This just goes to show you the level of Sluggy's insensitivity. He cares so little about the other member of Knitting Club that he can't even be bothered to get his racial stereotypes in order.
We are all pretty dumb in our own way. In this world for example you see The Wormy Guy who is just a goofball and lacks any and all common sense, then you see someone like The Slugomatic that gets along just fine common sense-wise but lacks any sense of tact, and usually lets his ignorance on most subjects cloud his judgment. He's not a bad guy per se, but he is definitely not a fit for this modern time period. There are people like this out there in the world, and many are harmless and either do it to get a misguided chuckle, or just out of their own ignorance, so they do not necessarily deserve to be crucified. Instead, a slight reminder that while being completely politically correct is bullshit, applying a filter to certain situations is probably a good idea. This is for the chronic offenders like Sluggy though, for someone that just has a slip of the tongue and quickly corrects themselves (Joe Flacco at the superbowl media day yesterday calling an outdoor superbowl in New York "retarded" - which it is) not bringing it to light at all, not giving that misstep any additional press (be it actual press or otherwise) is something that you would think would be a better idea than flying it like a large, brightly colored flag. Sometimes being the person to break a story like that (I'm talking about the media now - especially you Yahoo!) makes you look like more of a dumbass than the person that made the mistake.
The more you know.
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