In The Name of Politically Correctness, It's Out With The "Master Suite"

NBC ^ | April 22, 2013 | Lauren Passell

[ConservativeStatement]

A survey in Washington, D.C. has found that area homebuilders are avoiding "master suite" when describing their homes, because some are uncomfortable with its racist and gender-biased connotations, reports The Baltimore Business Journal.

[ConservativeStatement]

Women and blacks hit hardest.

[Don Corleone]

The “Madness of King George” was nothing compared to the madness of “The District”

[skeeter]

Just think - somewhere there was a journalist who thought this was important enough to report.

Even more amazing than that - there is an editor somewhere who, presumably after deliberating, decided to publish it.

[colorado tanker]

Reminds me of the time the supposedly well-educated people in D.C. government didn’t know the origin or meaning of the word “niggardly.”

[ConservativeStatement]

And that there are people concerned about terrorism inside our borders. Perhaps this is consider some form of domestic terrorism.

[lurk]

Well then, lets come up with some PC Collectivist names for the Master Suite.

The Committee Chairperson suite.
The Party Medal Honoree suite.
The Superintendent Suite.
The Head Worker Suite.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Never type masterbath as one word and run auto-correct... trust me on this.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Ten cent ceegars for the a-dults...

[presently no screen name]

The world is quiet, not much to report - so let’s tell potential buyers on what the RE advertisers have decided to call the rooms in the house they hope you buy.

[ought-six]

How utterly ridiculous. Political Correctness is fatal to any functioning society. My God, how I despise liberals.

[CatherineofAragon]

“Mistress Suite” might not be an advisable replacement....

[justrepublican]

Followed by electricians, plumbers and some military ranks.

[onyx]

Owner's Suite, (as article suggests) are found on yachts

[Alex Murphy]

Well then, lets come up with some PC Collectivist names for the Master Suite.

The Overlord Oppressor's Oversized Abode

[ought-six]

“Reminds me of the time the supposedly well-educated people in D.C. government didn’t know the origin or meaning of the word ‘niggardly.’”

Remember that? Some poor bastard who employes a legitimate word in a legitimate context was FIRED because some semi-literate affirmative action types were clueless about the proper use of the English language.

I detest liberals.

[elkfersupper]

"Master" is not gender-specific.

The "Mistress" suite implies some sort of kinky behavior involving whips, chains, handcuffs, gags and other restraints.

[SampleMan]

Does this mean that I’ll have to sleep in the slave quarters?

[equaviator]

“Amazing”...if not amusing.

[nascarnation]

Back in 2008 before I retired from a major automotive supplier, there was a directive against using “master” and “slave” for brake and clutch cylinders.

[ought-six]

employes = employed. Typo. The keys (s and d) are...well, right next to each other.