In the most recent issue of City Pages is the following letter to the editor:
If you say “Nordeast,” you are a racist: Your reference to Nordeast is offensive and highly politically incorrect … The Nordeast word goes back to the Eastern European immigrants who early on populated lower Northeast Minneapolis; they were learning how to speak English and had a problem with pronunciation, often using words such as “dem” for “them” and “dose” for “those.”
It may be “offensive” to you, Concerned Reader, but it’s not racist nor is “politically incorrect” IMHO. Is the “Oreo” cookie next on your list? Are you going to go after Ole and Lena jokes (or anyone who speaks in a funny Scandahoovian accent?), too?
Latest comment — borang: I have a friend who headed a band a few years back here in Minneapolis, and their band name was "Nordeast." Two of the band members grew up in Nor...