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AIBU?

Sick of having to be Politically Correct over nearly everything

585 replies

SickofThisCountry · 04/04/2013 01:47

Dont want to cause some big debate but is anyone else on here getting sick to the back teeth of having to watch their p's and q's through fear of offending every tom, dick and harry.

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Wannabestepfordwife · 04/04/2013 09:35

Journey agree with you I'm originally from same part of the world as you and move south and I have to say when I go back I'm shocked at some of the terminology people use.

I think it's great cbeebies are introducing diversity at a young age but sometimes when I watch postman pat I just think its great there is sonny different ethnicities but it's not really true to life.

mirry2 · 04/04/2013 09:37

Postman Pat? ----ummm

Wannabestepfordwife · 04/04/2013 09:38

I know I'm sad but dd loves the theme tune

TheNebulousBoojum · 04/04/2013 09:40

'onanist is a goo plan!'

abbscrosswoman · 04/04/2013 10:05

I hesitate to get involved in such an important and worthy discussion......but I think it quite ironic that using non-PC language is cited as potentially impolite and offensive yet calling someone a twat or cunt is .................PC ?

Theicingontop · 04/04/2013 10:09

Because usually a person can help being a cunt, in all fairness.

MissAnnersley · 04/04/2013 10:10

Because usually a person can help being a cunt, in all fairness

That made me

How true.

EyePad · 04/04/2013 10:11

tbh there are a number of people on this thread who are spelling out offensive words, which they seem to enjoy doing which are thinly veiled as examples of what we should not be saying. Do we really need lists of offensive words HarryisUpDuffed. /almost like you are getting a secondary gain from using them.

seeker · 04/04/2013 10:18

Eye pad and abscrosswoman- did you hear that whooshing sound? That was the noise the point makes as it zooms past over your head.......!

abbscrosswoman · 04/04/2013 10:21

Really ? what 'point' have I missed ?

stressyBessy22 · 04/04/2013 10:27

i don t get it either . Surely calling someone female genitalia as an insult is the least politically correct thing oe all !

MrsDeVere · 04/04/2013 10:30

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HorryIsUpduffed · 04/04/2013 10:31

I deliberately used them so we know what we are talking about. Disingenuously chattering about blackboards has been used as a deliberate "PC gorn mad" tactic to make us forget that PC actually changed the norms from despicable words being commonplace to being almost universally unacceptable.

EyePad · 04/04/2013 10:43

seeker - nope never heard anything.

My point is, in case you missed it. there are people on this thread who are saying óh let's just call everyone *** and spelling them all out like they are getting a kick out of doing so, but using it as oh shock you must never say blah blah.

I see through it. You may not. I have seen it before.

HorryIsUpduffed · 04/04/2013 10:48

EyePad I'm sorry you felt offended and think I'm twelve. For what it's worth, you misinterpreted my intentions.

HoHoHoNoYouDont · 04/04/2013 10:50

Where has the OP gone. He/she has been scared off and I really wanted some examples of pc gone mad.

EhricLovesTeamQhuay · 04/04/2013 10:51

Eyepad
You are a strange, paranoid little person.

ouryve · 04/04/2013 10:56

Go then.

I believe Cuba's nice at this time of year.

EyePad · 04/04/2013 10:56

Quak · 04/04/2013 11:01

abbs- if you still don't understand I'll explain. Calling someone a cunt does not have hundreds and hundreds of years of history attached to its misuse. No 'cunts' were ever rounded up, murdered, experimented on or lynched. A cunt is a word that has evolved without racism, fascism and bigotry.
The only person who will be offended by being called a cunt, is the person being called that. And if they're being a cunt, then maybe that's ok.

Pagwatch · 04/04/2013 11:01

I am trying to understand your point Eyepad

Do you mean that people shouldn't actually write cunt or retard?
Because I ave to say if I write cunt or ct , everyone knows exactly what I mean and the second one reads exactly the same as the irst so I am never really sure what the point of the is on a site aimed at adults

tethersend · 04/04/2013 11:04

I understand what Eyepad is saying- simply that some posters seem to be getting a furtive little kick at mentioning supposed 'banned' words and making it clear what they're referring to.

Correct me if I'm wrong, Eyepad?

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tethersend · 04/04/2013 11:05

I think she means 'Blackboard' etc Pag- although I could be wrong.

Pagwatch · 04/04/2013 11:05

Ahhh. That makes sense.

Pagwatch · 04/04/2013 11:06

X-posted.
Maybe not then. I don't know.

Thanks for trying Tethers.

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