"Lick" as an offensive term, you're (kidding) me

[Sweetness]

I had to slot the other night. Ran front-page centerpiece on Giants-A's game. Ran a picture of Bonds sticking his tongue out, kind of playfully. Headline was "Giants lick Oakland."

Yeah, I know, I was inspired that night.

Anyway, some lady tore off the front page, sent it to the editor with a note saying she was cancelling her subscription because the Sports department was "disgusting." Christ almighty.

Whats the most ridiculous gripe you've heard recently?

 

[zagoshe]

Re: "Lick" as an offensive term, you're ****ting me

I had to slot the other night. Ran front-page centerpiece on Giants-A's game. Ran a picture of Bonds sticking his tongue out, kind of playfully. Headline was "Giants lick Oakland."

Yeah, I know, I was inspired that night.

Anyway, some lady tore off the front page, sent it to the editor with a note saying she was cancelling her subscription because the Sports department was "disgusting." Christ almighty.

Whats the most ridiculous gripe you've heard recently?

Well there was this one angry group of whiners who complained about the phrase "shuck and jive"........

And I remember this other group of overly-sensitive types who demanded a radio guy get fired for saying "nappy headed ho's"........

And currently there is this one group of bed wetters who are all up in arms because another radio guy used the term negro in reference to a Democratic Presidential candidate.

Is that what you mean?

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

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I suggest she never get Larry Bird basketball card....

Or watch Dazed and Confused.....

Or one of those old Tootsie Pop ads.....

And that tiny country between Switzerland and Austria....? fuhgeddaboudit.

 

[fishwrapper]

Re: "Lick" as an offensive term, you're ****ting me

I find this State Park in Kentucky offensive:

 

[Ace]

Re: "Lick" as an offensive term, you're ****ting me

I had to slot the other night. Ran front-page centerpiece on Giants-A's game. Ran a picture of Bonds sticking his tongue out, kind of playfully. Headline was "Giants lick Oakland."

Yeah, I know, I was inspired that night.

Anyway, some lady tore off the front page, sent it to the editor with a note saying she was cancelling her subscription because the Sports department was "disgusting." Christ almighty.

Whats the most ridiculous gripe you've heard recently?

I hope your editor gave that lady a tongue lashing. I'm sure that's what she needed.

 

[fishwrapper]

Re: "Lick" as an offensive term, you're ****ting me

I had to slot the other night. Ran front-page centerpiece on Giants-A's game. Ran a picture of Bonds sticking his tongue out, kind of playfully. Headline was "Giants lick Oakland."

Yeah, I know, I was inspired that night.

Anyway, some lady tore off the front page, sent it to the editor with a note saying she was cancelling her subscription because the Sports department was "disgusting." Christ almighty.

Whats the most ridiculous gripe you've heard recently?

I hope your editor gave that lady a tongue lashing. I'm sure that's what she needed.

Ace, was that tongue-in-cheek?

 

[ADifferentOkie]

Re: "Lick" as an offensive term, you're ****ting me

Years ago, one of our reporters referred to a local team that was having a remarkable playoff run as "Hickory High," an obvious reference to Hoosiers.
We got a complaint from a reader in that town asking why we were so clearly calling them hicks.

 

[awriter]

Re: "Lick" as an offensive term, you're ****ting me

I had to slot the other night. Ran front-page centerpiece on Giants-A's game. Ran a picture of Bonds sticking his tongue out, kind of playfully. Headline was "Giants lick Oakland."

Yeah, I know, I was inspired that night.

Anyway, some lady tore off the front page, sent it to the editor with a note saying she was cancelling her subscription because the Sports department was "disgusting." Christ almighty.

Whats the most ridiculous gripe you've heard recently?

So is it safe to assume she licked the envelope?

 

[expendable]

Re: "Lick" as an offensive term, you're ****ting me

I had to slot the other night. Ran front-page centerpiece on Giants-A's game. Ran a picture of Bonds sticking his tongue out, kind of playfully. Headline was "Giants lick Oakland."

Yeah, I know, I was inspired that night.

Anyway, some lady tore off the front page, sent it to the editor with a note saying she was cancelling her subscription because the Sports department was "disgusting." Christ almighty.

Whats the most ridiculous gripe you've heard recently?

And I'm assuming this is out in the SanFran area.

While I'm assuming you didn't write it with a dirty intention, the reader read it with one. I have to ask, how is that the paper's fault?

 

[Ace]

Re: "Lick" as an offensive term, you're ****ting me

Years ago, one of our reporters referred to a local team that was having a remarkable playoff run as "Hickory High," an obvious reference to Hoosiers.
We got a complaint from a reader in that town asking why we were so clearly calling them hicks.

On the obvious movie reference scale, with Bad News Bears being a 10 and a reference to the type of cycle used in Breaking Away a 1, I'd give that a 5.

 

[User 4755]

Re: "Lick" as an offensive term, you're ****ting me

Reminds of the great bumper sticker that used to be on many cars of University of South Carolina fans:

"You can't lick our Cocks."

 

[slappy4428]

Re: "Lick" as an offensive term, you're ****ting me

I had to slot the other night. Ran front-page centerpiece on Giants-A's game. Ran a picture of Bonds sticking his tongue out, kind of playfully. Headline was "Giants lick Oakland."

Yeah, I know, I was inspired that night.

Anyway, some lady tore off the front page, sent it to the editor with a note saying she was cancelling her subscription because the Sports department was "disgusting." Christ almighty.

Whats the most ridiculous gripe you've heard recently?

And I'm assuming this is out in the SanFran area.

While I'm assuming you didn't write it with a dirty intention, the reader read it with one. I have to ask, how is that the paper's fault?

because papers are supposed to anticipate reader's politically incorrect concerns

 

[KG]

Re: "Lick" as an offensive term, you're ****ting me

If she found that offensive she'd really hate some that I've used.

 

[Lugnuts]

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In one of my old jobs, the edict came down that the anchors were not to use the term "dinger."

 

[alleyallen]

Re: "Lick" as an offensive term, you're ****ting me

Several years ago, when one of our high school baseball teams (the Highlanders) won the state championship in baseball, I ran a banner headline (thanks to the suggestion of my dad, Rallen13) that said:

Highlanders Kilt 'Em

And we actually got complaints. 1) What did it actually mean? and 2) A belief that I was using a word too close to kill.

 

[joe]

Re: "Lick" as an offensive term, you're ****ting me

Reminds of the great bumper sticker that used to be on many cars of University of South Carolina fans:

"You can't lick our Cocks."

Lick Bush.

 

[Stop_Pre]

Re: "Lick" as an offensive term, you're ****ting me

I once fielded a call from a reader who was irate that we used the term "kill" in a prep volleyball story. He pointed out that our troops are dying in Iraq and screamed that it was insensitive for us to use that term.
I didn't ask for his opinion on using the word "blitz" in football stories.

 

[awriter]

Re: "Lick" as an offensive term, you're ****ting me

I get offended every time I read a basketball story and see the term "shot."

 

[WazzuGrad00]

Re: "Lick" as an offensive term, you're ****ting me

The use of the word "ball" makes me uncomfortable.

 

[expendable]

Re: "Lick" as an offensive term, you're ****ting me

Pitcher and catcher should go too. As should tight end.