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Frolic_Fun

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Post your PC terms
« on: July 29, 2009, 12:01:01 AM »
Can be made up or real.

Autistic:

Socially Different
Socially Resmarted
Specially Socialised
Autistically abled
Positively Aspergic
Happyburgers Syndrome (to not offend burgers)
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Re: Post your PC terms
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2009, 12:19:05 AM »
Otherly abled, my friend Dale - who broke his neck on a sandbar - wasn't paralyzed or crippled, he was otherly abled. He hated that euphemistic bullshit at least as much as I do.
In Utah many of the Mormons say "that's a bunch of hud" in lieu of saying "that's a bunch of shit." They are apparently unaware that euphemisms turn into the very pejoratives they replace.
Stalin didn't purge the Army, he "established a new promotion register".
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Re: Post your PC terms
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2009, 12:42:14 AM »
Special
Special needs
Specially abled
Socially disadvantaged by circumstance
Differently gifted

God, I feel dirty writing those. Don't these PC fucktards understand that by associating a friendlier term to something offensive; it attaches a patronizing stigma to that term eventually?
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Existence actually has two broad meanings despite its apparent meaningless. The constant reconciliation of all its parts, and the conservation of any closed system as a whole.

Morality can be extrapolated from these meanings to make these two commandments of godless morality: 1). Be in harmony with one another and 2). Care for the environment.

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Re: Post your PC terms
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2009, 12:50:59 AM »
The way I see is that it's basically shit but in a different package. If both the un-PC and PC terms mean the same thing, then how is the PC term any less offensive? Just because it's worded differently?

Also, the current "PC" words will eventually be un-PC. Idiot, spastic and retard were PC terms back in the day for example.

More:

Big boned: you're fat.
Dysexecuative Dysfunction: you're lazy.
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Re: Post your PC terms
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2009, 12:53:27 AM »
Quote from: Singularity on July 29, 2009, 12:42:14 AM
Special
Special needs
Specially abled
Socially disadvantaged by circumstance
Differently gifted

God, I feel dirty writing those. Don't these PC fucktards understand that by associating a friendlier term to something offensive; it attaches a patronizing stigma to that term eventually?

 :agreed:  Many of these terms are inherently patronizing.
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Re: Post your PC terms
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2009, 12:54:55 AM »
Quote from: Shleed. on July 29, 2009, 12:50:59 AM
The way I see is that it's basically shit but in a different package. If both the un-PC and PC terms mean the same thing, then how is the PC term any less offensive? Just because it's worded differently?

Also, the current "PC" words will eventually be un-PC. Idiot, spastic and retard were PC terms back in the day for example.
And that cycle will always be there.  :indeed:
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Re: Post your PC terms
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2009, 01:11:22 AM »
Quote from: Shleed. on July 29, 2009, 12:50:59 AM
The way I see is that it's basically shit but in a different package. If both the un-PC and PC terms mean the same thing, then how is the PC term any less offensive? Just because it's worded differently?

Also, the current "PC" words will eventually be un-PC. Idiot, spastic and retard were PC terms back in the day for example.

I think the key concept of PC is same concept of framing used in propaganda. It's rewording a term or statement into a more positive agreeable meaning, but while at the same time, still retains it's real negative disagreeable meaning underneath. Although in most cases as you say, such framing will expire when people start associating those terms as an negative once again. I can't wait for the day when "Special" is used as an insult lol, oh wait, it already is sort of, "Oh so you think you're so special eh?" Quick PC faggots, come up with a less offensive term pronto!

With all the serious issues in the world, why is regulating speech such a high priority? We've fucking up Earth, on verge of a new world war, becoming idiots due to technology replacing all our mental abilities; but OMFG! We must keep our words/terms/statement proper! I honestly don't get it.

By the way, what is the PC term for midget these days? It is vertically challenged?
« Last Edit: July 29, 2009, 01:24:43 AM by Singularity »
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Existence actually has two broad meanings despite its apparent meaningless. The constant reconciliation of all its parts, and the conservation of any closed system as a whole.

Morality can be extrapolated from these meanings to make these two commandments of godless morality: 1). Be in harmony with one another and 2). Care for the environment.

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Re: Post your PC terms
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2009, 01:26:05 AM »
Quote from: Singularity on July 29, 2009, 01:11:22 AM
Quote from: Shleed. on July 29, 2009, 12:50:59 AM
The way I see is that it's basically shit but in a different package. If both the un-PC and PC terms mean the same thing, then how is the PC term any less offensive? Just because it's worded differently?

Also, the current "PC" words will eventually be un-PC. Idiot, spastic and retard were PC terms back in the day for example.

I think the key concept of PC is same concept of framing used in propaganda. It's rewording a term or statement into a more positive agreeable meaning, but while at the same time, still retains it's real negative disagreeable meaning underneath. Although in most cases as you say, such framing will expire when people start associating those terms as an negative once again. I can't wait for the day when "Special" is used as an insult lol, oh wait, it already is sort of, "Oh so you think you're so special eh?" Quick PC faggots, come up with a less offensive term pronto!

With all the serious issues in the world, why is regulating speech such a high priority? We've fucking up Earth, on verge of a new world war, becoming idiots due to technology replacing all our mental abilities; but OMFG! We must keep our words/terms/statement proper! I honestly don't get it.

By the way, what is the PC term for midget these days? It is vertically challenged?

Polishing a turd as it were.
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Re: Post your PC terms
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2009, 01:37:40 AM »
Might as well be stupid now, because mocking this subject is fun.

Dead = Living challenged
Asshole = Frustrated Compassionate Person
Fat = Dietary overindulgent
Skinny = Dietary conservative
Whore = Passionate sexual lover
Emo = Person with emotional difficulties
Gay = Lover of their fellow gender type
Brat = ADD or ADHD  :zoinks:
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Existence actually has two broad meanings despite its apparent meaningless. The constant reconciliation of all its parts, and the conservation of any closed system as a whole.

Morality can be extrapolated from these meanings to make these two commandments of godless morality: 1). Be in harmony with one another and 2). Care for the environment.

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« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2009, 02:46:56 AM »
Ginger: Hair colour spectrum disorder
Alcoholic: Alcohol dependant
Tranny: Gender disorientation
Masturbation: Voluntary penile massage
Jews: Holocaust survivors
Lit: Hypocritical National Socialist lover of the family of Leporidae
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Re: Post your PC terms
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2009, 03:06:49 AM »
Short - Vertically Challenged

Randy - Verbally Challenged
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« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2009, 07:16:02 AM »
Organizationally challenged    messy
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Re: Post your PC terms
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2009, 10:08:35 AM »
I love it when PC terms get mangled in translation. 

Saw a pic of a handicapped bathroom sign in China - the English translation on it said 'Deformed Man Toilet.'   :laugh:
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Re: Post your PC terms
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2009, 10:14:23 AM »
Quote from: Tristeza on July 29, 2009, 10:08:35 AM
I love it when PC terms get mangled in translation.  

Saw a pic of a handicapped bathroom sign in China - the English translation on it said 'Deformed Man Toilet.'   :laugh:

 :lol:  Are you sure that was supposed to be a PC term?  :laugh:
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Re: Post your PC terms
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2009, 11:25:05 AM »
Yeah, I don't think China is exactly on the forefront of PC-ism anyway.  :laugh:
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