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Originally Posted by Winnisquamer
The boat’s operator, 24-year-old XXXXXXX of East Elmhurst, New York,
Enough said...
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I do believe that truly Winnisquamer did not intend harm. But on first reading I was not sure that the comment referred to the person's age, the persons ethnicity ( the person's name does sound "foreign") or the New York part. After thinking about it, and I did think about it, I assumed it was the New York part.
My own perception is that "nuff said" usually means there is a lot more that could and should be said about the subject. Again, this is not directed at Winnisqamer.
As far as "political correctness" I do get the negative implications and the way it is now used. There ARE some ridiculous things going on. The truth is that words do hurt and there is so much "hate" speech on the Internet and elsewhere that many people are sensitive. How sensitive and to what totally depends on the person and whose ox is being gored.
It is tough to convey humor or other subtleties of speech on the Internet. If people can misinterpret...they usually will.
Rant over. It seems like a lot of talk for a trivial issue but it is so easy to misinterpret what people mean.