Young Pennsylvania voters take a shine to Obama
I think a news headline about taking a “shine” to a man of color is considered in poor taste, at best.
Mark S.
Please reseach Black folklore and historical use of the term “Shine” that your use in the same sentence with Sen Obama. I think you will find it, if not inappropriate, at least a pretty odd choice of words.
Tony R. Several readers pointed this out to us. There are vast numbers of people who do not know the slang meaning of the word: “Disparaging and offensive. A black person.”
When our editors became aware of it, the headline was changed: GBU Editor
REUTERS photo by Tim Shaffer
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I must admit that I’d not heard ’shine’ used in this context before.
- Posted by Kris