Politically correct stuff drives me nuts. If the kettle is black call it black if something is bad it should sound bad. Changing how you say the exact same thing doesn't change it's meaning or outcome.

For example....

I have a mailman or a maillady NOT a mailPERSON!

I have firemen NOT fire persons (just so happens all our firemen are actually men here).

I have police men or police woman NOT police persons!

If someone has a problem with a person of a particular race they are a racist NOT profiling!! (who thought up that dumb one anyways? Making it sound nicer doesn't change their actions towards another or make it any more accaptable)

People can be crippled, walk with a limp, gimpy, one legged etc. but I'm not calling them disabled (since many people in wheelchairs compete in sports, people with one leg can do amazing things even two legged people can't, that don't sound 'disabled' to me)

For that matter why bother with disabled? (sounds like something my car does along the side of the road at night in the middle of nowhere) or handicap (sounds like something they do in a horse race to me) or impaired? (sounds like something the drunk is coming home from the bar).

For that matter why does my car have to be disabled? (why can't we just say its broke?)


I'm still waiting for the politically correct versions of nursery rhymes to take over and no longer will our children read such things as....

Three blind mice - henceforth it will be known as 3 visually challenged 4 legged animals since rodent implies something dirty with disease, and since cutting tails off is a violent action and will cause nightmares in all children it will furthermore be changed to their tails being disabled because of nuclear waste.

Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater - since keeping one's wife in a pumpkin shell is cruel and shall influence generations to lock up their wives the ryhme will henceforth be changed to him lavishing his wife with pumpkin pies because he loves her so much.

Jack & Jill - is too violent and will influence children to run and play possibly causing harm to themselves or others, so henceforth the rhyme will be changed to they get to the well and find the water is impure so they start a grassroots movement for the environment to provide clean drinking water to their town.

Little Miss Muffet - since the word tuffet is too outdated she henceforth be sitting on an ottoman, and since eating curds sounds like bad cottage cheese, she will now be eating fresh organic garden vegetables. Since her running away at the sight of a spider has a negative impact on spiders possibly jeopardizing their species, Miss Muffet will now start a conservation program to help spiders survive and educate the public on awareness of spider extinction.


Also due to injuries childrens games have to be changed to protect all kids -

Red Rover, Red Rover - studies have shown a large number of skinned knees and damaged wrist ligaments due to this violent game, henceforth the game will now be played with the child being called over walking to the other side and quietly and politely asking permission to join the other side at which point the other children will quietly give him permission. Game may only be played on a thick carpet of grass or over ground covered in 12 inches of woodchips and all children will wear helments, wrist guards, knee and elbow pads.

Hop Scotch - Because of injuries to knees and stubbed toes this game will only be played on thick grass marked out with non-toxic, environmentally friendly dye. Stones will no longer be used to throw, a Nerf ball will be substituted and eye protection will be worn in case an errant ball should poke an eye out. Children will no longer be hopping from one square to another they will walk calmly from one place to another on both legs to avoid potential injury.


I have about a ton more but I am sure you get the idea.

While I may not be 'conventional' (sounds like something they do at a business meeting in a hotel somewhere), but I am quite old fashioned with some things and refuse to change because some people get offended by the slightest thing or because people have an overprotective nature. JMHO