'Homosexual' is banned (POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE MAD ALERT)

The Sun ^ | November 27, 2002 | DAVID WOODING

[MadIvan]

GAYS have had the word homosexual banned by the Government because they say it is offensive.

Ministers want it written out of their vocabulary after complaints that it was outdated.

Instead they will refer to those with an “orientation towards people of the same sex”.

Homosexual, coined 130 years ago, will be ditched under anti-discrimination laws drawn up by equality minister Barbara Roche.

Whitehall officials will be told not to use the term in official documents, speeches, press releases or white papers.

Last night a spokesman for Mrs Roche, 48, denied the move was political correctness.

He said: “There was a strong feeling that homosexual wasn’t the way forward in defining sexual orientation. There were various concerns.”

Gays’ objection to the word homosexual was revealed while mum-of-one Mrs Roche was doing a consultation exercise last year.

The paper, called Towards Equality and Diversity, contained the Government’s plans to tackle sexual and religious discrimination.

For decades homosexual was regarded as a non-discriminatory alternative to words like queer, fairy and poof.

But since gay took over as the most popular description in the 1960s, homosexual is seen by some as a term of abuse.

[MadIvan]

I always thought the word "homosexual" was rather scientific. But apparently there it is, the next on the list for the "New Butt Order".

I will be very happy once Labour is gone; Tory governments tend to be deaf to such nonsense.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[Cultural Jihad]

'Homosexual' just means 'same sex,' whereas the Orwellian word 'gay' is used to describe miserable people.

[lavaroise]

This makes their plight even uglier.

What about those with orientation toward people of the same color? Racists and Nazies would be proud indeed of how long a way the homosexuals have come.

[chance33_98]

Transgender Remembrance Day, November 20, 2002 and other fine stories are running rampant in the press here. I guess with what I am seeing in your post I will have to change the search terms I use on google news...

[chance33_98]

http://uk.gay.com/headlines/3039

The word "homosexual" is to be dropped as part of a new government drive to promote equality in the workplace.

Following a number of complaints from groups that found the word offensive and outdated, Barbara Roche, the Equalities minister, has decided it should be replaced in forthcoming anti-discrimination legislation.

Draft regulations, which look set to become law by December 2003, instead use the phrase "orientation towards people of the same sex" to define gays and lesbians.

The new legislation will make it illegal for the first time for an employer to discriminate against an employee or prospective employee on the ground of sexuality

[aruanan]

Instead they will refer to those with an “orientation towards people of the same sex”.

Cars will now be referred to as "multi-passenger mechanized conveyance".

Bananas will be referred to as "spotted yellow fruit often used to demonstrate condom use".

[Kaiwen]

Yeah, but a cigarette will always be a fag.

[webboss]

 Well if that's the case -

 

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HOMOSEXUAL!

 

“orientation towards people of the same sex”  = homosexuals = PERVERTS in my opinion.

[Timesink]

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[spitz]

As long as I can still call them IRONS that's OK.

[Jeff Chandler]

For decades homosexual was regarded as a non-discriminatory alternative to words like queer, fairy and poof. Rump ranger, weenie wagon, and turd miner are completely out of the question.

[Jeff Chandler]

Transgender Remembrance Day

How could you forget?

[MadIvan]

We had a columnist for the Evening Standard who wrote a series of columns in the style of Bill Clinton's Mum. The series was called "That's Mah Bill". Anyway, when the whole "gays in the military" thing came up, Britain was introduced by this column to the term "fudge packers". ;)

Regards, Ivan

[Jeff Chandler]

I just made up "weenie wagon" and "turd miner". What a disgusting waste of my creativity?!

[constable tom]

Reminds me of US government efforts to strike "offensive" gender-specific terms from official documents by replacing them with gender-neutral alternatives. How many utility workers does it take to remove a "personhole" (nee manhole) cover?

Also, the simple fact that England has a Ministry of Equality should tell you things would head in that direction. Ministry of Silly Walks, anyone?

[MadIvan]

Yes. Meet the newest member of the Labour Cabinet:

Regards, Ivan

[The Real Deal]

This from a country where if you are asked to go outside and have a cigarette, it sounds like this, and I qoute, "Let's go outside and blow a fag."

[Prodigal Son]

Hmmm. How long before they consider it hate speech to use the word homosexual?