To not like the expression 'good egg' being used to refer to a persons character

[giraffeupatree]

It is being used in the Co-op's Easter advert on the radio. It makes me wince each time I hear it.

Am I being far to politically correct?

I'm assuming that the marketing department of the Co-op have not researched the origins of the expression?

Yabu. Because there is no evidence that's where it comes from. Although it seems more likely it's the inverse of 'bad egg'.

I've never heard of that origin and I'd be very surprised if many people have, even if true it sounds so obscure as to be looking for things to be offended by imo

Op i hope you have raised this with school? Better ban the egg and spoon race - surely a far more racist pe exercise?

What I should have put before my previous post was the word 'apparently', I didn't do that, sorry.

so words a phrases should all be banned because 'apparently' someone in the Internet claims its offensive?

Somebody needs to get a life.

Lets ban all sayings.

When I googled, I got this definition, with no mention of rhyming slang.

Yep, it comes from "bad egg" from mid 1800s (?).

Did the word "coon" even exist then?

Yeah! Try nitty gritty and you'll get similar twaddle. If that really is racist then any combination of words with N G and R become suspect.

No Go aRea - anyone?

I use nitty gritty all the time.

References, please There are loads if you google, not much point in finding any though as you can find links to back up any theory that you like, so posting some links doesn't make it fact

Yes. Indeed you have argued against your own OP very well by pointing this out.
There is no basis at all for your assertion that there are racist origins for this saying.

OurBlanche you cannot say that. Only they can say N G R*.

Ah, shoot, lost some *.

even if true it sounds so obscure as to be looking for things to be offended by imo not at all, but once you have heard the meaning of something (or possible meaning of something) it is impossible to un-know it.

I'd rather check than offend someone by using the expression...which is all that I am doing

I called my sister a good egg yesterday because she did something kind for my other sister

Do I need to NOT say that anymore?

Ofa you may have misstyped that... I offer

Only They can say that!

OP... hope you can see how daft your OP sounds now. You have reduced us all to stereotypes and cliches.

Yes. Indeed you have argued against your own OP very well by pointing this out. Well not so much, there are quite a few cockney rhyming claiming the phrase.

But you aren't checking. Your OP say you don't like it being used and wince.

You aren't checking, you have been told it's racist and believed it.

Nope, giraffe. Your OP did not ask if you would be offending anyone. You were all offended and put out by an advert for what is bleeding obviously an erroneous belief.

You assumed incorrectly, the Co-op made no error and yes, your are being too PC!

You have reduced us all to stereotypes and cliches. Not really, I just asked a question...

I think I am quite worldly and generally well informed, but I had never heard of the origins of this expression before. I imagine the vast majority of the population are in blissful ignorance about this.

Language evolves, the meaning of words and phrases changes over time. This phrase has now become innocuous

Now come on, your mind was made up. You thought the Co-op didn't know something you'd taken to be fact, and what you perceived to be their ignorance offended you.

there are quite a few cockney rhyming claiming the phrase you have to doubt the veracity of that being the etymology of the phrase you object to.

A good egg
Egg and spoon

Or are all sentences with the word egg in them racist?

So local churches, schools etc and Easter Egg Hunt becomes a seasonal, religious hunt for/of black people!

Am I being far to politically correct?

Yes, yes you are

It's an egg - a good one, as opposed to a bad one no mention of a bloody spoon.

Well not so much, there are quite a few cockney rhyming claiming the phrase

Which phrase? What people? Where did you get this information from?
You're not putting your case forward very well.

Not really, I just asked a question... have you read our self mocking replies? Your post started that. We are reduced, redacted, rebuked