*** Oh, so "Hey girl, you want that assignment then come over here and laugh at my joke about the nun, the rabbi and the vibrator" is ok?***
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If you work in an enviornment where there is (in your opinion) offensive verbal dialogue, then bring it up with management and/or go work where you feel more comfortable.
***What if the offensive person is the management? What if the situation is in Detroit or Syracuse or Toledo where there are no other jobs?***
No, let's create Federal laws and language police to outlaw all offensive language.
OTOH, what happens when you say something contoversial which is deemed offensive to someone else.
For example, we know that much of what Rush Limbaugh says is very offensive to many folks. Who gets to determine what is offensive? When you give the power to the Feds, be careful you don't get a hell of a lot more than you asked for.
Look at the homeland security laws. Who foresaw that would eventually entail young girls and grandmas being groped by federal airport security agents in order to keep you safe.
This is the creeping nanny state.