Political correctness trumps logic in the new U.S.
Every time I think that I have heard the most absolutely ridiculous thing I could possibly hear, somebody comes up with something even more absurd. Under the Obama Administration, political correctness has become the single highest objective, no matter how incredibly asinine the results.
Here’s the latest in mind-numbing idiocy. The city of Seattle, Washington, is banning certain words in its official communications. Government workers have been advised that words such as “citizen” and “brown bag” are potentially offensive and may not be used in official documents and discussions.
Seattle, like every other major city in the U.S., has a number of residents who are not actually “citizens,” and so apparently the use of that word is offensive to those people because it reminds them that they are not citizens yet. And those who take their lunch to work may no longer say that they are “brown-bagging” it because that phrase could be considered offensive to African Americans.
I’m not making this up. It’s really happening! And I think it’s just a matter of time before the words “husband” and “wife” are eliminated, to be replaced by “partner” so that no one engaged in any kind of loving relationship will feel discriminated against.
Because our lawmakers continue to try to turn U.S. citizens – sorry, residents – into a nation of wienies, I’ve decided to publish a list of words that offend me. I’d really appreciate it if you never use them again, as they may hurt someone’s feelings.
- I’m offended by the word “the”. It’s not fair to two-letter words and four-letter words to use a three-letter word.
- I’m offended by the word “trash.” Please use “garbage” from now on because “trash” is offensive to people who have been called “white trash.”
- I’m offended by the word “smart.” People who are not smart might have their feelings hurt by that word. Please replace it with “slightly above average in intellect due to genetic makeup.” (Just try using that phrase when describing a “smart phone.”)
- I’m offended by the word “senior.” In a school situation, it might make freshmen, sophomores and juniors feel inferior. In society, it could make older folks feel unfairly singled out. From now on, let’s use “a freshman with experience” so that no one is offended.
- Finally, I’m offended by the word “politician.” It has become synonymous with the word “idiot.” Now that I think about it, let’s keep using it. It fits perfectly.
Which other words should we ban so that we can achieve complete political correctness in our country and harmony throughout the universe? And which words should we use to replace those banned words in order to form a society in which no one is ever offended by anything said by anyone?
Please let me know what you think. I’ll let you know if any of your suggestions offend me.
Brown bag is brown. Why does a brown bag offend? Or perhaps you are too young to have seen a brown bag and are just ignorant of the history of brown bags.
As a female, I’m offended by your use of “freshman with experience”. Perhaps you could say “fresh person with experience.” Except then someone might be offended that you used the word “person”. So maybe “fresh human”. But then someone who hasn’t bathed recently by be offended by the word “fresh”. So drop “fresh”. Oh, and “human” might offend those who think they are aliens of the outer space type. Maybe “entity”? Or maybe, just skip the whole conversation with the easily offended moron and find the smart, trashy senior who actually can think.
Just a whole lot of liberal bullshit going on there.Never heard of such crap.Seatle must be run by a bunch of liberal morons.
I am reminded of a saying I was taught long ago…”You can please some of the people all of the time, and you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all the people all of the time.” This being said, political correctness will drive you insane, so forget it…just a word of common sense…or is it now “uncommon” sense?
Political Correctness is for pussies who can’t handle the truth!!!!
If all these ridiculous demands were put out to a vote in each state they would never pass i’m pretty sure we would put down their demands in short order as usually it is a very few that whine about such idiotic trash.
Yes just be robots so you’ll all fit nicely in a Fema camp. I am not political correct it does not suit me, i guess that is my privilege , cause we are one nation under GOD; and a little bit free.
Politically correct both offend me. I’m not political and while growing up, according to my mother, I was not always correct.
Stephen, I was never correct either growing up. Today I am by far not PC. I speak two languages, “GOOD ENGLISH and BAD ENGLISH” don’t always pronounce my words right, or spell them right! But I don’t give a dam!!!!!!!! People need to understand, that each of us have the right to say and do what we want, but we also have to know that we will be held accountable for out actions……. It is amazing as hell, that if I don’t think and act like someone else, I am not PC!!!! BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!
Please don’t refer to pants cutoff at the knee as shorts.. I stand only 5’4″ and shorts offends me! LOL
Are you SURE you are allowed to use the word “trump”
in your title since it might imply what your particular political views might be?
Just say it like it is and dont worry
About it.
My parents must have raised me poorly (can I use this word). They told me “sticks and stones may break your bones but names will NEVER hurt you”. A lot of good could be done with the time wasted by these people on trying to be pc
Political correctness is categorization in disguise and causes more separation than the act of being categorized itself. It promotes separation; the great destroyer of unity.
If I have to be politically correct
Where’s George Carlin when you need him – he’d have a field day with all this political correctness stuff……….
I was born and raised in Florida and fish quite a bit. I had quit fishing for a while and was not up to date on regulations. I found out that you needed a fishing license and had changed the name of the Jewfish to
Goliath grouper, but as far as I am concerned it is still
a Jewish screw being politically correct.
I Think President is insulting to me. It reminds me of Obama.
How about left hand turn or right of way? They both could offend both sides of the isle. Or my favorite word to be banned – peacock – your imagination can run wild. What a bunch of idots!
We caused this by voting these politicians in, being silent while they took over the schools, and supporting businesses that contribute to socialist causes. The answer is to get involved no matter the repercussions. “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”
This is one reason I will vote for Donald Trump,he does not beehive in politically correct as you may have noticed ha ha
Wait, I have a solution. Let’s change the color of paper bags so they can’t offend anyone. Let’s make them white. No, that won’t work. How about black – oops. How about yellow? Not a chance. How about pink – yeah, right. How about green? Well, that might offend someone who doesn’t have a ‘green’ card or a martian. Boy (or person), this is hard. I give up.
How about rainbow colored….. that should thrill even the far, far left. (No one cares about how offensive a rainbow has become to the right)
AFTER WINNING AT A TARGET SHOOTING EVENT, MY EX SECRETARY TRIED TO SUE ME AFTER RESIGNING FOR TRAMA CAUSED BY THE BOSS ACTUALLY OWNING A WEAPON. WE NEVER TALKED ABOUT MY BELIEFS AT WORK BUT HEARD ABOUT HER POINT OF VIEW ALL THE TIME. SHE NEVER NOTICED MY CONCEALED WEAPON ON ME . MY LAWYER TOLD ME TO BE VERY TIGHT LIPPED UNTIL THIS WAS OVER. SHE LOST IN COURT YESTERDAY AND I WON MY CLAIM AGAINST HER, BUT SHE HAS ALREADY FILED AN APPEAL AND CHANGE OF VENUE DUE TO ALL THE REDNECK IDIOTS THAT LIVE HERE. I TOOK NO OFFENSE AND WAS SORT OF PROUD TO BE A COMMON SENSE REDNECK( I’M SORRY FOR ALL THE IGNORED POLITICAL CORRECTNESS IN THIS RANT)
On this President’s Day holiday, I’ve been listening to the radio all day while working in my yard, hearing about the obvious real problems we are facing in our nation and the world. These effete folk who apparently have the luxury to have their little sensibilities offended by everyday words are in for a rude awakening, sooner rather than later.
I think we should ban ‘Democrat’ and ‘Republican’ in all forms, clearly neither side is stopping the destruction of our amazing country so the mere thought that there is a difference in the two parties is comical at best and it offends me. I apologize for using that offense 3 letter word, I hope I didn’t cause to much mental anguish
Exactly right!
Is “bag-man” offensive to Seattle politicians and judges?
I sincerely trust that this won’t offend you because I truly believe what you have honestly expressed from your patiotiic heart what I feel in my ” freshman ” heart, mind and soul. Who are they to offend us and our feelings by wanting their wishes and demands granted?? What is this world coming to?? I trust that I haven’t offended anyone but me a ” freshman “. WOW, that hurts.
Just incredible. So BECOME a citizen and be glad we let your sorry tail cross the border.
we need to abolish graham crackers and cracker jacks of course as well. :)
What do you expect from a government that has an agenda to dumb down its “Citizens” (I’m sorry Seattle, I meant to say “resident alien”). If the Government can get the people to act like children and behave as such; then it will be easier to handle 18-50 year old Big Babies. You can either give them treats or take away their toys; in any case you can handle them, that is to say manage them.
It is time that you put your big boy pants, or your big girl dress on and start to change your government. Don’t follow their lead, have them follow yours.
First lets understand who is the GOV. A few simple words” of the people by the people for the people” which means that “we” the citizens are the GOV. and the elected officials are the servants that carry out the day to day activities. So start informing your officials who is in charge!!!!!
AMEN!
I work in “customer service” and was recently censored for being so politically incorrect as to make a nervous noise in my throat when telling a customer they owed money. I was forced by my boss to write a letter of apology to the person who said it offended them because I was “giggling” about their debt. It doesn’t stop with words or phrases here in the great northwest! Now you can’t even clear your throat without offending someone.
Wow! I think the more we make people aware of just how sad things are… people with common sense will no longer be able to sit idle. The people united can never be divided
Seriously? We don’t have more important things to worry about? Who cares? If these guys want to make fools of themselves let them. My family is too important to worry about this stuff.
Exactly, Susan. That is what the Government wants you to think and feel. This is how they “Can Get Away With This.” By overwhelming your sensibilities, the Government hopes that you will not pay attention to their deranged antics. Trust me when I say that there is a method to their madness even if you don’t care to see it.
So you will either take it in the shorts or you and your family will at a later date. The choice is yours, prevent it from happening now; or, accept the consequences later when it is much harder to fix.
No, No, No!! This IS why Political Correctness was born. NO ONE STOOD UP AND FOUGHT IT. If you want something changed, change it! Get your family, friends and neighbors to all file complaints against the people who formed these new IDIOTIC rules. Boycott the businesses that cluelessly dictated these rules. Have your own “face to face” discussion with the person responsible for these stupid decisions. If you chose to become one of the flock of sheep, you will be led to slaughter. Stop being pieces of clay. Fight to bring commom sense back to the masses — not stupidity!! Do not recognize the ignorant demands of the mentally challenged. They are running our country and ruining our lives. IF YOU WANT TO LIVE LIVES OF IGNORANT NONSENSICAL RULES, DO NOTHING BUT LIVE SENSELESSLY CONTROLLED LIVES. ALONG WITH THAT FORGET ABOUT THE BEAUTY OF LIFE THAT IS LOST BECAUSE OF STUPID RULES. Soon everyone will be confined to boxes with no rights to do anything of FREE CHOICE. Who wants to do that to their children or themselves. It MUST be stopped now! Make your voice heard LOUD AND CLEAR!!! We live among IDIOTS! If you don’t want to end up like them, you need to stand up against this stupidity…don’t let it spread! YOU ARE SMARTER THAN THEY ARE! Prove it!
I think it’s too late. Turning control of our schools over to the federal government has taken it’s toll. The younger generations have already been programmed and it’s almost impossible to undo those beliefs instilled beginning at age 6 and carrying through to adulthood. College kids now days seem to THINK they are smarter than anyone who is older than they are. I asked my wife once, what ever happened to so many screwed up kids, and her reply was “They all grew up to be screwed up adults”, and it seems to be true as they are the ones now in control.
Santa s across Sydney, Australia, are rebelling against attempts to ban their traditional greeting of “ho, ho, ho” in favor of “ha, ha, ha.”
Recruitment firm Westaff — which supplies hundreds of Santa across the country — has told its trainees that the “ho ho ho” phrase could frighten children and could even be derogatory to women. Santa now has to be politically correct SAD TIMES
Some groups of people need to go to that Sanra headquarters and demand that idiotic person who came up with that change to be fired. Or perhaps a new Santa organization can be formed, marketed with “Traditional Values” Santas. If you don’t like what is happening, change it!!! Don’t sit and whine, make an action! Create your own “NEW” Santa business incorporating old beautiful traditions! Bet more people would grab YOUR jolly happy Ho Ho Santa faster than the new, boring one. You, who see this happening, have been called to change this before it matastisizes into the devil’s own work of idle hands create idle brains! What are you going to do about this? The choice is in your hands – your heart has already made the right decision! Go for it!!!
I just sent off an email to Seattle City Council and told them I hope they do not intend to use the word people as that was a term my Native American ancestors used to refer to themselves and it would be offensive to me and an insult to my ancestors. I also suggested they not use the word red for the same reason.
Common folks, speak up, let them know what word or words offend you. If they want to be idiots let’s all help them along. The more emails the better don’t you think? I mean we want to make sure they are correct.
The process is actually described perfectly by the name. Politics. Poly, from the Latin, meaning “many”, and tics which are blood sucking insects.
Paul, that was great! I laughed so hard I started to cough, then I coughed so hard I damm-near threw-up!
Love this! Bumper Sticker on the way! Hated Pol. Cor. when it first hapoened…still think it’s a fool’s game – Americans being the fools! Time to step up the game and call these idiots on their lack of intelligence! I also love the idea of “flooding” govt or corporate offices with more “unacceptable” words and their replacements! Brilliant! Perhaps give this idea as a school homework assignment. They aren’t learning anything with “common core” dumbing down our population even more. Just don’t stand there and do nothing. Get that Smart brain of yours thinking of ways to change this politically sabotaged ruling from something to nothing.
Everything on your political correctness list makes sense in the context of Seattle’s speech codes. To abide by them is to submit to centralized control and should be rebelled against at every turn before the new rules become legitimate. If the new rules become legitimate we have all lost as this will “progress” throughout the country. This is a direct assault to validate the existence of thought police.
It’s frightening that it has come to this.
I must say that I enjoyed all the comments on political correctness but the one that will remain my absolute favorite is the Australian University students definition of “political correctness” When I stop laughing, I will cut and paste this and then send it far and wide but most importantly to the media. Oh by the way, just to be politically correct I will change the word SHIT TO FECES……..!
Kathy P
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Keep on swingin’ the hammer Frank, because you’re nailing them!!
Rick, Ditto. When the words wage or pay or compensation are associated with the folks on capital hill, I am very offended. This must stop, because it assumes that they have worked or produced a product that was earned by such wage, pay or compensation. They NEED to set up a commission to explore this possibility, and then be ‘Transparent’ with the results! Then have Mr. Holder rule on that!
Oh, damm, He went home early. Sorry!
Obumer is doing just what he has had planned from the start. Total control, total destruction, all of our companies leaving because of taxes, the highest in the world. Running up the debt to destroy the dollar. Dismantling the military, to make us weak. Taking god out of everything, no freedom of Religion. Destroying the best medical system in the world, to make us suffer. The boarder, Mexicans & muslims , cartels, pouring in, for more pain & suffering on the real Americans. Want to take away our freedom of speech, and GUNS. He wants to see America on her knees, weak & vulnerable. Would a true American President want his country to turn into what we have. All of this is on purpose! He loves to see the pain and suffering of the country he really hates, and wants to bring down. It still sticks in my head when he told Putin, my next term, I’ll have more flexibility. We are being set up for a take over, or a war in this country. The muslims said they wanted to take the next war to America. There are sleeper cells all over the U.S. Does this President act like a true American!! Wake ALL!!! AND GOD BLESS AMERICA, while we still have her. Just keep Homeland Security & Fema in the back of your mind. Stay on your toes!
This why I’m bothered when I hear people say, “Obama is stupid. Or, Obama doesn’t know what he’s doing.”
Sure he does! He’s doing exactly what he had planned and told us he would do. The American electorate is the one that is stupid for electing his sorry ass and the ones like him, i.e.; Pelosi, Feinstein, Reid, Emanuel, O’Malley, Mikulski, Cardin, Gov. Moonbeam Brown, et al.
It might not be too late America! But unless something is done now, the end of our once great nation is near!
I can’t believe ANYONE would be upset by any of this. I say what I want to say, no matter if it is outlawed. Just refuse to abide by the policies about words that cannot be said. I will continue to say whatever I want to say. Some people call me a “cracker.” You’ll never see me get upset about it.
I object to the word cracker! It should be ‘flat piece of dry, salted wafer bread’.
It is very obvious that they are educated beyond their intelligence.
I am totally offended by the word “Obamacare” and I would like for it to be a federal crime for anyone to write or say this word ever again.
YEA, THE BEST SUGGESTION I HAVE HEARD IN 6 YEARS
I say “ObamaScare” anytime I want to… and I’ll continue to say it.
I am curious as to why you don’t like the word “Obamacare”. By now most of us know that Obama doesn’t care, so the word is errellevent (sic)
Nowhere in the constitution is there a “right to not be offended” However the constitution gives me the right to say anything I want!” I refuse to be politically correct. I am respectful but nowhere does the constitution require that. So if others would stop trying to be “Bossy” (yes I use that word on purpose) about telling me what they think I can say I will continue to be respectful and say what I want and damn the consequences!
CONCUR Matt C 100%!!!!!!! There is no space in my life to be PC and never has been.
Not Politically Correct. Just Correct.
Years ago growing up I heard a story that went like this: There once was a boy who lived with his grandfather and they were very poor. One day the grandfather decided they needed to go to town to sell the horse whose name was hindy, to have money for food. On the way they passed a person who said ” look at that old fool leading that horse instead of riding it”. Not wanting to be a fool the old man climbed on the horse. Farther down the rode they passed a person who said “look at that mean old man riding and making the boy walk”. Not wanting to be considered mean the grandfather put the boy on Hindy with him. Still farther down the road they passed a person who said “look at those idiots riding that old horse it will be so worn out by the time they get to town no one will buy it.” So the man and boy climbed down, picked the horse up and started carrying it. Just before getting to town they had to cross a swinging bridge and trying to carry the horse and keep their balance caused the bridge to sway. You guessed it. The horse went over the side. The moral to the story is this If you try to please all the people all the time, you are going to lose your hindy.
Annual contest at Griffehs University Australia calling for the most appropriate definition of political correctness.
The winning student wrote:
Political correctness is doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rapidly promoted by mainstream media which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end
Ha!
Deb is JUST RIGHT!!!!
Lewis
Very true.
Very well written Deb. The media product in hand is still just a POS
New meaning to “Grabbing the short end” LOL
Wonderful definition of PC
I do not understand why the word “hoard” is used. To me, hoarding is what occurs when a crisis occurs and someone attempts to gather up as much of what is scarce. However, those that prepare in times of plenty and abundance are “storing” – not just for themselves but for others as well.
I recently read FDR’s Executive Order taking away the right for US citizens to own gold. He called it hoarding. By making the people who were storing gold “hoarders” instead of “savers” he made them into “bad” people in the eyes of a population that was living poorly during the Great Depression. That made it easier to get away with his Executive Order. Hoarding has been viewed as a selfish and despicable thing ever since.
When the law of the land can fine someone on a beach in Florida $20,000 for disturbing a turtle egg but protects the murder of human eggs we are morally bankrupt. How dare a politician say “God Bless America.” How could He?
How is this any more different from a country who will go to war under the banner of the cross and kill a million live innocent people and then cry for the rights of the unborn? Both issues are hypercritical………
As near as I can tell, no one has gone to war “under the banner of the cross” since medieval times.
Of course, any historian will explain that the Crusades had very little to do with religion. They were started from societal pressures (younger sons of minor nobility causing constant battle in EUrope), pus the usual REAL causes of war: Money, Power and Territory. Sending off the troublemakers and having them capture the valuable Spice Road trade routes was essential, but the Kings & Popes sold it to the rabble as a religious “crusade.” Note the obvious parallels to the internal strife among Islamic cults.
Of course, someone who doesn’t know how to spell hypocritical may also not have much of a grasp on history.
I think the senior liberal trash politicians think they are smart because they have dupped the low information citizen, but we the informed, can make a difference if we put our elected officals on notice by reminding them who they represent!!!!!
Unfortunately, Robert, they know precisely whom they represent: The mass (50% +) of low information (stupid) residents (since voter ID is politically incorrect).
It can be very difficult to have any discussion without using some words that could potentially offend someone who reads too much into what is being said. If a word is deliberately used in a derogatory manner, the political incorrectness is the fault of the speaker, not the word that is spoken. People need to consider the context and intent of the speaker, and stop destroying our language with this nonsense.
I have heard that the word “patriot” is becoming politically incorrect, because it implies a loyalty to one’s own country, rather than to the whole world. The name of this website needs to be changed to something more inclusive, so it will not offend people who are not U.S. patriots. With all of the problems currently facing this nation, these intellectually-challenged politicians continue to amaze me with the issues that they consider the most worthy of their attention.
When you are a Blow Fly the issue most worthy of your attention is manure (by whatever name)
One might “BEST” be careful when using “ABSOLUTES”…like “BEST”, “EVERY”, “ALL”, “NONE”, “NEVER”, “ALWAYS, “WORST”, etc., since to do so, mayhaps, speaks to having such a mind boggling plethora of (whatever subject) knowledge, such that the “ALL” encompassing subjectivity approaches a singular instance of “ALL” knowing…and I’m fairly certain that that “ABSOLUTE” is already spoken for.
I forgot “turb burglar” in my list for poofda’s
I’m with you!! Harry Reid and Nancy P. and the blonde from south Florida are perfect examples.
Notice who is having the devastating weather conditions lately? California, Nevada, Colorado, central Midwest, and the Northeast! They need to repent and learn how to vote or they experience more of the same! South Florida better look out for next hurricane season! Don’t tell me GOD doesn’t have a sense of humor!
A life long Democrat who feels the party has left its moral compass behind, along with me.
GOD does have a sense of humor, you’re here aren’t you?
Maybe obummer doesn’t want us to say the word citizen because he ISN’T!!! Maybe he doesn’t want us to use the word trash because he IS!!!!!
LOL!!! Thank you! I couldn’t have said it better.
Exactamundo!
P.S. After reading other comments posted here, I would like to say: Hey Everyone, November will be here before you know it! Let’s make D.C. really HEAR us this year! Otherwise, America will be Lost!
LOL! OMG!! Frank, thanks for the laugh this morning Because Lord knows, I sure needed one today! And you are absolutely correct about the use of the word “politician” being synonymous with idiot!!!!!! No other two words go together MORE APTLY!
God Bless, and have a Great Day!
I, in my humble opinion, think that this word should be eradicated from ANY language on earth due to the fact that MOST people can’t spell it! Even MORE folks don’t have a clue as to its meaning. AND… even MORE humans could care less if they never heard it again! Antidisestablishmentarianism. I have NO idea what should replace it!! Any ideas? Please keep in mind that the folks that are making such inane suggestions as to what “offends” a person are NOT idiots. They are IDOTS (one letter short of idiot). OOPS! Please excuse the decidedly “politically incorrect” assumption… they are NOT actually “complete idiots”… they are missing a few parts!!
O my, I hope my breathing doesn’t offend you. All you have do do is look at where they are located liberals by the sea, land of specialty coffee. Must be the constant exposure to humidity which rust there brains or it might be the water. Some one need to tell these people to go pack sand.
Lets ban the word corrupt because its unfair to politicians. Because every time I hear the word corrupt, I automatically think of politicians.
Political ‘correctness’ is just a means by which Liberals (who now want to be called ‘Progressives’) try to abridge people’s first Amendment right to free speech. They assume that they alone have the right to free speech. What they fail to realize is that they are vastly outnumbered by people who look upon them as affected fools. They are so easily offended because they live in a world of feelings, devoid of thought, reason & logic. In short: Political correctness=wrong-headedness in reality.
Your breathing definitely offends me. As we learned in grammar school science, all breathing produces carbon dioxide, which has now been identified as a dangerous, polluting greenhouse gas. I think you should pay a carbon tax on every breath you take. :-)
bamapatroit, why would you take sand to the beach?
My husband’s favorite football team is Washington Redskins and all this reminds me about that. They are saying they’ll have to change the name to something else because Indians may be offended. However seems most the Indians are alright with it. While our government was shut down our President had nothing better to do than voice his opinion how the Redskins name should be changed. There was a lot if good comments on that Site I was on, but I’m not sure where it was anymore. But most people was alright with keeping it, including indians. They had some really funny posts. The Site said people were getting sick and loosing sick cause the Redskins name. So we talked about it and gave it some thought and decided that since people want to be offended by what they already are, we are offended by crackers, cause every time we go into the grocery store and see a box of crackers it makes us loose sleep and get sick. Crackers are very offensive to me and my family. Just as honk, cause it reminds me I am a honky. And I think white bread should be renamed also. The true way I see it, is be proud God made you who you are and if your a cracker, which I can say cause I’m white, be ok with it. If a person wants to call me a honky, well I am a honky, that doesn’t offend me any. And Btw for our politicians who want to Nit pick, brown bag wasn’t evena created to do with african Americans, but you know them brown paper sacks people pack their lunch in. That is ridiculous,the way it’s going we won’t be able to say the word brown at all. Continue to say white though, cause us white people have no problem with who we are.
Loosing sleep*
thats losing sleep
I am a caucasian who is offended at being called “white” by negroes or other races or government entities. My skin is a light tan with a ruddy undertone.
The fallacy with “political correctness” is that it assumes one has total control over the reactions of others, by filtering what is said or written. That is totally impossible, as people react to things, based on what mood they are in, what they personally believe, if they are already angry about something unrelated, or what they think you stated, even if you didn’t mean what they think you shared. Nobody has any control over how someone else will instantaneously react, as you can’t know what’s going on inside their emotions and brain, or what they’ve been told, conditioned to, or taught! “Political Correctness” is a fabricated binding on society that only constricts the ability to communicate accurately, and with truth, to pacify those who don’t agree with or like either.
The political correctness crowd is ruining our language. I suggest we take back the words ‘gay’, ‘liberal’, and ‘progressive, and call things what they are. Gays are not gay, they are perverts. Liberals and/or progressives are neither liberal nor progressive. They are parsimonious and regressive. The word rainbow describes God’s promise to never again destroy the world by a flood. It is not a fit symbol for perverts or multicultural idiots.
We definitely think alike.
Political correctness is institutionalized dishonesty. When speaking the truth is potentially a crime, how can we trust what anyone says??
We. Are becoming a puppet nation because we have a puppet gov. And a puppet president .and our puppet leaders sit back and let it ALL happen!!!!!!!
D
I spent thirty years in Christian ministry(UCC) and my theology is offensive to fundamentalists. Previously spent eight years in Naval aviation. I was offended when my fellow pilots asked me after my successful operational aircraft commander check ride: “what do you do if something goes wrong?” I said in amazement “you deal with it!” A lot of people in the US today are just lazy, weak and fat. Look at pictures of people in the 40’s. They are all lean. Bet that statement will garner a lot of hate mail. Oh, did I offend you. What makes you think I was talking about YOU? If you and I are doing the job right, we will make enemies. You can’t please everyone. If this is offensive to you, too bad. It’s still a free country.
A word is simply a way of expressing thought. If someone misinterprets a word spoken then they were probably not meant to hear it. Verbal abuse has always been a problem because people believe everything someone says or writes, which is the root of the problem. Human beings should simply take forms of expression into consideration and utilize the expression constructively. It is pretty ridiculous to consider expressions as anything more than a form of energy that is either uplifting or depressing. It is wise to avoid (repel from) individuals who cause depression and attract to individuals who are uplifting.
Oh no. Not the P&*$^#*al correctness stuff again. Well, *$&%^ that. It is just plain $*#^@ and $(#(@@). I bet the $(@#*)#) would roll over in their #*@(@ #[email protected]#s. So it seems best to just use #*@))@ and $(@([email protected] so that p*((#e or p&&#(@_ can fill in the *#()@ characters with words that will make them feel better and avoid being offended. But wait don’t p*&$*# TAKE offense even when none is intended to be GIVEN? Oh so that makes it the offended one’s problem. Nope can’t have that. Bunch of &#*@9 and #(@(*# weenies and fools. So that means really if you are offended it is YOUR problem, not mine or anyone else.
The bleeding hearts brains are hemorrhaging too. How very pathetic.
I’m offended period. It’s time reason reclamed the throne and sanity rulled. All of this political crap that is going on is just that, political crap. So what are we going to do about it? Let it continue while we turn a blind eye. I’m offended…
Here’s more PC crap from Washington state from women who cannot stand the word ‘man’. This a list that Bill O’Reiley read on his TV program a few months ago;
There will no longer be ‘penmanship’. It will now be called ‘handwriting’
Trains will no longer have a ‘brakeman’ .
He will be called a ‘brake operator’.
A ‘chairman’ ‘holds position of chair’.
A ‘dairyman’ is now a ‘dairy farmer’.
A ‘fisherman’ is now a ‘fisher’.
(I’m not making this up.)
A ‘flagman’ is now a ‘flagger’
A ‘freshman’ is now a ‘1st year student’.
A ‘foreman’ is now a ‘jury person’.
That will be a hoot when the foreman of a work crew is called a ‘jury person’. These bleeding heart liberals don’t consider the unintended consequences of their convoluted thinking.
I’m not sorry for this rant. We better put a stop to this kind of foolishness before it’s too late.
I am a woman and proud of it because without man I would just be wo
I’m offended by the word “extreme” because it is now being used to describe people with moral character and a sense of self-reliance. People who prepare for the future (Preppers) are being called extremists along with terrorists?!
On that note, I totally agree that the word ‘smart’ is offensive because it is being used to describe the so-called experts out there who are causing all this name-calling-anti-ethical crap going on. Replace ‘smart’ with ‘intellect-haters.’ It may not be politically correct, but it’s accurate.
Okay, another one… ‘independent.’ That word is becoming offensive because it is being used in the wrong context. People are all about being ‘independent’ and being a ‘unique individual,’ but they’re calling truly self-reliant, independent people extremists.
Replace the word ‘extreme’ with ‘prepared,’ (oh wait, unprepared people would get offended, huh). Ok, replace ‘extreme’ with ‘intense,’ because prepared people are intense, and rightfully so.
Man, it’s hard trying to be politically correct. It’s like telling a constant lie and having to keep track of it so you won’t get caught.
Anyways, thank you for reading my lengthy, potentially politically-incorrect comment.
Isn’t hard to figure out. It’s the water they drink coupled with the consent damp conditions they live in which rust there brains.
I am offended by the word Democrat due to that they don’t live up to its meaning. I what it change to dummycrat.
That’s Demoncrap!
It gives the minorities the way to rule the majority!