Being PC
Gone are the days when gay meant happy and queer meant strange and Baa Baa Black Sheep was a harmless little nursery rhyme. These days the English language has become fraught with do’s and don’ts - a minefield of offence causing verbs and pronouns.
Here is a brief lesson in how to be politically correct in our increasingly touchy world.
You don’t say Black
You say African-American, Afro- Caribbean and for a thorough bred African or non White person, you say Ethnic.
You don’t say Baa Baa Black Sheep
It’s Baa Baa Woolly Sheep
You don’t say Blackboard
You say whiteboard or Wipe board
You don’t say Fat
You say overweight
You don’t say Disabled
You say Otherwise Abled
You don’t say Short
You say Vertically Challenged
You don’t say Cold Blooded, Heartless, Vicious little Creep
You say Thermostatically Defunct
You don’t say Merry Christmas
You say Happy Holidays
You don’t say Homosexual
You say Alternative Lifestyle
You don’t say Husband/Wife
You say Partner
You don’t say I believe in God
You say I am Spiritual
You don’t say Brainstorm
You say CloudBurst or Word/Thought Shower
You don’t say Blind
You say Visually Impaired
You don’t say Clumsy
You say Uniquely Coordinated
You don’t say Chairman
You say Chairperson or simply, Chair
You don’t say Fail or Failure
You say Deferred Success
You say it’s being Politically Correct
I say what a crock of …*Bleep, Bleep, Bleep*
Here is a brief lesson in how to be politically correct in our increasingly touchy world.
You don’t say Black
You say African-American, Afro- Caribbean and for a thorough bred African or non White person, you say Ethnic.
You don’t say Baa Baa Black Sheep
It’s Baa Baa Woolly Sheep
You don’t say Blackboard
You say whiteboard or Wipe board
You don’t say Fat
You say overweight
You don’t say Disabled
You say Otherwise Abled
You don’t say Short
You say Vertically Challenged
You don’t say Cold Blooded, Heartless, Vicious little Creep
You say Thermostatically Defunct
You don’t say Merry Christmas
You say Happy Holidays
You don’t say Homosexual
You say Alternative Lifestyle
You don’t say Husband/Wife
You say Partner
You don’t say I believe in God
You say I am Spiritual
You don’t say Brainstorm
You say CloudBurst or Word/Thought Shower
You don’t say Blind
You say Visually Impaired
You don’t say Clumsy
You say Uniquely Coordinated
You don’t say Chairman
You say Chairperson or simply, Chair
You don’t say Fail or Failure
You say Deferred Success
You say it’s being Politically Correct
I say what a crock of …*Bleep, Bleep, Bleep*
Labels: Language, Political Correctness
12 Comments:
I agree with you that PC is being overdone. Just curious, what do you say to half-caste/biracial or mixed-race?
Search me!!! Dual Heritage??
I'm of the view that this political correctness is taking it too far!! Imagine the word 'Gollywog' being removed from Enid Blyton books due to this so called political correctness!! I think I heard somewhere too that Baa Baa Black Sheep was being rephrased. A whole load of poppycock I'd say too!!!
Ha ha, very funny
PTS:
You most definitely do not want to start me up on political correctness! ;-)
Just know the next time I meet some redolent a-hole who insists on saying something like "thermostatically inclined," I'll staple their eyelids open and force them to read Animal Farm. Not that it will change their perception but I'll definitely enjoy the stapling!
i feel you on this one. all this politically correct crap is just that, crap.
what do they mean by happy holidays? it has a name, folks! please!
Trust me, I say its all **bleep** **bleep** BS!!
See what all this liberlaism Politically Correct words could do?
Merry Xmas, and Happy New year jare!
Ooh U dont say "Hookers/Harlots" you say "Sex Trade workers"
You dont say "Poor" you say "Low-income earners"
I know they have one for People living with AIDS too, cant remember now!
Ha ha. I'm very liberal but this is taking it too far...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Lol... PC my left foot! Please say it as it is jare, so that we understand straight up what you are talking about in clear lay terms... and anyone who has a problem with it should go and 'knack' thier heads on a wall some place.... meanwhile I was reading someones comment there cant remember their name now, and it's amazing how I can't get the thought of stapling someone's eyelids open.. LMAO.
By the way PTS lurvve your blog....
Blog on sista! ;)
i agree. we overcooked pc a long time ago.
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