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Geico cavemen successful -- "Stone Age" now labelled offensive

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  1. KingCheetah

    KingCheetah Atomic Playboy
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    'Stone age' labelled 'offensive'

    The phrase "stone age" has been labelled offensive by anthropologists who say it should not be used to describe living peoples.

    In particular, the Association of Social Anthropologists highlights the way the term has been used to describe tribal and indigenous people.

    It also says that "primitive" or "savage" are no longer acceptable terms for such groups of people.

    Such terms damage the welfare of tribal people, say anthropologists

    "All anthropologists would agree that the negative use of the terms 'primitive' and 'stone age' to describe [tribal peoples] has serious implications for their welfare," says a statement from the anthropologists' professional association.

    'Persecution'

    Such language has been used "as a pretext for depriving such peoples of land and other resources," says the association.

    The anthropologists are backing a campaign to change the language used to describe indigenous people.

    Survival, the campaign group that supports tribal people, says that "stone age" is a term that has been used for many years to create an impression that such people are "backward".

    "This is dangerous because it is often used to justify the persecution or forced 'development' of tribal peoples. The results are almost always catastrophic: poverty, alcoholism, prostitution, disease and death," says Survival.

    Survival says that there are 150 million such tribal people in 60 countries, including Indonesia, Sudan, Peru and Australia.

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    #1 KingCheetah, Mar 7, 2007
  2. RocketMan Tex

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    Screw Political Correctness.

    Bryan/College Station will always be in the Stone Age to me, no matter how far their mens basketball team goes in the NCAA Tournament.

    ;) :D
     
    #2 RocketMan Tex, Mar 7, 2007
  3. F.D. Khan

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    That is a Great Commerical:

    "Always something to remind me.....da da da daaaaaa"
     
    #3 F.D. Khan, Mar 7, 2007
  4. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum

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    :rolleyes:

    On a side note, anyone know the name of the song in the above commercial? It's catchy.
     
    #4 Xerobull, Mar 7, 2007
  5. SwoLy-D

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    It's Royskopp with "Remind Me"
    <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/H02iwWCrXew"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/H02iwWCrXew" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="200" height="150"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/15uo9qGlKKQ"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/15uo9qGlKKQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="200" height="150"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lBvaHZIrt0o"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lBvaHZIrt0o" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="200" height="150"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/phh68THJ5yM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/phh68THJ5yM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="200" height="150"></embed></object>
    Geico Commercial - Royskopp Geico version of Remind Me - Original Version - Airport Complaint

    The Airport Complaint one doesn't work for me... at first he's on the conveyor belt... then he gets off and comes back to complain on the phone :confused: ? Did GEICO give in and apologized to him on the phone? I thought they wouldn't budge.
     
    #5 SwoLy-D, Mar 7, 2007
  6. studogg

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    the band is royskopp, i forgot the name of the song though. (i may have misspelled the name of the band, but a google search will get you there)
     
    #6 studogg, Mar 7, 2007
  7. macalu

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    i wish people would stop calling me asian, it's so demeaning. i prefer ocularly challenged.
     
    #7 macalu, Mar 7, 2007
  8. SwoLy-D

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    YOU'RE ASIAN??? :eek:

    I just thought the light was too bright for you. :(

    ;)
     
    #8 SwoLy-D, Mar 7, 2007
  9. Wangdoodle

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    And who the hell named you "Bolo" ?

    THAT's not Asian.

    I mean, really....

    "Oh look! He's an Asian martial arts guy who breaks people in half. Let's call him.... Bolo!"
     
    #9 Wangdoodle, Mar 7, 2007
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