Don't whistle "Dixie"

[sam_gordon]

Maybe I'm too naive, but whistling 'Dixie' at work requires a staff meeting?

http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/charlot...wsletter&utm_campaign=dailynewsletter20150316

The Charlotte Observer reports, local CBS affiliateWBTV had to address staff concerns after a photographer was heard whistling the tune “Dixie” in the newsroom.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

:facepalm:

 

[Jennasis]

All kinds of crazy stuff used to go on in our newsroom. Heck, I don't know HOW none of my fellow photogs got slapped with a sexual harassment suit LOL.

Whistling Dixie? Well, my guess is there is more to it than the photog was simply sitting there whistling. At least, I would HOPE there was more to it. Newsroom folk tend to have a fairly thick skin, IME.

 

[BillSears]

Also don't whistle the Rains of Castamere in Winterfell.

If you're going around actually whisling Dixie then you're probably doint it to get a rise out of someone.

 

[sam_gordon]

If you're going around actually whisling Dixie then you're probably doint it to get a rise out of someone.

Really?

 

[pat fan]

If you're going around actually whisling Dixie then you're probably doint it to get a rise out of someone.

Really? Can't it just be a tune that gets stuck in your head? I don't whistle, but I hum and, and it could be just about anything! I may not even realize what the tune is, it's just something I do without thinking about it. My brother, dad, grandfather all do/did it. It's just a habit. I think the newsroom needs to get over itself.

 

[Flight]

If you're going around actually whisling Dixie then you're probably doint it to get a rise out of someone.

Really? Why? A popular and catchy tune is interpreted to always be used in a hostile intent?

 

[BillSears]

Yes really. It may be catchy but far from popular with the average person. When was the last time you heard it on the radio?

I live in Baltimore and if during the playoffs I wore a Patriots shirt I know darn well that I would be wearing it expecting to get a rise out of someone. Now imagine it means more than just a sports rivalry. Imagine if that tune was often used to symbolize a return to the days of slavery. I'd be courteous enough not to just go around whistling it.

 

[Squirlz]

Also don't whistle the Rains of Castamere in Winterfell.

If you're going around actually whisling Dixie then you're probably doint it to get a rise out of someone.

Long ago my ex told me the guys she worked with would sing it. There was an attractive young lady there named Dixie.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Yes really. It may be catchy but far from popular with the average person. When was the last time you heard it on the radio?

I live in Baltimore and if during the playoffs I wore a Patriots shirt I know darn well that I would be wearing it expecting to get a rise out of someone. Now imagine it means more than just a sports rivalry. Imagine if that tune was often used to symbolize a return to the days of slavery. I'd be courteous enough not to just go around whistling it.

Meh, we learned it in music class - along with the Battle Hymn of The Republic.

 

[JoeA]

Add one more thing to the list which offends people. As easy as it is to get offended these days...the list is long, indeed!

 

[verleniahall]

We also learned it in music class - along with Amazing Grace (yes - went to public school)

 

[phorsenuf]

How ridiculous. I can't wait for all this PC crap to go away!!! Like I read somewhere else, we are raising a nation of wusses!

 

[yoopermom]

My DM is a retired elementary music teacher who also gave voice/piano lessons. I learned so many wonderful songs from her in the 60s and 70s that would now be probably be considered "offensive" by some, it just saddens me. She always included the background of the song, the social tapestry of when it was written and what it meant, which really made it come to life for me.

Sigh....

Terri

 

[asta]

My late grandmother was named Dixie. Should I refrain from using her name? This is ridiculous!

 

[pat fan]

Yes really. It may be catchy but far from popular with the average person. When was the last time you heard it on the radio?

Well, I can't get the radio at my job. I use my Ipod for music and it is an eclectic mix to say the least. I run the gamut from Disney to Christian to military to country to ACDC to *gasp* even Dixie! Although I do not have any music that calls women foul names or calls to violence from anyone. I draw the line at that.

 

[Mizzoufan]

I have no clue why they would have a meeting. That song now is stuck in my head.

 

[Disneylover99]

Well, I can't whistle, but I'm humming it now.

 

[LBIJim]

The guy should be fired....not for that particular tune, but for whistling in general. I can't stand it when people whistle, hum, or sing softly (or loudly) on the job.

 

[Jennasis]

My husband has a tendency to whistle 99 Luftballoons when he's working particularly hard on something. No idea why.