[High Praise! to Neatorama]
The particulars are hard to pin down, but everyone seems to agree that Scotch tape, the now-famous brand, originated as a slur. Back in the ’20s, Scotch was a synonym for “cheap.” Richard Drew, a 23-year-old research assistant at Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, was trying to create a sticky-but-not-too-sticky adhesive tape for auto painters to use on two-tone paint jobs. When he erred on the not-too-sticky side, one of the car-painters asked, “Why so Scotch with the adhesive?” and a brand name was born.
At least it’s not Irish Tape.
Anyone complaining about “Redskins” better be offended by “Scotch tape” as well.
The Scotch are white. It is therefore impossible for any remark about them, no matter how derogatory, to be “racist.” Racism works one way only, and you are engaging in micro-aggression to suggest otherwise. You should lose your jobs and be shunned forevermore. Racists.
I only use Single Malt Scotch Tape.
That statement needs context, we need to know the political party of the inventor to determine if he was racist or not.
Actually “Scotch” is a type of whiskey. Where as “Scots” is a type of man.
@6: At the moment, I’m trying to determine if it’s “Scot” or “Scotch” in me. Perhaps both. But they both pale to the Irish, of course!
That’s not raaaacist
This is:
nig·gard·ly
ˈnigərdlē/
adjective
adjective: niggardly
1.
not generous; stingy.
“serving out the rations with a niggardly hand”
synonyms: cheap, mean, miserly, parsimonious, close-fisted, penny-pinching, cheeseparing, grasping, ungenerous, illiberal; More
informalstingy, tight, tightfisted
“a niggardly person”
antonyms: generous
meager; scanty.
“their share is a niggardly 2.7 percent”
synonyms: meager, inadequate, scanty, scant, skimpy, paltry, sparse, insufficient, deficient, short, lean, small, slender, poor, miserable, pitiful, puny; More
informalmeasly, stingy, pathetic, piddling
“niggardly rations”
antonyms: lavish, abundant
adverb
archaic
adverb: niggardly
1.
in a stingy or meager manner.
well, if it’s not scottish it’s crap.