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13. I think you're referring to David Howard

Thu Mar 15, 2012, 04:21 PM

Mar 2012

Who was white and worked in the DC Mayor's office in the 1990s. He used the term in reference to the education budget and somebody took offense.

He ended up resigning voluntarily - which is pretty insane, actually. NAACP head Julian bond later weighed in on it:

"You hate to think you have to censor your language to meet other people's lack of understanding", he said. "David Howard should not have quit. Mayor Williams should bring him back — and order dictionaries issued to all staff who need them."

It's in the wiki article linked to above.

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OOOOOPS. Sherrod Brown just said "niggardly" live on MSNBC [View all] Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 OP

but, unlike a republic tryingt o be clever, he used it's actual meaning. that said, not a very dionysus Mar 2012 #1

I read the Wikipedia entry on it before posting... Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 #3

Happened a while back zipplewrath Mar 2012 #5

If you go to the Wikipedia link above... Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 #6

I think you're referring to David Howard RZM Mar 2012 #13

I Swear this word was in my SAT study guides lacrew Mar 2012 #11

The slur and this word have different origins RZM Mar 2012 #16

I am not a linguist, but am a language buff hifiguy Mar 2012 #18

I believe from the German ...as in Schwarzenegger... joeybee12 Mar 2012 #27

I imagine the originator of the N word was some dumbass slaveholder who couldn't pronounce "negro". 11 Bravo Mar 2012 #24

It's my understanding that this word has nothing to do with the 'other' word. onehandle Mar 2012 #2

It doesn't (see above) Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 #4

I just really, really do not think people should be penalized for using a legitimate word Chorophyll Mar 2012 #15

Hur hur hur. you said "penal'. Dead_Parrot Mar 2012 #19

Heh heh. Yeah. Yeah. Chorophyll Mar 2012 #31

How old are you? I'm almost sixty and grew up hearing the word often enough with, of course, gateley Mar 2012 #12

The word "niggardly" bears no relation to that other word KamaAina Mar 2012 #7

I know...see my other responses in this thread. n/t Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 #9

I believe the word means frugal Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2012 #8

It has a more negative connotation than "frugal", but it has nothing to do with race. 11 Bravo Mar 2012 #26

...a guy with short arms and long pockets. nt DocMac Mar 2012 #44

Haha! I just called my best friend and said "Oooops! Sherrod Brown just said niggardly on MSNBC"! gateley Mar 2012 #10

It's got nothing to do with what you think it sounds like. Chorophyll Mar 2012 #14

It's not what "I" think it sounds like...I know exactly what it means...see above. n/t Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 #17

So what? RevStPatrick Mar 2012 #20

Here is the definition of the word: WI_DEM Mar 2012 #21

What an Idiot Dirty Socialist Mar 2012 #22

? WI_DEM Mar 2012 #23

?? mitchtv Mar 2012 #29

??? Gold Metal Flake Mar 2012 #30

I guess you just proved the OP's point. Chorophyll Mar 2012 #32

Me thinks you took a left instead of a right golddigger Mar 2012 #33

It has nothing to do with the N word and is not offensive at all. grantcart Mar 2012 #35

He Still Might Get in Trouble Dirty Socialist Mar 2012 #37

Yesterday Martin Bashir said "shitty" while quoting someone else csziggy Mar 2012 #25

Yes, dimwits who don't know what the word means will start to screech about it Warpy Mar 2012 #28

Sorry, Rush, that doesn't compare to calling a private citizen a slut. rocktivity Mar 2012 #34

+1 Rex Mar 2012 #38

You'll only hear about it from ignoramuses who have a limited vocabulary. MrSlayer Mar 2012 #36

It's just an awkward, clumsy word anyway.....I don't know why anyone uses it. marmar Mar 2012 #39

Has Palin demanded he refudiate it yet? JBoy Mar 2012 #40

Proving he's literate? RagAss Mar 2012 #41

Points for naming the first RW propagandist to make this an "issue". baldguy Mar 2012 #42

We don't freakout when people say the word "country" do we? Puzzler Mar 2012 #43

"niggardly" has nothing to do with the N-word. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #45