You mean you have developed unequivocal feelings of discomfort towards us of such intensity that we might find challenging to envision ?Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost
You mean you have developed unequivocal feelings of discomfort towards us of such intensity that we might find challenging to envision ?Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost
Therapy helps, but screaming obscenities is cheaper.
I fear the author missed a golden opportunity to highlight the worst cases - involving the way in which certain ethnicities are dealt with linguistically, of course - due to his own political correctness.Robert Fisk, a personal hero of mine in journalism, has written a pointed piece about "political correctness" language and the corruption of language by politicians to deceive.![]()
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There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.”
To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticise.
"The purpose of a university education for Left / Liberals is to attain all the politically correct attitudes towards minorties, and the financial means to live as far away from them as possible."
stupified ignominy
fer shur, dude.
Be well. Do good. Keep in touch.
He's right. I'm quite sick of people calling everything under The Sun "political correctness" then dis on them caus dat mek tehm vry kool 2 b anti-mainstream.
Quite frankly, convoluted language and governmental/corporate "uplifting jargon" had existed far longer than what our great journalist implies. They are bloody annoying, of course, but their existence does allow me to make fun of people all the time as well, so it's not all bad.
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I regretfully inform you that your most interesting message of racial opinions has failed to escape my notice and that I consider it to be quite old.Originally Posted by PanzerJager
To be frank, we've got the message. No need to repeat it high heaven like Navaros does with his brand of religious fundamentalism. I don't like people playing their particular role repeatedly like they're in a Naruto filler.
Would you rather have the old political correctness, where certain racial groups were also subject to certain modes of language and thinking? It's partly as a result of the 1933-45 German government that we've decided it's rather a good idea to question our preconceived notions of people. Frankly, I would rather take care over my language, than have a society that sees people as niggers, dirty Jews and devious Pakis. If you can't describe the world without using derogatory terms, perhaps you should widen your vocabulary.Originally Posted by PanzerJager
Note to mods: the words are used for effect, to show my opposition to their use. If one blanks them out, the point will be lost.
Your usage is noted, with a jaundiced eye. I'm sure you understand. The words will be allowed for now, provided they are not repeated or used by others in a manner inconsistent with your usage. -Kukri
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The truth about jargon is that all groups have their own group of in-words and they use them to show that they belong to the group. Often they start off as really expressive metaphors: imagine the impact of "thinking outside the box" the very first time it was used: before it was overused it was much more expressive and communicated far more than "be imaginative". Unfortunately the power of such phrases is seductive, they become overused, develop in to cliches: now they obscure meaning rather than communicate it. That is when they become jargon. You just have to be really careful to make sure you notice before you start using the now-meaningless terms.
We all learn from experience. Unfortunately we don't all learn as much as we should.
You should hear some of the codswallop we get from the Executive of the People's Republic and the City Council at school... It's all hard copies, and I shan't bother typing it...
Though the Glorious Executive of the People's Republic has a habit of replacing ancient departments and offices with silly new ones...
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It was not theirs to make reply,
It was theirs but to do or die.
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[...]caught by one of our own New Labour ministers on the BBC last week when he talked about "environmental externalities". Presumably, this meant "the weather".![]()
I think the author does have a point.
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