The name refers to a popular beverage — and a brutal British paramilitary unit sent to suppress Irish revolutionaries in the early 1920s.
To avoid any trace of offensive connotations, the school board instead selected the “Chargers” as the mascot for Corner Canyon High, set to open in 2013.
“No one can resist my Schweddy Balls,” Alec Baldwin noted on SNL. Well, apparently moms can.
TNT was quick to issue an apology after comedian Tracy Morgan aired his views on the former Governor of Alaska on Thursday’s Inside the NBA pregame show.
“The Vikings need to go down there and hit that town like Katrina.” –Dan Hampton, on the Pro Football Weekly television show, offering strategy advice to the Minnesota Vikings for Thursday’s game against the New Orleans Saints. (via NBC Sports)
Dr. Laura’s not the only celebrity being blasted for using controversial language this week; Jennifer Aniston is also now offending people en masse.
