Don't you hate it when different cultures clash? Here's an example:
So the India and Australia are playing Test cricket. You may of heard of the problems, but this isn't about Ricky Ponting, the Australian captains, bad sportsmanship (which has lead to burning of effigys, threating phone calls and boycotts - those Indians sure are crazy). One of the Indian bowlers has a 3-game suspension for calling one of the Australian players a monkey.
On the other side, an Australian player may be banned (for fairness in rulings) for saying to the Indian side "I can't wait to run through you bastards".
So what's the big problem here? Well, the Indian player (Singh) called an Aboriginal cricketer (Symonds) a monkey, which Symonds found offence from because it seemed like an insult to his race. The Indians found offence from the Aussie (Hogg) because in the Indian culture, a bastard rightly means a person born out of wedlock, which is an incredible taboo in their country. But the Indians defence of the monkey is that in India, it means a childish and playful joker, while in Australia, saying bastard is casual and not in anyway offensive.
Gargh.
I hate political correctness.
