The Politically Correct Dictionary
Yes, the actual terms and their politically-correct equivalents| Old | New |
| conservative | reactionary |
| The Establishment | White Power Elite |
| hearing person | temporarily aurally abled |
| sighted person | temporarily visually abled |
| blind | visually challenged |
| mute | vocally challenged |
| dead | metabolically different |
| alive | temporarily metabolically abled |
| ugly | aesthetically challenged |
| rude | politically correct |
| psychopath | socially misaligned |
| bald | follicularly challenged |
| non-white, non-male | oppressed |
| white | melanin impoverished/genetically oppressive |
| white male | oppressor |
| black | african-american |
| asian | asian-american |
| afro-american | african-american |
| pregnancy | parasitic oppression |
| janitor | sanitation engineer |
| dish washer | utensil sanitizer |
| dairy | where cows are raped |
| ranch | where cattle are murdered |
| egg ranch | where hens are raped |
| biology department | where animals are tortured and then murdered to fulfill the sadistic fantasies of white male scientist lakeys of the imperialistic drug companies |
| fishing | raping the oceans |
| farming | exploiting mother earth |
| paper bag | processed tree carcass |
Many of the labels from the 80's are now passe. Here is a partial list of the denotations that are now acceptable (all labels are subject to change without notice).
| old | 80's | 90's |
| deaf | hearing impaired | aurally challenged |
| blind | sight impaired | visually challenged |
| retarded | mentally handicapped | mentally challenged |
| queer | gay/homosexual | queer [strange but true] |
| fat | big boned | alternative body image |
Posted by Tom Raymond, aka Raynbow on 11/21 at 01:08 AM
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