To wonder why being un-pc is seen as something to celebrate?

[magicmummy1]

yes, yes, we've all heard the stories about pc gorn mad, but we don't usually describe someone as "un-pc" just because they talk about Christmas or because they sing bah bah black sheep.

The people who are usually described by this term tend to be those who have made remarks that others consider to be offensive. Am I alone in wondering why a propensity to upset and offend people is considered by some to be such a virtue? Please enlighten me! What is so great about being "un-pc"?

(and yes, this is a thread about a thread, in case anyone is wondering)

nly to be corrected by someone else that they found 'black' offensive and that they preferred 'African English'.

African English?! What a load of fucking old shit FGS! Inventing new things to be offended about, it's ridiculous.

Apparently, the term for people like me now is dual heritage. No one I know EVER uses this term because we find that mixed race does the job quite fine, thanks very much. Dual heritage...rolls eyes, you probably won't be able to say that one next month...

The trouble with dual heritage is that is only applies to people with a very straightforward mix of two heritages. Mixed race is more applicable and more accurate for most, I suspect.

Or are we to be able to tell the difference at a glance between single heritage, dual heritage and multi-heritage?

bullet - its true - it was covered at uni - i am professionally not allowed to say 'mixed race'

fwiw my sister is also a sw. one day she went into work and was immediately told she no longer had any clients. they are now called service users because 'clients' might infer negative associations. this one gets me because all manner of professional people have 'clients' (soliciters, salesmen, whatever) whereas only social workers/similar have 'service users. they managed to stigmatise even firther in an attmept to unstigmatise. but thats my opinion

my opinion of someone can completely change if they mention that they admire jeremy clarkson as he speaks his mind or claim everything is being hijacked by the pc brigade

wtf is the pc brigade

Suntangirl, when I was at university, nobody ever used the word 'uni.' How are we expected to keep up with this constant change in terminology?

god i have to say the term 'service user' sounds much more negative to me than 'client'

I instantly associate it with drug users

At work we are encouraged to use the word 'Customers'... we provide a service yes ..but we are not a private company and I think the word gives this kind of air ...I prefer 'Clients' I find the term more friendly and personal ...apparently we may be using 'Claimants'... but it doesn't sit right with me...it dehumanizes people and focuses on the fact they are claiming a benefit more than someone you are encouraging to find employment...

sungirltan- You see, to me, this is PC gone mad. Some random person somewhere telling me what I should be offended by. The term mixed-race is not offensive in the slightest.

'my opinion of someone can completely change if they mention that they admire jeremy clarkson as he speaks his mind or claim everything is being hijacked by the pc brigade' yes me too

bullet - i imagine its bloody patronising when a bunch of public sector tell you what YOU should be self defining as.

pink - yes i agree

mumcentre but what does that have to do with 'political correctness'? Surely this is simply a move to make public services more 'business-like' and the result of a couple of civil servants reading a few books on management and customer-centric service. Nothing to do with PC.

Fwiw, I do work in the commercial world and I have clients not customers. if you are providing a professional service to someone they are a client. If you are selling them a kilo of potatoes they are a customer.

I think customers are for shops, catering and some trades - clients sounds more for professional services.

wasn't saying it's about being PC or not went off on a tangent really @ malinois sorry bout that..