GOBSH1TE,
"fact is that back then it was perfectly acceptable "
What the hell's that supposed to mean, I think you'll find it was offensive to black people then just as it is now!
The fact that there were far fewer of them in this country is not the point.
White people getting all hot under the collar about this makes me laugh, it's offensive to black people, NOT white people.
Sqn rumour in the sixties/early seventies on the V force had it that this dog was about as popular as Gibson was, ie not very!
It IS a historical fact that the dog was called what it was called and it is a nonsense to pretend otherwise. I think his choice of name tells us all we need to know about Gibson.