You guys are all way over the top. I think you need to write a letter to the editor of the LA Times decrying 50,00 UCLA fans waving dollar bills at the USC fans at the USC-UCLA football game. It's a tradition that must be taken down in the name of political correctness.quote:Up until you brought that up, I had no idea that USC was considered that way. Using terminology like that around people, leaves a lasting, unsubstantiated, prejudicial and ugly impression. There is no connotation or context in which that can be taken either humorously or enlightening. Its whole intent is to bash and stereotype.
I lived in California for twenty-two years. Most people in California see it as a joke regardless of which side of the fence they're on. After I graduated from the other school both my roommates were from USC. We only made jokes about it. I can remember one joking he would beat me to death with his wallet, then joke I went to the state school.
Go into any educated neighborhood in southern California. You will find graduates of both schools. The lines aren't socially divided down the middle over a stereotype joke. Most USC graduates I know laughed and reveled in it.
I guess I should be offended when USC grads tell me their cheerleaders are better looking. It's a very sexist statement. It condemns all the UCLA female students, female alumnus and more specifically a set of young women performing on the sidelines.
Maybe I should have been offended attending a state sponsored college when USC had a poster "Poverty Sucks" where the picture was dripping of wealth. Or maybe the people at USC had a sense of humor too.
Geezzzzz!!!!