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7. That is exactly the problem with the PC.

Mon Feb 25, 2013, 12:10 AM

Feb 2013

No matter what word they want banned, another word or phrase will take its place, which in turn will then become the next insult, slur, to be banned, ad nauseous, until there are no words left to ban and we are down to banning grunts and hand gestures. I'm sure they are already working the hand gestures.

How about just respecting each other instead? Apply context, the mind-set of the speaker/listener, to the situation, instead of blindly censuring words because they are on someone unpublished list.

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(Florida) Activists want state to end use of word 'retard' [View all] alp227 Feb 2013 OP

Isn't retardation a specific disability? Deep13 Feb 2013 #1

I don't think they use it any more Confusious Feb 2013 #2

I think wiki is right. A term evolves into how people use it. immoderate Feb 2013 #8

Remember all the trouble a city official in Seattle Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #9

"It gets old quick." greiner3 Feb 2013 #16

The old part is that people pay too much attention to words Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #17

"the euphemism treadmill" -- thanks dorkulon Feb 2013 #11

Political correctness is a political tactic to make out someone as a "the bad guy". valerief Feb 2013 #21

"Politically Correct" speech Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #28

OK really I even have to hear complaints about PC on a LIBERAL message board? n/t alp227 Feb 2013 #33

Ever since "bitch" became politically incorrect, yes. nt valerief Feb 2013 #35

What if a man called you a bitch to your face? N/t alp227 Feb 2013 #36

Men, have. Context is everything, not words. nt valerief Feb 2013 #41

Incorrect. Orsino Feb 2013 #40

The PC people (people who can afford mass media) decide the connotation, per their valerief Feb 2013 #42

You're conflating propaganda with actual shifts in attitude. Orsino Feb 2013 #44

No. We use the term 'intellectually disabled' in my state. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #5

I've used the word to denote somebody is retarded. It was classless of me and cruel... BlueJazz Feb 2013 #3

Yes, but you can still call someone stupid, even though there are stupid people in the world valerief Feb 2013 #22

What you say is true. Sometimes I piss off people and don't have a clue what the hell is going on. BlueJazz Feb 2013 #25

You can't use the word physicist. It sounds like fizzy cyst and someone might valerief Feb 2013 #26

I think it's just an inaccurate term union_maid Feb 2013 #4

Good for them. It's time. DesertRat Feb 2013 #6

That is exactly the problem with the PC. RC Feb 2013 #7

Exactly. dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #14

Neil Gaiman had a nice post about PC -> respect recently. Bibliovore Feb 2013 #18

+1 n/t Orsino Feb 2013 #45

I guess the ARC needs to change it's name... bobclark86 Feb 2013 #10

Give it time and Cognitive Disability will go the way of other terms Retarded, Imbecile, Moron. gordianot Feb 2013 #12

I'm waiting until DU's term "Moran" is deemed hurtful to the 3rd Way. RC Feb 2013 #23

It will probably happen at some point someone will object as for me I accept the term "moran". gordianot Feb 2013 #31

You still use spaz over there as abb. of spastic dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #13

My mom's education, and teaching, specialty was the deaf. greiner3 Feb 2013 #15

I can remember when "retarded" was the euphemism of choice. bemildred Feb 2013 #19

Consumers HockeyMom Feb 2013 #20

I have also heard the terms "lids" "mers" "bumper" and "ADD's" several others. gordianot Feb 2013 #24

When I worked through a temp agency they had code words for the clients KurtNYC Feb 2013 #27

WTH?? So now "gay" is a "slur", too???? kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #29

Go to your local jr. high school and you'll see why. alp227 Feb 2013 #34

Well I sure don't see gay people objecting to being called gay. kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #37

True BUT... alp227 Feb 2013 #39

But, vrp Feb 2013 #30

"I'll GET you for saying that!" radicalliberal Feb 2013 #32

Gollum? I thought he looked like Bat Boy in that photo yurbud Feb 2013 #38

the words, "Idiot" and "Moron" were originally medical terms for different gradations BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #43