tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post2502139704354104499..comments2024-03-01T07:36:47.558-08:00Comments on Higgins unHinged (www.ralphhiggins.com): A Futile Attempt at Political Correctness Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-33110895718201066912015-07-23T23:48:51.739-07:002015-07-23T23:48:51.739-07:00Thanks, good buddy.Thanks, good buddy.Ralph Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305894333304660639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-50309301217896533012015-07-23T18:33:00.700-07:002015-07-23T18:33:00.700-07:00Well you're sure right on about it's tough...Well you're sure right on about it's tough to not be negative. But let's hope for your second wind!Malcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382287257942302447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-8088718167973010272015-07-23T08:58:21.091-07:002015-07-23T08:58:21.091-07:00I hear my "posting conscience" speaking....I hear my "posting conscience" speaking...<br />Considering the daily activities of the current "president" and the accelerating downward spiral of our once great nation, it's tough to keep from being negative and I decided that most readers know as much about what's happening as I do. Maybe I'll get a second wind.<br /><br /> Ralph Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305894333304660639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-21029375327603376502015-07-23T08:50:16.742-07:002015-07-23T08:50:16.742-07:00I may have heard Phipps explain that too. Thanks,...I may have heard Phipps explain that too. Thanks, Ed.Ralph Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305894333304660639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-73763506712574225352015-07-23T06:44:29.354-07:002015-07-23T06:44:29.354-07:00MISTER HIGGINS! Have you decided again to stop pos...MISTER HIGGINS! Have you decided again to stop posting? I certainly miss your weekly posts but 5 weeks?<br />Your good friend and posting conscience! Malcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382287257942302447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-56700882602596801782015-07-22T18:34:13.134-07:002015-07-22T18:34:13.134-07:00Ralph, on one of the Bill Gaither programs I heard...Ralph, on one of the Bill Gaither programs I heard Whitney Phipps, a black gospel artist,explain the black key thing. You are exactly right, it came from the slaves on the slave ships.Ed Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16414029937960785025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-26245206430938163582015-06-17T15:09:19.022-07:002015-06-17T15:09:19.022-07:00Had a cousin named Gaylord which was often shorten...Had a cousin named Gaylord which was often shortened to Gayd and Gay. He became a Pastor and started using his middle name 'Ross'.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12084011737773840895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-14631180794148406422015-06-16T12:30:26.024-07:002015-06-16T12:30:26.024-07:00There was a female classmate in high school named ...There was a female classmate in high school named gay but never heard that name for a guyChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238911690667911158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-79556210008876531092015-06-16T00:03:45.531-07:002015-06-16T00:03:45.531-07:00Good point! Good point! Ralph Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305894333304660639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-35380713098786079002015-06-15T23:35:06.711-07:002015-06-15T23:35:06.711-07:00Maybe he was a happy kid. But what kid at 8 decid...Maybe he was a happy kid. But what kid at 8 decides to change his name to "Tyrone?" Ralph Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305894333304660639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-26066463766652781332015-06-15T23:26:20.517-07:002015-06-15T23:26:20.517-07:00I didn't know that. I'm always amazed at ...I didn't know that. I'm always amazed at the cruelty human beings are capable of. Thanks for the information. Ralph Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305894333304660639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-29437128825012274842015-06-15T22:42:43.652-07:002015-06-15T22:42:43.652-07:00Huge difference between the adjective "descri...Huge difference between the adjective "descriminating" and the verb "descriminating". Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124548871907519032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-45900240113655822062015-06-15T18:19:45.055-07:002015-06-15T18:19:45.055-07:00A bunch of sticks or twigs that were used to burn ...A bunch of sticks or twigs that were used to burn gay people (and other undesireables) at the stake. That's my understanding of the history of that term, anyway, and why it's so offensive to many.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124548871907519032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-11280959777326643872015-06-15T18:18:10.521-07:002015-06-15T18:18:10.521-07:00I had a friend in elementary school whose name was...I had a friend in elementary school whose name was "Gay Reynolds". At the age of 8, he had his name changed to "Tyrone"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124548871907519032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-13323552393722923302015-06-15T09:35:44.585-07:002015-06-15T09:35:44.585-07:00Thanks Mike - I made a mistake re:the speaker who ...Thanks Mike - I made a mistake re:the speaker who used the word "niggardly." I had forgotten that he was black, which is very significant. <br /><br />Your comment above is well stated. Thanks.Ralph Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305894333304660639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-80855841694511633802015-06-15T09:31:14.115-07:002015-06-15T09:31:14.115-07:00Mike Green-
Ralph,
The synonym for political corr...Mike Green-<br /><br />Ralph,<br />The synonym for political correctness is usually wrong, so a fraternity brother of mine in navel intelligence tells me. The man who used niggardly in Washington DC describing the state of school finances in Washington DC was black. He was fired by the school board, because didn't know that niggardly was political incorrect. After all it isn't spelled the same, but I guess it is an N word. Washington DC spends more on schools on a per pupil basis than any state (twice as much per pupil as the country as a whole) and the next state down the line doesn't even come close. Guess where the performance of the students rank. You got it; they rank last below California and Mississippi, but pointing that out is politically incorrect and racist. My attitude about political correctness can be stated as follows, "I will call a spade a spade even when I mean a shovel." Political correctness will lead to the destruction of America as we know it and our constitution as well. I am proud to announce that I am a Christian, but I guess that is politically incorrect also<br />Mike Green<br /><br />Ralph Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305894333304660639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-85301742792632698342015-06-14T23:36:52.763-07:002015-06-14T23:36:52.763-07:00I think that technique originated with the slaves ...I think that technique originated with the slaves and the tunes they sang in the evenings. The intervals used in that scale and the tempo of those songs still elicit the emotions the slaves expressed through their songs. Ralph Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305894333304660639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-15454849433414739632015-06-14T17:24:31.511-07:002015-06-14T17:24:31.511-07:00You're right, Ralph. You had me playing Amazin...You're right, Ralph. You had me playing Amazing Grace using o n l y the black keys. Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238911690667911158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-17917205273157416712015-06-14T17:16:49.005-07:002015-06-14T17:16:49.005-07:00If you're talking about the black keys on the ...If you're talking about the black keys on the piano keyboard, unless you limit instruction to the key of C, where there are no sharps or flats, you can't do it. Even in C you'll run into accidentals, which will require black keys.<br /><br /> You may be interested to know that you can play many songs using only the black keys on the piano. "Amazing Grace," "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen," and many old spiritual can be played using only the black keys on the piano. Try it. Ralph Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305894333304660639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-63681626436278349382015-06-14T16:58:26.835-07:002015-06-14T16:58:26.835-07:00How would you teach keyboard instruments without r...How would you teach keyboard instruments without referring to the black keys?Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238911690667911158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-7196692324866785582015-06-14T16:40:01.066-07:002015-06-14T16:40:01.066-07:00I keep telling myself that, "myself" doe...I keep telling myself that, "myself" doesn't believe it.Ralph Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305894333304660639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-60122478741943503312015-06-14T16:37:43.528-07:002015-06-14T16:37:43.528-07:00There have been a lot of changes in our language a...There have been a lot of changes in our language and the meaning of words in the past half-century.Ralph Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305894333304660639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-1156280746513841552015-06-14T16:30:48.945-07:002015-06-14T16:30:48.945-07:00I like faggot. A bundle of sticks or twigs. So I g...I like faggot. A bundle of sticks or twigs. So I guess if you call someone a faggot, you're calling that person a bundle of sticks or twigs.<br />Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-76676383295910056502015-06-14T16:17:48.137-07:002015-06-14T16:17:48.137-07:00We remember when "gay" meant happy.We remember when "gay" meant happy. Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238911690667911158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356810570417598585.post-64744196275261383372015-06-14T16:16:39.857-07:002015-06-14T16:16:39.857-07:00Time fliesTime fliesChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04238911690667911158noreply@blogger.com