Political Correctness

moldy oldie Age : 32 Joined : 25 Dec 2006 Posts : 1885

I'm working on a small magazine at the university I work at and I just got a round of text changes to make to their supplied text and apparently its not cool to say:

Freshmen = first-year
Upperclassmen = Upper Class Students

And the biggie: Minority = underrepresented

:lame:

I can't believe I had to change "minority" to "underrepresented". The other two I could somewhat understand since someone who is hypersensitive could see it as being gender specific, but c'mon! Enough is enough.
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I think the idea of political correctness began as a way of not being rude to people. For example, you can't use the "N word" when talking about African Americans. I can understand that. It's really just not nice to put it mildly. But how far does it have to go before it gets out of control. I am white(if that is politically correct) and my sister married a "black" guy. I use that term only because he is not African American. His family is from Jamaica. So if he is referred to as and African American that would be incorrect. He made this statement a few years ago to me when we were discussing this very topic..."I prefer to be called an American!"

My nephew and soon to be neice/nephew are mixed. They are Americans as well. I think I would like to be called a white/kind of peach with a hint of tan with black hair and brown eyes at 5'8" and 200 lbs American.

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Apparently, on that campus, Rex, your opinion is underrepresented.
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More PC idiocy. cheers

YAY!

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Marvelous...

The last bastion of freedom of expression is going down the tubes.

What college is this?

Man in Morph Age : 40 Joined : 08 Apr 2007 Posts : 8626

Why is it bad to say minority? It means less then the majority is all.
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moldy oldie Age : 32 Joined : 25 Dec 2006 Posts : 1885

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It's amazing that a University with the Greatest Basketball Team on the Face of the Earth (when they aren't throwing a game to the Jayhawks) could produce such a pile of wimpy hippies.

Then again, I do drive through Chapel Hill on occasion....
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Subject: Re: Political Correctness Tue May 13, 2008 8:58 am

Man in Morph Age : 40 Joined : 08 Apr 2007 Posts : 8626

I must say Doom Ryder, you are on a roll lately. Just my opinion, could be underrepresented .
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A Politically Correct
Christmas Poem

Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck...
How to live in a world that's politically correct?
His workers no longer would answer to "Elves",
"Vertically Challenged" they were calling themselves.
And labor conditions at the North Pole,
were alleged by the union, to stifle the soul.

Four reindeer had vanished without much propriety,
released to the wilds, by the Humane Society.
And equal employment had made it quite clear,
that Santa had better not use just reindeer.
So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid,
were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked stupid!

The runners had been removed from his beautiful sleigh,
because the ruts were deemed dangerous by the EPA,
And millions of people were calling the Cops,
when they heard sled noises upon their roof tops.
Second-hand smoke from his pipe, had his workers quite frightened,
and his fur trimmed red suit was called "unenlightened".

To show you the strangeness of today's ebbs and flows,
Rudolf was suing over unauthorized use of his nose.
He went to Geraldo, in front of the Nation,
demanding millions in over-due workers compensation.

So...half of the reindeer were gone, and his wife
who suddenly said she'd had enough of this life,
joined a self help group, packed and left in a whiz,
demanding from now on that her title was Ms.

And as for gifts...why, he'd never had the notion
that making a choice could cause such commotion.
Nothing of leather, nothing of fur...
Which meant nothing for him or nothing for her.
Nothing to aim, Nothing to shoot,
Nothing that clamored or made lots of noise.
Nothing for just girls and nothing for just boys.
Nothing that claimed to be gender specific,
Nothing that's warlike or non-pacifistic.

No candy or sweets...they were bad for the tooth.
Nothing that seemed to embellish upon the truth.
And fairy tales...while not yet forbidden,
were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden,
for they raised the hackles of those psychological,
who claimed the only good gift was one ecological.

No baseball, no football...someone might get hurt,
besides - playing sports exposed kids to dirt.
Dolls were said to be sexist and should be passe.
and Nintendo would rot your entire brain away.

So Santa just stood there, disheveled and perplexed,
he just couldn't figure out what to do next?
He tried to be merry he tried to be gay,
but you must have to admit he was having a very bad day.
His sack was quite empty, it was flat on the ground,
nothing fully acceptable was anywhere to be found.

Something special was needed, a gift that he might,
give to us all, without angering the left or the right.
A gift that would satisfy - with no indecision,
each group of people in every religion.
Every race, every hue,
everyone, everywhere...even you!
So here is that gift, it's price beyond worth...

"MAY YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES, ENJOY PEACE ON EARTH"

Subject: Re: Political Correctness Tue May 13, 2008 10:27 am

Age : 40 Joined : 27 Jan 2007 Posts : 5716

What about people on the Atkin's diet who choose not to eat bread of any kind. Where's the protection for them? Sad

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Take me as I am Age : 82 Joined : 28 Dec 2006 Posts : 4373

You said protection.... and my mind went to a place that shouldn't be mentioned. English muffin protection.... *wow*. Shocked

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You shouldn't be doing that with an English muffin, MetalH. Evil or Very Mad

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Take me as I am Age : 82 Joined : 28 Dec 2006 Posts : 4373

I buttered it up first though!!!! Crying or Very sad

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Age : 40 Joined : 27 Jan 2007 Posts : 5716

That's good. Buttering up helps with self-esteem issues. cheers

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Take me as I am Age : 82 Joined : 28 Dec 2006 Posts : 4373

The english muffin told me that it felt fat, so I buttered it up and ate it.
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Age : 40 Joined : 27 Jan 2007 Posts : 5716

Now you just got a little fatter so the English muffin could get thinner. You're a helper! cheers

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