- "thought shower" replaces "brainstorming" so as not to offend people with brain disorders
- "deferred success" replaces "failure" so as not to embarrass those who don't succeed
- "misguided criminal" replaces "terrorist", at least according to the British Broadcasting Corporation
- "intrinsic aptitude" is a phrase introduced by Harvard University President Lawrence Summers to explain why women might be underrepresented in engineering and science. It turns out that this phrase was met with a significant amount of "deferred success" and Summers found himself fighting to keep his job.
- "out of the mainstream" is used to describe the ideology of any political opponent
- "womyn" is to be used in place of "women" in order to distance the word from men
- C.E. (Common Era) should be used instead of A.D. (Latin for "Year Of Our Lord") so as to be more neutral in dates
- And finally, in the spirit of the season, the phrase "God Rest Ye Merry Persons" replaces "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" and "Seasons Greetings" officially replaces "Merry Christmas"
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Can I Still Call Someone An Indian-Giver?
Here is a recent listing of politically correct words and phrases to come about this year according to the Global Language Monitor. Please make a note of it.
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1 comment:
Hey Torrey! Love your blog!
I think the term "woperson" would fit much better in the PC paradigm.
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