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Originally posted by detoxed
Perhaps your friend should pick a new hobby
"This is a misconception that has been around for a while. The word picnic
was borrowed from French, where it appears as early as the 17th century. The
two parts of it mean "take" and "a small bit." There is nothing in the least
offensive about the origins of the word.
Tom Field
On 9/18/02 10:13 PM, "Ask A Linguist" <> wrote:
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> From: W Cantrell <>
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> My company is having a picnic and a co-worker commented that the word
> "picnic" is offensive to "African Americans" due to the origin of the
> word. I have never heard this before. Is this true?
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Thank you for providing the right information. I had a hard time buying into my black friend's story also. I am going to forward this to him right away.
But my point stands: people should be more civilized and open minded to other cultures. Stop saying hate words or insensitive comments.
Growing up in a communism country, I treasure the right of free speech. Let's don't abuse it.
