Political Correctness and Sensitivity.
I was shocked to listen to the radio the other day when Neal
Boortz was talking about how the famous "Three Little Pigs" had now been renamed "
Three little Puppies" in order to not offend the
Muslims. This got me thinking and here are more absurd ones..
1 2 buckle my shoe. 3 4 Open the door (not shut the door) ...... 9 10 Do it again (cant say big fat hen - politically incorrect).
The Nursery Rhyme three blind mice is under attack from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals , a bunch of
whack jobs) they fear it might offend the mice .
"London Bridge is falling down" might go away. Its a no no after Sep 11
th, Also has references to Color "My fair Lady".
Here are some words that will shortly disappear from the Dictionary and Vocabulary because of political correctness.
Dishonest - Ethically disoriented.
Deaf - Visually Oriented
Fail - achieve a deficiency
Fat - People of Mass
Gang - Youth Group
Old Person / Elderly - Senior Citizens
Policeman - law
enforcement officer
Prostitute - sex care provider
Ugly - Cosmetically different
Fascinating ... Read more @
http://www.pcphrases.com/
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