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The Top Politically inCorrect Words for 2006
The Global Language Monitor ^
Posted on 12/18/2006 6:57:26 AM PST by mfnorman
San Diego, California (December 13, 2006) Macaca, Global Warming Denier, Herstory and Flip Chart top the list of the most egregious examples of politically correct language found in 2006 by the Global Language Monitor (www.LanguageMonitor.com) in its annual global survey.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: language; pc
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posted on
12/18/2006 6:57:27 AM PST
by
mfnorman
To: mfnorman
Imbecility run riot and spreading around the globe. Don't try ordering black coffee in Scotland!
To: mfnorman
I'm amazed that anyone or any group would have the unmitigated gall to erect such a website dedicated to telling people what they can or can't say. Stunning arrogance!!
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:06:54 AM PST
by
davisfh
To: mfnorman
Thats not the stupidest website I've ever seen, but its in the top ten.
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:07:59 AM PST
by
HOTTIEBOY
(I'm your huckleberry)
To: HOTTIEBOY
Someone needs to write an essay incorporating all of those "policically incorrect" terms. Any takers here?
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:12:25 AM PST
by
basil
(Exercise your Second Amendment rights--buy another gun today.)
To: mfnorman
"In 2006, the Political Correctness movement continued to gain momentum to the effect that many were unaware of the extent that it had inserted itself into ordinary English-language conversations,
Liberal censorship movement would be more accurate a description.
It isn't just happening in the US:
Australia bans the word 'mate'
GLM'S Language Police suggest these others: 'No Worries', 'Down Under', 'Barbie', etc.
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:12:38 AM PST
by
TomGuy
To: mfnorman
4. Flip Chart. The term can be offensive to Filipinos, please use writing block. Hey, I'm offended because the Tagalog word for a Power Point Presentation is "maddafakka."
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:14:11 AM PST
by
TruthShallSetYouFree
(Abortion is to family planning what bankruptcy is to financial planning.)
To: davisfh
I'm pretty sure it's satire!
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:16:21 AM PST
by
Truth'sBabyGirl
(Bucknell class of 2003, Fordham Law 2006)
To: mfnorman
that was a rather niggardly list of words and should have included many others....
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:19:31 AM PST
by
Dick Vomer
(liberals suck......... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.)
To: Truth'sBabyGirl
with these people (the liberals) you never can be to sure
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:20:24 AM PST
by
mfnorman
To: mfnorman
Our vocabulary will soon consist of:
a-word
a-word1
a-word2
b-word
b-word1
b-word2
b-word3
c-word
c-word1
etc.
Ironically, no matter what 'they' try to rename the x-word to, it still conveys the original intent.
A rose by any other name .... isn't a PC football team mascot, even in San Francisco, California.
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:23:44 AM PST
by
TomGuy
To: mfnorman
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:25:11 AM PST
by
rightinthemiddle
(Without the Media, the Left and Islamofacists are Nothing.)
To: rightinthemiddle
I am deeply offended by the lack of diversity on the Global Language Monitor staff: "The Global Language Monitor is supported by a global assemblage of linguists..."
Some of them appear quite cunning.
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:31:37 AM PST
by
Gorzaloon
("Illegal Immigrant": The Larval form of A Democrat.)
To: Truth'sBabyGirl
"I'm pretty sure it's satire! " You could be right, but sadly, it's believable in these times.
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:32:09 AM PST
by
davisfh
To: TomGuy
no matter what 'they' try to rename the x-word to, it still conveys the original intent.
Spot on. My grandparent's generation used the word "Negro", My parent's generation used the word "Colored", my generation used the word "Black", and now my daughter's generation uses the term "African-American"
All used by each generation with the same intent which is to be respectful.
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:34:15 AM PST
by
HEY4QDEMS
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
To: mfnorman
Similar thread:
More campus thought police
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Posted by Unam Sanctam On 12/18/2006 9:31:32 AM CST · 1 reply · 19+ views
Las Vegas Review-Journal ^ | 12/18/06 | Editors The agents of political correctness who police the nation's college and university campuses generally use shame and scorn to beat down free expression deemed offensive by the tiniest minority. But sometimes, institutions aren't content to merely marginalize those who fail to embrace a worldview that emphasizes the rights of groups over those of individuals. Rather than engage these free spirits in open debate in a classroom setting -- isn't that what college is all about? -- administrators seek to re-educate these malefactors on the proper way to think. Michigan State University has taken the multicultural mantra of indoctrination to a...
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:34:56 AM PST
by
TomGuy
To: HEY4QDEMS
Spot on. My grandparent's generation used the word "Negro", My parent's generation used the word "Colored", my generation used the word "Black", and now my daughter's generation uses the term "African-American"The problem with the hyphenated term is that it is not accurate. If someone is black, but moved here from Jamaica, are they still "African-American"? Sure, their ancestors were Africans, but that was a long time ago.
I could be a hypenated-American too, but because of my "mixed" background it would be a mouthful. How far back should I go to find my ethnicity? If "my people" originally migrated to Europe from Asia, does that make me "Asian-American"? Regardless, I don't care to be called anything but "American", thank you very much.
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:47:00 AM PST
by
Disambiguator
(This tagline is brought to you by the letter "S" with a slash in front of it.)
To: mfnorman
From the 60 Minutes interview last night with Dan Whitney, aka Larry the Cable Guy:
Asked if he thinks political correctness in this country has gotten out of control, the comedian tells Simon, "It's gotten way outta control. You know. I really think that we're at a point in this country where people really need to take the thumb outta their mouth and grow up a little bit and realize there's a lot bigger problems out there than what a comedian did a joke about."
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:52:44 AM PST
by
fredhead
(Where are we going, and why am I in this handbasket?)
To: davisfh
I'm amazed that anyone or any group would have the unmitigated gall to erect such a website dedicated to telling people what they can or can't say. Stunning arrogance!! I don't believe that is their aim. Pointing out what's in current useage is more likely.
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:53:22 AM PST
by
Doctor Raoul
(Pinch and Keller need to check in at the Ken Lay Suite at a Federal SuperMax...)
To: Disambiguator
Taken literally, you are correct, the term African-American does appear to imply citizenship which definitely has a potential to be erroneous.
I think the main point I'm trying to make is that we as civilized people will use the terms that we are taught is respectful.
The problem with the evolution of PC is that it puts decent people on the defensive for using a terminology that was done with the intention of being respectful.
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posted on
12/18/2006 7:58:37 AM PST
by
HEY4QDEMS
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
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