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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love how the most insular, close minded and bigoted group in this area is the one that shrieks about prejudice against its sacred catholic schools.[/quote]

Do you find no irony in your post?  I am one of the previous posters noting that the Catholic "mafia" is a pejorative term.  My kids go to Sidwell.  It doesn't require a Catholic school education to conclude it is offensive to liken a group to the mafia.  I just don't get what is possibly debatable about that point.  It would seem like referring to a group as the episcopal KKK, the German Nazis, or the middle eastern ISIS, quite casually, and stating it was only indicate they cohesive group with closely held beliefs, you know, no negative implication at all.  Hard to believe this notion is that controversial.[/quote]

Totally agree with getting rid of the "Catholic mafia" term. I'm so tired of seeing it on DCUM and everyone just breezing over it like it's no big deal. It doesn't matter if a Catholic person is the one using it and seems to find it endearing. It's offensive.[/quote]

I'm Catholic and I'm not a bit offended. I think it's funny.

But to the hyper-sensitive and the politically correct, this is a no-no.

And the first thing they resort to is a comparison to using "Nazis". (See above)

These are people who have never seen an Indian Reservation or a real American Indian, but are somehow convinced that the team nick-name of the Washington DC NFL is a big problem for them. Not alcoholism, or unemployment or indolence caused by Government support.

It's shallow thinking at best.[/quote]

Funny this is I'm the pp you are demeaning and I've actually spent a fair amount if time working on Native American justice reform work.  No, catholics being referred to as being mafia-like is not the end of the earth, but it is far from neutrally referring to a group that is tightly net with common norms and interest. It's an offensive term that people are free to use, and you are free to Google ad, of course. All I'm saying is that it's offensive when you think more than two seconds about it. Not that hard to understand, and doesn't take someone hypersensitive it to get it.[/quote]

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