When will it ever end ..

[Terrancelee]

I'm so sick of "Politically Correct" crap. Course, I've never been accused of being very pc, anyway. It's a family name for crying out loud. I suppose Homer Butts can't have a vanity plate, either.

from yahoo

MERLIN, Oregon - The state of Oregon has ordered a family to turn in the vanity license plates on its cars because their Dutch last name, which is written on the plates, is similar to an offensive word.


The plates, UDINK1 UDINK2 and UDINK3 are on the vehicles of Mike and Shelly Udink and their son Kalei. Two of the plates are five and seven years old. One was issued last year.

Last summer, Kawika Udink's application for UDINK4 was rejected and the state ordered that the other three plates be returned.

"DINK has several derogatory meanings," Yvonne Bell, who sits on the Department of Motorvehicles panel that approves vanity plates, told the Daily Courier newspaper.

DMV spokesman David House and Bell said the word can be treated as a verb, which gives it a sexual reference, and also can be a racial slur targeted at the Vietnamese.

House said the "U" in the front could be construed as "You."

The DMV denies requests for any combination of letters and numbers that may be viewed as objectionable, in any language, by use of phonetic, numeric or reverse spelling, or when viewed as a mirror image, or that would alarm or offend a reasonable person.

Intimate body parts or sexual or bodily functions are taboo, as are offensive references to race, color, gender, ethnic heritage, or national origin or to alcohol or drugs or paraphernalia.

The panel's ruling surprised Mike Udink, whose name is Dutch. He says it is a common last name in The Netherlands.

"Since when can a panel dictate whether your name's offensive or not?" asked Udink, a lineman for Pacific Power.

House said the state has the right to censor license plates, because the state owns them.

[wondershots]

Yup. No such thing as a constitutional right not to be offended.

[TXFZ1]

So what about all the Flicks in the world, no vainity plates??

David

[futurshox]

"Dink"? I never heard of that before. Must be an Oregon thing, or I need to get out more.

[Michelle Allmon]

I've never dinked anyone before. Sounds like fun.

[Jeff_Green]

Well then how in the world did Cosmo Kramer get his "assman" plates??? lol

[Howard Barlow]

Originally Posted by Jeff_Green

Well then how in the world did Cosmo Kramer get his "assman" plates??? lol

They're made in prison, ya know.

[lhdvies]

Holy Dink, that is just dinking crazy. I think I would have a mag plate made and slap it on my trunk conspicuously above the back bumper.

[Michelle Allmon]

Cruella DeVil? Didn't she have Devil plates?

[johnastovall]

Originally Posted by futurshox

"Dink"? I never heard of that before. Must be an Oregon thing, or I need to get out more.

Vietnam era slang for Asian.... Yes, it's very offensive.

[JamesB]

I guess Im in the dark also, never head of the word Dink before, let alone it being offensive.

Now when city elections are up again can we ban Dick Burns from advertising a STD? or posting offensive posters on or near school property. I see them every election and Im sure houston is NOT the only city with this issue.

James

[fivegrand]

This has a lot of people stirred up around here. (Portland)

[HeatherLou]

I thought DINK stood for Double Income, No KIDs!!!!