Anonymous
Post 10/22/2022 07:13     Subject: Can you still say "scot-free?"
Anonymous wrote:Scotch tape was supposed to be economical because it saved on adhesive. The stereotype of the Scots as stingy is, of course, offensive, but it doesn't seem to be a major issue -- at least my grandmother never mentioned it.


From wikipedia


The use of the term Scotch in the name was a pejorative meaning "parsimonious" in the 1920s and 1930s. The brand name Scotch came about around 1925 while Richard Drew was testing his first masking tape to determine how much adhesive he needed to add. The bodyshop painter became frustrated with the sample masking tape and exclaimed, "Take this tape back to those Scotch bosses of yours and tell them to put more adhesive on it!"[7][8] The name was soon applied to the entire line of 3M tapes.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2022 06:51     Subject: Can you still say "scot-free?"
My mother is Scottish and describes herself as being typically Scotch in that she is parsimonious. Why is that always a bad thing?
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2022 05:56     Subject: Can you still say "scot-free?"
Cultural appropriation don’t do it
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2022 01:13     Subject: Can you still say "scot-free?"
Anonymous wrote:Scotch tape was supposed to be economical because it saved on adhesive. The stereotype of the Scots as stingy is, of course, offensive, but it doesn't seem to be a major issue -- at least my grandmother never mentioned it.


It’s offensive
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2022 00:41     Subject: Can you still say "scot-free?"
It's nitpicking. Oh wait...
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2022 00:39     Subject: Can you still say "scot-free?"
Anonymous wrote:Scotch tape was supposed to be economical because it saved on adhesive. The stereotype of the Scots as stingy is, of course, offensive, but it doesn't seem to be a major issue -- at least my grandmother never mentioned it.


Thanks! Wasn’t even aware of this particular stereotype.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2022 00:32     Subject: Can you still say "scot-free?"
Scotch tape was supposed to be economical because it saved on adhesive. The stereotype of the Scots as stingy is, of course, offensive, but it doesn't seem to be a major issue -- at least my grandmother never mentioned it.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2022 00:18     Subject: Can you still say "scot-free?"
Anonymous wrote:It is highly offensive.


Scotch-tape - but that’s a brand name innit?
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2022 00:02     Subject: Can you still say "scot-free?"
It is highly offensive.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2022 23:40     Subject: Can you still say "scot-free?"
What is the Scotch tape issue?
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2022 19:02     Subject: Re:Can you still say "scot-free?"
It's an old word for payment: the phrase never meant the Scots people.
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2022 18:40     Subject: Can you still say "scot-free?"
Thanks for your help!
-- OP
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2022 18:39     Subject: Can you still say "scot-free?"
Yes, it's not Scottish. Scotch tape on the other hand...
Anonymous
Post 10/21/2022 18:38     Subject: Can you still say "scot-free?"
I spent my childhood in Scotland and they all used "scot-free".

Anonymous
Post 10/21/2022 18:37     Subject: Can you still say "scot-free?"
Can you still say scot-free, as in "He got away with the crime scot-free" or is that considered offensive against the Scottish?