A Sad Commentary On P.C. Culture
Sigh...
Here in America we have people like Chris Matthews who are guilty of this same sort of thing.
(via NRO Media Blog)
LOS ANGELES - In 2005, some people wanted the word “brainstorming” replaced by “thought shower” so as not to offend people with brain disorders, and they also wanted ”deferred success” to replace “failure” so as not to embarrass those who don’t succeed.
Both phrases appear on a tongue-in-cheek list released Thursday of the year’s most politically correct words and phrases issued by Global Language Monitor, a nonprofit group that monitors language use.
The phrase that topped this year’s list was “misguided criminals,” one of several terms the British Broadcasting Corp. used so as not to use the word “terrorist” in describing those who carried out train and bus bombings in London that killed 52 people in July, according to Paul J. Payack, the head of Global Language Monitor.
Here in America we have people like Chris Matthews who are guilty of this same sort of thing.
(via NRO Media Blog)
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