[manaboutown]

Political correctness has literally run amuck for some years now. It has cost perfectly innocent people their livelihoods and reputations. For example the word "niggardly" has been around for quite a while. It was used by Chaucer, Milton and Shakespeare and is not even remotely related to "The N word". Indeed it has no racial connotations whatsoever. The Masticator: A Very Awkward, Uncomfortable Word of the Day: Niggardly Yet folks who have used it quite appropriately on occasion have paid a heavy price because highly vocal, ignorant and uniformed people accused of them using "the N word". Washingtonpost.com: D.C. Mayor Acted 'Hastily,' Will Rehire Aide