Political Correctness???

[siouxz72]

hahahaha morningstar! yes! i remember!

I also remember the day when i started realizing how offensive some of the terms I'd grown up saying were... I was shocked and immediately changed my way of speaking!

But I do tend to agree with the OP in that pretty much anyone will get offended by anything anybody says...so feel free to sit indian style and let your PC or un PC flag fly!

[MorningStar]

I find the slang term for Brazil nuts offensive. I never heard it until a few years ago.

[Lost_one]

Originally Posted by MorningStar

We went to The Festival of Trees (Christmas trees) where my niece's class was singing songs, but they sang, "We Wish you a Swingin' Holiday and a Happy New Year". It was a Christmas concert! It sounded like the kids weren't allowed to sing actual Christmas songs at school, which is just silly.

When I was in Kindergarten, we were told to sit "Indian Style", but now kids sit "criss cross applesauce" instead. I can see why people would object to "Indian Style", but I just can't bring myself to tell kids to sit criss cross applesauce.

Ive never known applesauce to sit criss cross. Maybe i just hav'nt sat with the right applesauce. I wouldnt want to offend any applesauce that does actually sit criss cross. Yikes.

[skalenfehl]

Originally Posted by MorningStar

I find the slang term for Brazil nuts offensive. I never heard it until a few years ago.

What about morning star? The correct term should be "luminous ball of plasma in space at sunrise"

[SmilingRedhead]

Originally Posted by Lost_one

Ive never known applesauce to sit criss cross. Maybe i just hav'nt sat with the right applesauce. I wouldnt want to offend any applesauce that does actually sit criss cross. Yikes.

Or what about the criss cross that doesn't like or is allergic to applesauce!!? I see a lawsuit coming on!!

[MorningStar]

Originally Posted by skalenfehl

What about morning star? The correct term should be "luminous ball of plasma in space at sunrise"

Oh my gosh. You're right. I guess I should change my name.

[MorningStar]

Originally Posted by Lost_one

Ive never known applesauce to sit criss cross. Maybe i just hav'nt sat with the right applesauce. I wouldnt want to offend any applesauce that does actually sit criss cross. Yikes.

Yeah, I hear most fruits don't like their names to be associated with human activities because we eat them. It's not very sensitive of us.

[MorningStar]

I knew a child who cried whenever anyone said "criss cross applesauce" because her dad was killed in a tragic applesauce truck accident. She had to go to therapy.

[Moksha]

I suppose it is easy to eschew political correctness until it is your ox being gored.

Can we not imagine at least one religious minority for whom we are glad when people of good conscious rush to their defense when they are being bad mouthed?

[Lost_one]

Originally Posted by Moksha

I suppose it is easy to eschew political correctness until it is your ox being gored.

Can we not imagine at least one religious minority for whom we are glad when people of good conscious rush to their defense when they are being bad mouthed?

I agree that we should always defend those that are being persecuted, our own church being one of them. But not if it goes to far.

I feel that some groups almost look to be offended, just so they can cry about it. Thats the ones i have a problem with.