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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore
Some of y'all crack me the heck up. 
NO ONE has stated that you shouldn't be able to use whatever words you want...or that they be made 'illegal.' 
Some of us are simply saying, that you're gonna have to live with the ridicule, lack of respect and disgust from decent people...when you choose to use those words. 
It really is...as simple as that.  |
The issue is not that certain words might be made "illegal."
It is that by adhering to Political Correctness certain words are made "unacceptable." Or as YOU say, "... you're gonna have to live with the ridicule, lack of respect and disgust from decent people...when you choose to use those words."
And, as demonstrated in the novel 1984, this can lead to "Thought Crime" under the rules of "New Speak." Newspeak is a controlled language, of restricted grammar and limited vocabulary,
a linguistic design meant to limit the freedom of thought—personal identity, self-expression, and free will. This can lead to enslavement of the minds of an entire population.
Congratulations, as an enforcer of New Speak, you have become a member of the Thought Police.
1984 is worthy of reading and serious contemplation.