Okay, I'm oversimplifying a bit. (I actually attended a lecture at CalTech by Kip Thorne, one of the early experts on the field, back when I was in high school--I know a bit more than that.) So what happened when a local official used the term to refer to the Dallas County ticket collection system? Why, he was called a racist by a Dallas County Commissioner and a judge! See July 9, 2008 Fox News Dallas for coverage.
You know, the argument for requiring a certain minimum level of education or knowledge to vote or hold public office looks better and better. My guess is that the standard would not have to be very high to exclude John Wiley Price from holding office. It gets better, according to this July 10, 2008 Fox News Dallas report:
Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price is sticking to his comments that the term "black hole," which a colleague used, is racist. Price also says language such as "angel food cake" and "devil's food cake" are also racially insensitive.
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