We all know how much Prez BO just loves the "european way" of doing things...like turning our country into socialist europe...so he may just latch onto this idea they have over in the UK.
Dozens of quangos (an organization or agency that is financed by a government but that acts independently of it) are purging common phrases and words as to not be offensive.
The American Left will love this idea. And, with their belief that "if a socialized health care system is good for the United Kingdom, it certainly is good for America", this little UK word banning idea might be "just what the doctor ordered" to keep all of us right-wing, "racist" extremists in line. Let's hope it never comes to that.*
*UPDATE: After I thought about this for awhile, I remembered that the Obama administration has already started down this road. Remember this...Man-Caused Disaster
The racism and/or sexism in this belongs to those making this rule, as they are the ones interpreting the phrases in such a way to imply racism/sexism.
This is political correctness OUT OF CONTROL.
TimesOnLine article:
Quangos blackball ... oops, sorry ... veto ‘racist’ everyday phrases
by Chris Hastings
It could be construed as a black day for the English language — but not if you work in the public sector.
Dozens of quangos and taxpayer-funded organisations have ordered a purge of common words and phrases so as not to cause offence.
Among the everyday sayings that have been quietly dropped in a bid to stamp out racism and sexism are “whiter than white”, “gentleman’s agreement”, “black mark” and “right-hand man”.
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has advised staff to replace the phrase “black day” with “miserable day”, according to documents released under freedom of information rules.
It points out that certain words carry with them a “hierarchical valuation of skin colour”. The commission even urges employees to be mindful of the term “ethnic minority” because it can imply “something smaller and less important”.
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Marie Clair, spokeswoman for the Plain English Campaign, said: “Political correctness has good intentions but things can be taken to an extreme. What is really needed is a bit of common sense.”YOU THINK???
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