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Help[Facts] Re: I finally sold my house today! Thank you,St.Joseph!
in reply to a message by Nanaea
Thank you. Actually, my wife's coming up this week for serious house-hunting (there's lots to choose, and prices are low), but it's more likely to be a "newer" KY home with a reliable heat pump; she's had her fill of "old" in NC. And the sun hasn't shone since the last snowfall.
"My Old Kentucky Home" is a pretty song, but Stephen Foster's line after "the sun shines bright" is the non-PC "'Tis summer, the darkies are gay", which manages to offend: 1) people who prefer winter, 2)African-Americans, and 3) my parents (who still resent it that "gay" no longer means "light-hearted"), all at one swoop.
With typical bureaucratic inspiration, the state tried to change the printed version to "the people are gay" some years ago, which didn't exempt African-Americans but did lump in about 3 million rednecks, who may have doubts about their educational attainment, but not about their sexual orientation.
As a result, most people just Unofficially Hum this line when it's played as a sing-along at major sporting events and inaugurations.
"My Old Kentucky Home" is a pretty song, but Stephen Foster's line after "the sun shines bright" is the non-PC "'Tis summer, the darkies are gay", which manages to offend: 1) people who prefer winter, 2)African-Americans, and 3) my parents (who still resent it that "gay" no longer means "light-hearted"), all at one swoop.
With typical bureaucratic inspiration, the state tried to change the printed version to "the people are gay" some years ago, which didn't exempt African-Americans but did lump in about 3 million rednecks, who may have doubts about their educational attainment, but not about their sexual orientation.
As a result, most people just Unofficially Hum this line when it's played as a sing-along at major sporting events and inaugurations.
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