Boy, did I pick up on that right away. So many "sayings" have their origins in abhorrent beliefs. "Rule of thumb" is one of them. "God willing and the Creek* don't rise" is another. I have read that "picnic" is derived from packing a lunch to watch a lynching/hanging of a Black person.
*Denotes the Creek Nation, not a small body of water that might flood.
"The word comes from the French word pique-nique, whose earliest usage in print is in the 1692 edition of Tony Willis, Origines de la Langue Française, which mentions pique-nique as being of recent origin. The term was used to describe a group of people dining in a restaurant who brought their own wine. "
Looks like the former AG is just calling a spade a spade.
Isn’t it ironic that the verbiage in my previous statement could be read as racist. This ideology of racism is deeply seated in our culture.
Boy, did I pick up on that right away. So many "sayings" have their origins in abhorrent beliefs. "Rule of thumb" is one of them. "God willing and the Creek* don't rise" is another. I have read that "picnic" is derived from packing a lunch to watch a lynching/hanging of a Black person.
*Denotes the Creek Nation, not a small body of water that might flood.
"The word comes from the French word pique-nique, whose earliest usage in print is in the 1692 edition of Tony Willis, Origines de la Langue Française, which mentions pique-nique as being of recent origin. The term was used to describe a group of people dining in a restaurant who brought their own wine. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picnic
Thanks Joan. Information over speculation.
Thanks, Joan. And it seems to have morphed into diners who also bring their own food. LOL
Thank you! I can resume the use of "picnic".
Thanks, Joan. That's a relief.
I did not know that. Lesson learned.