Is the word ‘picnic’ racist? How to deal with questions about language right now.

[Harrier]

Some of these words only have the meaning they are trying to indicate, under specific context. To someone raised up North or in the Western states, picnic just means taking a lunch to eat out under a tree on a nice day... nothing more.
I can't say what it means in the south as I didn't grow up there...
and I really don't care...

 

[Lobo2087]

I grew up in the south. Never in my lifetime before now have I heard this theory. Personally I think it is from someone trying to make their mark with the "woke" crowd.

 

[Boriqua]

No .. you just cant hijack the word ascribe some imagined offense to it and have it be one of the new forbidden terms.

I find it very unlikely that southerns were routinely burning blacks at the stake while indulging in fine southern fair from a blanket in the grass nearby. Stupid.

Its like when the White supremacist hijacked the "OK" sign .. not ok .. it still just means ok to me and I wont be offended by someone using it or be in fear of using it myself if the mood struck and I was overwhelmed with the need to acknowledge someone with a non verbal "OK" response.

Sick of people ascribing new and often mistaken meanings to regular old words but .. I only get to read about it because I would never allow people in my inner circle who would try and tell me about the black people burning while others were eating fried fish off a blanket so I am unlikely to meet anyone who ascribes to this philosophy of being butt hurt by everything that preceded them.

 

[gunsnboobs]

"picnic" or "picaninny"?

One is Yogi and Boo Boo's favorite meal in a basket and the other is Ex Gov. Evan Mecham's claim to fame.

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