Half Acre Brewery Changes Heyoka IPA's Name

"Freedom of speech" does not mean "freedom from the consequences of exercising same".

There are plenty of deeply offensive names for alcohol and other things out there - as someone who grew up in Britain during the Irish Republican terrorist campaign, don't even get me started on "Irish Car Bomb" - you can either accept that, or get all Ugly American.

I think Half Acre handled this in a classy way. And that is all I have to say on this.

 

Did you petition Prairie as well?

 

Well Gandhi did sleep naked with his grandnieces. I don't think even ****** did that.

 

And THAT folks, should be the thread killer......

 

The problem is one man's stand is another man's challenge. And neither has the the right to say the other is wrong.

 

Indeed, also "Heyoka" has certain association with things held sacred by the Lakota.

 

Language is to all people more than "just words." We learn our culture and beliefs through words. When your boss (or wife) comes to you and says "Ben, do you want to do ...(insert some routine task)?" There is more than "just words" at work and you probably wouldn't say, "No, but you can do it if you do it."

 

A new shipment of Heyoka went out last week. They must be working through the remaining old cans.