Human Rights complaint-no more "Albino" at Earl's

Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:

maybe mothers of kids with alopecia are going to sue Mr Clean because their kids get teased and called Mr Clean at school.

maybe people with one leg will get offended at a wooden legged pirate at a kid's playground.

my mother is physically challenged (she contracted polio in one leg when she was 4). she was obviously teased alot (one leg is shorter than the other, and she wears a brace for it). even ADULTS stare at her in public, along with their kids. But you know what, she would find something like this hilarious. people have to have a sense of humour about it. laugh at yourselves a bit.

and it's not a HUMAN albino. it's a fucking RHINOCEROS. get a life.

sure Earl's had no choice but to bow to this nonsense. it would have been a PR nightmare had they told that guy where to go. But I liked how they put in their statement "it never crossed our minds that this would offend anyone". BINGO.

I'm with Hugh (et al) and his position throughout this thread.

Seriously? I mean why do we have to sanitize society to the points we do? At some point in time... someone's going to have to tell someone to "go fuck themselves" instead of just caving- which now seems to be the only acceptable response to such nonsensical charges.

Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:

maybe mothers of kids with alopecia are going to sue Mr Clean because their kids get teased and called Mr Clean at school.

maybe people with one leg will get offended at a wooden legged pirate at a kid's playground.

my mother is physically challenged (she contracted polio in one leg when she was 4). she was obviously teased alot (one leg is shorter than the other, and she wears a brace for it). even ADULTS stare at her in public, along with their kids. But you know what, she would find something like this hilarious. people have to have a sense of humour about it. laugh at yourselves a bit.

and it's not a HUMAN albino. it's a fucking RHINOCEROS. get a life.

sure Earl's had no choice but to bow to this nonsense. it would have been a PR nightmare had they told that guy where to go. But I liked how they put in their statement "it never crossed our minds that this would offend anyone". BINGO.

But if Mr clean was called Mr alopecia, I think we'd have a problem. They wouldn't have said anything if it was called White Rhino, and they aren't offended by pale ales either.
But of course they didn't ever think it would offend anyone. Who the hell thinks about the sensibities of albinos?? Most people have never even seen someone with that condition, much less thought about whether or not they are sensitive about people throwing the word around like it's not something that causes those who have it difficulty in life. But hey, now they know. Albinos aren't cool with it. Fair enough.

Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:

PJ_Soul wrote:

I really don't think that fat and Albinoism are comparable. Especially when fat is a thing and somethig we actually eat and cook with and not exclusively a state of being or a physical disability.

well people who are obese because of glandular issues might disagree with that.

If it was called Obese Burger or Obese Boy they would have a point.

I just can't stop thinking about it by replacing the word albino with any other disease that people suffer from, and that is when I have to admit they have a good point. What if you had cistic fibrosis and you were given a fibrosis Rhino beer glass? Weird, right? I just think on a logical level it must feel like to them. The fact that people in Africa suffer torture and murder when they have the disease doesn't help I suppose. These are the symptoms of albinism. It just makes me think it is a term that is best not used casually as a fun adjective if we're assuming other diseases shouldn't be.


The symptoms of albinism depend on the specific type of albinism and are mainly related to the eyes, skin and hair.

Symptoms of The Eye -

The color of the iris is usually blue/gray or light brown with some people having a reddish or violet hue reflected through the iris.

Vision problems in albinism result from abnormal development of the retina and abnormal patterns of nerve connections between the eye and the brain. People with albinism have an unusual pattern for sending nerve signals from the eye to the brain.

One major abnormality of the eye in albinism involves lack of development of the fovea. The fovea is a small but most important area of the retina inside the eye. The fovea is the area of the retina that allows sharp vision, such as for reading, and this area of the retina does not develop in albinism. This results in lack of sharp vision and blurring of objects.

Other symptoms of the eyes include -

Decreased sharpness in vision (visual acuity)

Functional blindness

Involuntary, irregular and rapid movement of the eye (Nystagmus)

Lazy eye (Amblyopia)

Sensitivity to bright lights or glare (Photophobia)

Wandering eyes (Strabismus)

Distortion of a viewed image (Astigmatism)

Symptoms Affecting The Skin -

Patchy or total absence of the melanin pigment leaving the areas pale

Symptoms of The Hair -

Forelock (portion of the hair near the forehead) turns white (seen in Waardenberg syndrome)

Complete absence of pigment in the hair resulting in white hair

Other Symptoms include -

Bleeding tendency (seen is Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome)

Problem with bowels (seen is Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome)

Breathing problems due to lung fibrosis (seen is Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome)

Deafness

Increased susceptibility to infections

Nervous system disorders

Maybe they should change the name to "honky rhino". Maybe "cracker rhino". "White Supremacist Rhino". "Aryan Rhino" So many names can take it's place.

Who knows maybe rayban are going to check what kind of sunglasses are on the rhino and what their brand on it.

Political correctness: It can and will go on forever.

pandora wrote:

I guess the Rhinos wins out over the humans in this case from some of the posts.
I'm sure those suffering are not surprised and why the request was made in the first place.

Because it probably comes down to one or two people who don't even live a sniff near this place and one douche bag lawyer causing the stir.