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Mexican-Americans in Texas want to use a word other than ?massacre? to describe an incident in which Mexican forces shot hundreds of Texans, burned their bodies and left the remains to vultures because it is insensitive to their ancestors, reports the New York Times. [We can only hope that this report was not written by Jayson Blair, the poster child of what happens when Diversity if practiced instead of excellence.]

The activists from Goliad, Texas, where more than 300 Texas rebels were killed by Mexican troops in 1836 in what has been known as the Goliad Massacre (search), would prefer the word ?execution? because the soldiers were merely carrying out orders. Benny Martinez, president of Goliad's chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens (search), said Anglos in town continue to use the word because they "still hate Mexicans and using 'massacre' is a subtle way for them to express it." [If Senor Martinez is so prescient to know that we 'still hate' them, why doesn't he know that we really give a rat's ass what he thinks? Is he proposing to change all the history books, so that his little group doesn't "feel" bad? It was a massacre we Anglos got over it by kicking the shit out of the Mexican Army at San Jacinto. Next time, Benny, get a better general!]