Has Political Correctness Gone too Far

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 2:06 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by bibbouk.

This came up yesterday at work. A guy I work with says that PC should be abolished completely because it's not society's place to tell people how to think or what to say and that PC infringes on freedom of speech.

I didn't say anything to him but it made me wonder if there are others who feel the same way.

I believe that some PC has gone too far such as people getting offended over small things like being called "hearing impaired" over "auditorily (I'm not even sure how you would spell such a word!) challenged."

I actually heard this conversation in the mall one day between a man and woman (I wasn't trying to eavesdrop, but they were at the table next to me in the food court) and she was all bent out of shape because one of her friend's boyfriends had called her hearing impaired.

So what do you think? Has Pc gone too far? If so, how do you think it can be stopped? Is there not enough PC in the world?

Your thoughts please.

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Mark Johnson
email:[url]mailto:mjhhs@hotmail.com">mjhhs@hotmail.com
web:<a href="http://www.xdate.co.uk[/url]

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 4:21 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by El_Choni.

I thought "hearing impaired" was PC (it couldn't even translate directly it to Spanish). What's wrong with "deaf"? Saying that someone is deaf means that he/she can't hear, that's all. I think that woman you describe was upset because she was not refered to as "deaf" (BTW, "auditorily challenged" remembers me some Tom Sharpe's books). I think it's good practice to be polite talking to people. PC language tends to be stupid.

Just my opinion. Bye,

El_Choni

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Tue Sep 24, 2002 5:57 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by PB.

> What's wrong with "deaf"?

That's what I was thinking. I suppose people with only slight hearing
might get angry at being called "deaf" because, as you say, deaf means
no hearing at all. Political correctness is pathetic.

BTW, Bibbouk, that's a weird topic for your first post in a programming
forum... what made you bring it up?

PB - Registered PureBasic Coder

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 9:05 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Fangbeast.

PB, the forum may be programming, but this is the "off topic" folder

:) (Almost anything goes, except decomposing trout"

:)

Fangles

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 10:11 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by PB.

> the forum may be programming, but this is the "off topic" folder

:)

I know, I know. I just thought it was strange that a first post by
someone was to do with political correctness... it's like they got
"lost" and posted here by mistake or something.

Like if I went to
a knitting forum and posted a message about how beer tastes great...

PB - Registered PureBasic Coder

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 1:53 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by blueb.

You should have seen the sweater I made one night while I was drinkin' beer!

--blueb

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 8:15 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by chr1sb.

Originally posted by PB
BTW, Bibbouk, that's a weird topic for your first post in a programming
forum... what made you bring it up?

Maybe I'm being cynical but I suspect bibbouk's post is just to promote xdate.co.uk. (even if no-one clicks the link from this page I think it improves search engine rankings if there is more sites linking to their page)

chr1sb

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 8:49 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Berikco.

Originally posted by chr1sb
Maybe I'm being cynical but I suspect bibbouk's post is just to promote xdate.co.uk. (even if no-one clicks the link from this page I think it improves search engine rankings if there is more sites linking to their page)

You could be wright chr1sb, a simple google search and you find exact the same post im many forums.
Always only 1 post from this guy.
http://www.glasgowzoo.co.uk/forums/show ... 09#post209

I say this is spam

Regards,

Berikco

http://www.benny.zeb.be

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Wed Sep 25, 2002 11:54 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by PB.

> Maybe I'm being cynical but I suspect bibbouk's post is just to
> promote xdate.co.uk.

YES!

This exactly what I was thinking but was hesitant to say, lest I be
accused of "being harsh on the newbie". I suspected spam all along.

PB - Registered PureBasic Coder

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Thu Sep 26, 2002 7:51 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Berikco.

YES!
This exactly what I was thinking but was hesitant to say, lest I be
accused of "being harsh on the newbie". I suspected spam all along.

PB - Registered PureBasic Coder

Yes PB, I noticed you're little bit suspicous

Spammers try everyting these days

Maybe put in a confirm by e-mail to become member?

Regards,

Berikco

http://www.benny.zeb.be

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Thu Sep 26, 2002 8:38 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by PB.

> Yes PB, I noticed you're little bit suspicous

Hehehe -- I've seen it all when it comes to spammers and their techniques.

> Maybe put in a confirm by e-mail to become member?

That'd be up to Leigh to decide. Perhaps wait and see if it's going
to become a recurring problem first, though.

PB - Registered PureBasic Coder

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Thu Oct 03, 2002 10:49 pm

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by DemonHell.

Pfff... why couldn`t it have been spam selling something decent..
I could have done with a new Viagra source cos my hard drive has gone floppy again

Right, back to the beer..er I mean programming.

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Fri Oct 04, 2002 12:34 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Fangbeast.

Originally posted by DemonHell
I could have done with a new Viagra source cos my hard drive has gone floppy again

That's what happens when you leave it in the sun too long without apply Hard Drive Anti-Floppy sun screen

Fangles

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Fri Oct 04, 2002 10:20 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Berikco.

Originally posted by Fangbeast

Originally posted by DemonHell
I could have done with a new Viagra source cos my hard drive has gone floppy again

That's what happens when you leave it in the sun too long without apply Hard Drive Anti-Floppy sun screen

Fangles

This spam is having good reply's

Regards,

Berikco

http://www.benny.zeb.be

BackupUser · Post by **BackupUser** » Fri Oct 04, 2002 10:41 am

Restored from previous forum. Originally posted by Fangbeast.

This spam is having good reply's

Regards,

Berikco

http://www.benny.zeb.be

We buy turkey spam from the supermarket here. This person sounded like a turkey and he made spam, hope he tastes as good

Fangles