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State Department: 'Hold down the fort,' other common phrases could be offensive
foxnews.com ^ | 8/31/12 | FoxNews.com

Posted on 08/31/2012 5:36:31 AM PDT by onlylewis

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To: onlylewis

The whole idea of a “diversity officer” - especially at taxpayer expense - is offensive to the idea of freedom of speech, and also offensive to me as a taxpayer.

However, as long as the guy is on the job, I’d like to run one phrase by him to see if it is offensive: “PHUCK YOU AND THE HORSE YOU RODE IN ON!” That ought to keep the sniveling little bureaucrap busy for a while.


41 posted on 08/31/2012 7:02:47 AM PDT by Ancesthntr (Bibi to Odumbo: Its not going to happen.)
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To: onlylewis

I love language and words, and I have grown up with colorful phrases such as “holding down the fort”. I find it incredibly arrogant and offensive for anyone, and especially someone in the government, some “diversity officer”, to try to police language in this ridiculous way. And while this crapola may only apply to US diplomats, you know that this sort of stuff is being foisted on the rest of us all the time, by academia and the rest of the political correctness brigade, as with the ridiculous “inclusive language” movement that means that one can no longer use “man,” “men,” “he,” “his,” to in the relevant context refer to either sex indeterminately, as our language has always done.


42 posted on 08/31/2012 7:05:06 AM PDT by Unam Sanctam
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To: onlylewis

I have one last offensive phrase for the obama admin “Turn a blind eye”

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I’d like to add one, if I may, directed to the Soros Administration:

Take a hike!

So hope that will happen, come January.


43 posted on 08/31/2012 7:06:43 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Pray for our republic.)
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To: Forrestfire

How about “tovarisch zampolit”?


44 posted on 08/31/2012 7:26:48 AM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is the operational wing of CPUSA.)
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To: onlylewis

I sure will be glad when American finally get fed up with political correctness and throw that crap on the garbage heap of history where it belongs.


45 posted on 08/31/2012 7:27:08 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Had enough of the freaks running the show yet?)
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To: onlylewis

“Choose your words thoughtfully,” Robinson wrote.


It’s getting to the point where you won’t be able to have a conversation with someone because you will be too busy trying to think of words that won’t offend.


46 posted on 08/31/2012 7:31:10 AM PDT by chessplayer
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To: LibsRJerks

The Fat (Thought) Controller


47 posted on 08/31/2012 10:38:56 AM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Monarchy is the one system of government where power is exercised for the good of all - Aristotle)
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To: bgill
Great list. BUT - a few *would* drive Chrissie Matthews bats*t crazy.
Monkey see, monkey do (black = Africa = monkey = racist)
White on rice (White Rice? what about Brown Rice? White rice is racist!)
Chickens coming home to roost (Rev Wright = Obama = racist)
Living off the fat of the land (WELFARE QUEEN! = blacks = racist)
But I just remembered another one when I saw your 'White On Rice'.
I first heard it iirc in 'Bringing Up Baby' w/ Cary Grant & Kate Hepburn.
That's "Mighty White of Him" see Wiki, 2nd paragraph
Chrissy, the NAACP, Jesse, Rev Al, et al. Plus every Moonbat sucking air would crawl the walls with that one today. 'Heck' even saying niggardly and 'Black Hole' will get people fired. Or just saying... 'Noose'.
48 posted on 09/01/2012 5:41:46 AM PDT by Condor51 (Si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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To: Condor51

Yep, that was the point.


49 posted on 09/01/2012 5:50:59 AM PDT by bgill
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To: bgill
Yep and a good point.

The 'sad' part is that 40-45 years ago all those people would be locked up in padded cells at the nearest Insane Asylum as Delusional Psychotics.

They all see things that aren't there, and hear things never said. For them reality doesn't exist, just some fantasy utopia in a Peter Pan Neverland.

50 posted on 09/01/2012 8:28:36 AM PDT by Condor51 (Si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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