"PC...."
I am so sick of "PC", of trying to be "PC" and of people thinking that everyone else should be "PC." Politically correct? Are you serious? I'm sick to death of trying to come up with words to replace other words so I won't offend someone else's delicate sensibilities. The mailman is now the "postal worker" or "mail carrier." I can't say the word "......ed" or say that someone or something is "......ed" because it might offend someone. I have to replace that word with something more "PC" that sounds just as "......ed." Pretty soon I won't be able to say the word "stupid" or refer to someone or something as "stupid" without pissing off someone. What am I supposed to say? Less-than-intelligent? Not-so-smart? It's ridiculous and the whole notion of "PC" is getting out of control.
I was councilled at work once because I said "I love him to death" (speaking of my fiance) and "You might as well take me out back and shoot me" (spoken during a conversation about comas, quality of life and the right to die) because someone was offended by my remarks. Are you kidding me? How am I supposed to speak my mind when I can't speak my mind? It's gotten to the point where I can't tell if it's okay to say what I want to say, even if I rephrase it.
I can understand not using certain expletives around some people or in professional situations. For instance, it wouldn't work well for me to tell a client "Well, the reason your search isn't working is because you're not ....ing doing it right." That's just rude and unprofessional. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with being "PC." Outside of work and around my friends I can cuss like a sailor and drop the F-bomb enough times to effectively offend an entire convent of nuns. There's a time and a place for my foul language and I have enough common sense to know when and where that is.
I'm tired of being told what is and is not okay for me to say. I can understand not being able to cut loose on the forum with an expletive laced rant. The profanity rule is there to ensure the decorum of the ECF. It keeps things peaceful and orderly. I'm fine with that. I deal with enough chaos that having a relatively tranquil place to go is a welcome change.
