All entries for Saturday 28 October 2006

Beyond the Night

Rachel Luttrell sings “Beyond the Night” in Stargate Atlantis – 2×13 – Critical Mass

: 28 Oct 2006 13:00 |  Tags: Beyond The Night Rachel Luttrell Randomness Stargate Stargate Atlantis Video |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

TROTT's Campaign for Political Correctness 1

I encountered a cryptic snide comment today, that can only be interpreted as the speaker objecting to the term “disability awareness”, which to me is perfectly acceptable. This got me thinking about Politically Correct ways to cover touchy subjects…

Wheelchair

I also encountered objection to “they are in a wheelchair”, so now they are a regretful incumbent of a bespoked perambulatory replacement.

Fat

Someone isn’t “fat”, they have a mass that is unfortunately greater than what would be considered by the majority of people to be an average value.

Blackboard

Always been touchy, this one, so now it’s a board for the application of chalk having a coating that absorbs a majority of incident visible light wavelengths.

Whiteboard

And because I’m an Equal Opportunities Political Corrector, a “whiteboard” is now a board for the application of special marker pens having a coating that reflects a majority of incident visible light wavelengths.

Physically Disabled

Someone isn’t “disabled” or even “differently abled” (everyone is “differently abled”; it’s meaningless…) they are unfortunately in possession of a physical form that is regretfully incapable of performing all the tasks which many other people take for granted.

That’s all for now…

: 28 Oct 2006 00:42 |  Tags: Fun Political Correctness Randomness Trott Trotts Campaign For Political Correctness |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem