fromthelifeofpeachy

Been through a lot but that doesn't stop me from hoping, dreaming, loving & living. Still quests for wisdom, still thirts for knowledge, still believes that the best things are yet to come. Concerned with pushing boundaries of self-discovery. Execises power through emotion, instinct, intellect & love. Not a natural socializer but keeps friendship in an entire lifetime. Dominating but can accept some restrictions in order to win in the end. A power house of pride & self-will. Passive-aggressive.

Monday, August 21, 2006

P.C.

Stands for Peachy Centeno?
Hell, no!
I was reading the book 'Transitions' when I came across an article by William Lutz entitled "Double Talk."
I became fascinated with the growth of new kind of euphemistic language called "Politically Correct" or P.C.



Just for instance: in everyday usage, fat people may be called stout, stocky, overweight or heavy. But in P.C. language, they are considered: calorically disadvantaged; differently sized and are size-acceptance advocates.

Whereas pet is termed as: animal companions; friends or protectors.

Crippled is being described as: physically challenged; uniquely abled; differently abled; orthopedically impaired; or having differing ablities.

Blind may become differently sighted; visually impaired, print handicapped; or have reduced visual acuity.

People who stutter are called speech-impaired.

If you're never fond of the term 'senior citizen', then it's meaning will be certainly appreciated if we used 'chronologically gifted.'

To credit, many people who insist on P.C. language usage believe that changing our language can eventually change our thinking and thus our beahvior - thereby eliminating racism, sexism and all the other isms we deplore.

5 Comments:

At 5:36 AM, August 22, 2006, Blogger Jam said...

Using P.C. terms indeed changes your views.

 
At 6:16 PM, August 22, 2006, Blogger fromthemindofpeaches said...

agree! :-)

 
At 8:25 PM, August 23, 2006, Blogger Lace Llanora said...

i also learned this in highschool ^___^ vertically challenged is for those who are short.

saw ur link in GT, hope i can join the meetups next time :)

 
At 9:30 PM, August 23, 2006, Blogger fromthemindofpeaches said...

thanks for the add sis..I mean on P.C. language, huh!

yep, you can join in...we normally meet at Emerald Ave.
everybody's welcome!

 
At 6:26 PM, August 24, 2006, Blogger fromthemindofpeaches said...

on the oppressive side of it, sizeism refers to the 'bias against the differently sized.' and lookism is the 'belief that some people are easier on the eyes tahn the others.'

 

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