? I do. Here's a mom with a child afflicted with something for which "midget" is a derogatory term. She wrote the company, pointed it out and asked them to change it. They did. She didn't threaten a lawsuit...she didn't rant and rave...she made a request. Someone saw that the term could be (actually is) hurtful to a very small segment of our population. And they made the decision to change it.
They won't sell one less jar of pickles...that's a good decision, in my opinion. Did they have to? Of course not. Could anyone fault them if they ignored her request? Hardly. But did they choose to change it anyway? Yep. And that's why I like it.
Edit: Wouldn't it be ironic if you thought their decision was retarded?
Giving in to political correctness, or because someone is offended, is not progress.Where is the "like" ?
Its one of those "win-win" scenarios....and man progresses.
The "Midget" was a product of the previous century.I wonder what she's gona do when she comes across an MG Midget? There are thousands of them and tens of them on Ebay. Mini is already taken by Morris. (Which by the way is a subsidiary of the same company.)
You don't think so? I do. Here's a mom with a child afflicted with something for which "midget" is a derogatory term. She wrote the company, pointed it out and asked them to change it. They did. She didn't threaten a lawsuit...she didn't rant and rave...she made a request. Someone saw that the term could be (actually is) hurtful to a very small segment of our population. And they made the decision to change it.
They won't sell one less jar of pickles...that's a good decision, in my opinion. Did they have to? Of course not. Could anyone fault them if they ignored her request? Hardly. But did they choose to change it anyway? Yep. And that's why I like it.
Edit: Wouldn't it be ironic if you thought their decision was retarded?
The company was quite gracious, I will give them credit where due. Though I think they just weenied out.
The "Midget" was a product of the previous century.
Most men progress, but not all.
Mini - not a good name for a motor vehicle , I'd never buy one.
And neither is "midget" a good name , but it MAY have been , 100 years ago..
Things change , for most.