# Things that after last week have become totally un-PC and/or suspicious: **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 20, 2001, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713 "2001-09-20T01:18:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/21 "2001-09-20T18:53:26Z")
Insulting George W. Bush. Even if he still deserves it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/22 "2001-09-20T19:57:04Z")
It used to really bug me how the media felt New York City was the center of the universe. For example, there are so many shows where NEw york City is, essentially, a character on the show, and if you’re not totally into NYC you won’t enjoy them as much. Or an article about rising movie ticket prices will often mean “rising movie ticket prices in NYC’” as though the rest of the county is interested. Then, last week, it kind of WAS the center of the world. So now I just keep my mought shut. ---
**Author:** ![Legomancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/779978/32.png) [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/23 "2001-09-20T20:00:46Z")
In addition to keeping my mought shut, I also keep my mouth shut. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/24 "2001-09-20T20:18:16Z")
I think it’ll be a while before I go to an SCA event in my favorite garb, which is Middle Eastern. At Pennsic this year, I learned how to tie a turban, and was planning on getting the material for one this month. Those plans are off for now. Maybe I should switch persona… ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/25 "2001-09-20T20:34:22Z")
**Ethilrist** - I’ve heard of a few SCA folks getting harassing and threatening phone calls because of their Mid-Eastern persona name in handouts and websites. Similar thing happened at Pennsic XX in 1991 (A.S. xxvi [?]) - it was “strongly suggested” that folks not leave site in Mid-Eastern garb for personal safety reasons - change to another style, or go in mundanes. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Creant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Miss\_Creant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Creant)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/26 "2001-09-20T20:47:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sultan Kinkari \* > \*\*My sister was walking around downtown Olympia, WA a few nights ago in a cartoon crow costume, the kind in the old black and white cartoons. So she walks around a corner and this guy spots her and shouts “Stand back!” He obviously thought she was some kind of terrorist. So she took off the head, shot him an “Ummmm, okay…”-look, and went on her way. I understand he may have been scared and confused but was his reaction really warranted? Am I the only person wondering **why** Sultan’s sister was walking around downtown Olympia in a cartoon crow costume? ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/27 "2001-09-20T20:55:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Miss Creant \* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Sultan Kinkari \* > > \*\*My sister… > > Am I the only person wondering **why** Sultan’s sister was walking around downtown Olympia in a cartoon crow costume? \*\* Nope. **gratefuldavidson** beat you to it. I must admit, I am a bit intrigued. All I can picture is either Heckle & Jeckle or from the crows from “Dumbo” (both color cartoons). ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/28 "2001-09-20T21:03:22Z")
Pardon my ignorance–what is SCA an acronym for? I don’t think anyone has mentioned this one yet (at least in this thread)–no longer will dual tall basketball players be “twin towers.” ---
**Author:** ![SpinneZiege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@SpinneZiege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpinneZiege)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/29 "2001-09-20T21:28:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by rjung \* > \*\*Insulting George W. Bush. > > Even if he still deserves it. 🙂 \*\* What I’ve found to be very strange is that it seems that the same news outlets that were making fun of dubya week ago are now putting complete faith and trust in the guy, no questions asked. I mean, if we didn’t feel he could do the job at such an easy time, why should we be trusting him with these responsibilities at such a crucial time in national policy? But it really seems that everybody has to be 100% All-American Patriot nowadays. I can’t go outside without seeing at least half a dozen American flags on people. And the day I just happen to wear blue jeans, a red t-shirt, and some white Chuck Taylor All-Stars, everyone thinks I’mn being all patriotic. Odd, isn’t it? Another thing that seems very un-PC at the moment is anything comedic. I was listening to NPR a few days ago and they had Will Ferel talking about how difficult it was for the the SNL writers & cast to open the season this week. ---
**Author:** ![psychogumby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c0e974/32.png) [@psychogumby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychogumby)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/30 "2001-09-20T21:35:20Z")
Calling oneself ‘Sheik Yabouti’ in a chat room may now be so amusing now. ---
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/31 "2001-09-20T22:32:05Z")
There are fans of wrestling star Sabu who take to wear Arabian-style head scarves like he does. i doubt that it will be done anymore. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/32 "2001-09-20T22:48:11Z")
[screeching halt] > [@](#): > > **Pardon my ignorance–what is SCA an acronym for?..** Sorry about that. [Society for Creative Anachronism](http://www.sca.org/). Also, search SCA in MPSIMS, and you’ll find at least a half-dozen threads in the past year. [/screeching halt] Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![seawitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@seawitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seawitch)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2001, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/33 "2001-09-20T23:12:28Z")
I work in a costume rental shop every October. Usually, we dress lots of sheiks - the costume is both fun and comfortable. This year I’m guessing they will be replaced by cowboys. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/34 "2001-09-21T01:14:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Crunchy Frog \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Sultan Kinkari \* > > **Joke with airport ticket agents. You know the routine, you go to the counter to check in and he/she asks you the “three questions”(Has your bag been w/ you at all times, blah, blah, blah). I fly quite a bit so sometimes I would be a smatrypants and cut in with “Let me guess… no, no and ummm…no.” I don’ think it would be recieved as lightly as of late.** > > I know our security was never top-shelf, but I’ve been flying since before I could walk (not on my own, mind you, that’s just silly) and I didn’t think that was ever taken lightly. \*\* When I was in high school, one of my teachers told us about the time his uncle had Super Bowl tickets-as he was going through security, he said, “Oops, watch out for that bomb in there!” Guess who didn’t get to see the Super Bowl? ---
**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/35 "2001-09-21T04:59:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Miss Creant \* > \*\* > Am I the only person wondering **why** Sultan’s sister was walking around downtown Olympia in a cartoon crow costume? \*\* **Miss Creant, Screech Owl, et al** Sis’ said the costume originally belonged to _The Yardbirds_, a mom-and-pop general store/cafe that was somewhat of an Olympia icon until they closed their doors a few years back. Walking around wearing it was basically a unifying gesture, allowing locals to reminisce about something that was/is truly loved. She had borrowed it and was returning it, since she was walking she decided to wear it. I find it somewhat ironic that someone took her gesture as very much the opposite as what she had intended. It reminds me a little of the swastika, which originally meant “this is good” and can be found in cathedrals all over Europe. Good thing the Yardbird doesn’t have such negative connotations(to most people, that is). ---
**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/36 "2001-09-21T05:02:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gratefuldavidson \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Sultan Kinkari \* > > My sister was walking around downtown Olympia, WA a few nights ago in a cartoon crow costume, the kind in the old black and white cartoons. > > 😕 \*\* OOPS, didn’t specifically mean to leave you out of the address. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/37 "2001-09-21T05:29:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sultan Kinkari \* > Sis’ said the costume originally belonged to _The Yardbirds_, a mom-and-pop general store/cafe that was somewhat of an Olympia icon until they closed their doors a few years back. Is _The Spar_ still there? ---
**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/38 "2001-09-21T05:40:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Robot Arm \* > \*\*Is _The Spar_ still there? \*\* Absolutely, the place is packed almost every night so I don’t forsee them leaving us anytime soon, but I assume that they make enough money off of rolling papers sales(this is Olympia we’re talking about) alone that they could do away with the restaurant service all together. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![schemo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@schemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/schemo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/39 "2001-09-21T15:32:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Am I the only one thinking of **Meet the parents**? “I can’t say bomb on the airplane?!?!?!” > \*\* Somewhere around Sept 13, My mother and I, exhausted with the ordeal, decided to pop said movie into the VCR. Neither of us had seen it before, and when Ben Stiller clutched his carry- on and said, “IT’S NOT LIKE I HAVE A BOMB IN HERE!!” we gasped loudly along with the plane occupants. It was hilarious. The next day we heard a blurb about a couple arrested at an airport, but no reason was given. I remarked," They were probably saying bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb…" ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2001, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713/40 "2001-09-22T01:49:14Z")
Maybe using the term “thread hijack” doesn’t seem quite so clever anymore? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-after-last-week-have-become-totally-un-pc-and-or-suspicious/82713.md?page=1)