[BrianL99]

OK, so admittedly this is somewhat of a troll.

I know better than to think the conversation will remain civil, but I'm curious.

In today's world, we'd be pummeled for characterizing a person of color, as a ... (insert your own adjective).

We surely don't call people with physical disabilities, "cripples" or even "handicapped".

In some circles of government, words like "terrorist" are even verboten.

Hardly a comedian in the world, would risk mouthing a "Polish Joke".

We're not supposed to identify folks, based on their sexual preference or even their "birth gender/sex". Essentially, it's no longer deemed proper to identify people based on their lifestyle choices.

The acceptable stereotyping of our youth, has gone by the boards.

Aren't words like: "yankee", "northerner", "snowbirds", etc., used in the same sort of derogatory way, unacceptable stereotyping?

I read and hear those words every day in The Villages, used almost exclusively as a pejorative.

[retiredguy123]

Two years ago, a Target store in Minneapolis was destroyed and looted by dozens of people. The only description of the looters that I heard the media use was that they were "juveniles". I guess they were afraid to be more descriptive.

[Garywt]

There are a lot of changes and some people accept them and others do not. Just look at the current Bud Light situation as many refuse to drink or carry Bud products because they used a transgender person in their advertising. I have an issue with so many wanting to change or erase history because things don’t fit into todays standards, this can’t be done but people try. History is history, right or wrong it happened and you can’t change it. A current pet peeve is calling a master bedroom a primary bedroom because master reminds people of slaves. Yes slavery was wrong but it has nothing to do with a master bedroom. What is next, changing the name of The Masters golf tournament, is there no end? My wife and I have always been in acceptance of all people as we are all part of the human race and that is what counts.

[JMintzer]

But look how CNN reports different incidents...

Apparently, one is a racial crime, the other is not...

The White homeowner accused of shooting a Black teen who rang his doorbell turns himself in and is released on bail | CNN

Charlotte, North Carolina: Suspect who allegedly shot 6-year-old neighbor and her parents apprehended in Florida | CNN

[tophcfa]

Our son in law works for one of the hoity toity Ivy league colleges up north and can’t refer to anyone by anything that implies gender, so he refers to his employees as team members. He once referred to his group of employees as y’all, figuring that is gender neutral and wouldn’t offend anyone. An employee filed a complaint with Human Resources because y’all is considered a southern term and therefore supports slavery? WTF, it’s getting to the point where people are afraid to speak! It must really suck trying to be a comedian these days, all you can do is make fun of yourself.

[billethkid]

more dog allowing the tail to wag the body BS!

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[Number 10 GI]

Originally Posted by Garywt

There are a lot of changes and some people accept them and others do not. Just look at the current Bud Light situation as many refuse to drink or carry Bud products because they used a transgender person in their advertising. I have an issue with so many wanting to change or erase history because things don’t fit into todays standards, this can’t be done but people try. History is history, right or wrong it happened and you can’t change it. A current pet peeve is calling a master bedroom a primary bedroom because master reminds people of slaves. Yes slavery was wrong but it has nothing to do with a master bedroom. What is next, changing the name of The Masters golf tournament, is there no end? My wife and I have always been in acceptance of all people as we are all part of the human race and that is what counts.

I was a Master Sergeant in the Army. The Navy has a Master Chief Petty Officer; Air Force has a Senior Master Sergeant and a Chief Master Sergeant; the Marine Corps has a Master Sergeant and a Master Gunnery Sergeant.

[Villagesgal]

I believe the change to primary bedroom has more to do with the fact that more single women are buying homes and master refers to a man who is in charge, in this case of his family and that was his room, in his house. The term master was used in the military well before slavery.

[Blackbird45]

I know people find some words offensive. To me words are just that words, it more how they are used. But as society changes so does everything else, clothes, hair style and words. In the future do not be surprised a Jewish bagel will become an ethnic donut.

[mdmurrell]

This is a great topic. Here we live in the most successful retirement community and fastest growing county in the United States populated by some of the most successful people in the country; are we really going to knuckle under to the insane norms of the PC language norms? At this age, I really could care less if someone is offended by my language provided that I speak with familiar terms that identify people that are not intended to be disrespectful. I won't encourage PC by bowing down to it. The Cancel Culture is destroying our traditional American values and being assertive in your speech is one way to fight back. Hope "Y"ll have a great American Day".

[Worldseries27]

Originally Posted by mdmurrell

this is a great topic. Here we live in the most successful retirement community and fastest growing county in the united states populated by some of the most successful people in the country; are we really going to knuckle under to the insane norms of the pc language norms? At this age, i really could care less if someone is offended by my language provided that i speak with familiar terms that identify people that are not intended to be disrespectful. I won't encourage pc by bowing down to it. The cancel culture is destroying our traditional american values and being assertive in your speech is one way to fight back. Hope "y"ll have a great american day".

if you attack the corporate bottom line, you get their attention.

[midiwiz]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

OK, so admittedly this is somewhat of a troll.

I know better than to think the conversation will remain civil, but I'm curious.

In today's world, we'd be pummeled for characterizing a person of color, as a ... (insert your own adjective).

We surely don't call people with physical disabilities, "cripples" or even "handicapped".

In some circles of government, words like "terrorist" are even verboten.

Hardly a comedian in the world, would risk mouthing a "Polish Joke".

We're not supposed to identify folks, based on their sexual preference or even their "birth gender/sex". Essentially, it's no longer deemed proper to identify people based on their lifestyle choices.

The acceptable stereotyping of our youth, has gone by the boards.

Aren't words like: "yankee", "northerner", "snowbirds", etc., used in the same sort of derogatory way, unacceptable stereotyping?

I read and hear those words every day in The Villages, used almost exclusively as a pejorative.

The direction allthis is headed is a result of the long standing American necessity of nice what was called politically correct or as I call it lying. As i compare my old dictionary (I'm glad I kept it) to what is online today in webster etc.... they have changed definitions in many things to (IMHO) back up the rhetoric that is being thrown at us.

I think the cancel culture, gender pronouns, and such are nothing more than a generation that can't cope with life. Spoiled and entitled, their parents are the ones to blame for all this nonsense. History is history, embrace it as that history is what made this country what it is today, erase it and you are telling me you have zero respect for everything within our borders no matter what it is.

While all this can easily be stopped, Americans as a whole say a lot but don't back it up - note the last 2 elections..... embarassing

[Bridget Staunton]

Garywt: reading your post I thought my hubby was talking to me & I to him. You are right on respect others, history is history cannot erase it be it right or wrong. Must stay on the books & teach our children. I was born in a country where slavery rampart, famine imposed by another country lost millions of people including my own relatives. But we must move on because it’s history and hopefully learned from it. “What goes around comes around” or “the law of cause & affect”

[TomSwango]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

OK, so admittedly this is somewhat of a troll.

I know better than to think the conversation will remain civil, but I'm curious.

In today's world, we'd be pummeled for characterizing a person of color, as a ... (insert your own adjective).

We surely don't call people with physical disabilities, "cripples" or even "handicapped".

In some circles of government, words like "terrorist" are even verboten.

Hardly a comedian in the world, would risk mouthing a "Polish Joke".

We're not supposed to identify folks, based on their sexual preference or even their "birth gender/sex". Essentially, it's no longer deemed proper to identify people based on their lifestyle choices.

The acceptable stereotyping of our youth, has gone by the boards.

Aren't words like: "yankee", "northerner", "snowbirds", etc., used in the same sort of derogatory way, unacceptable stereotyping?

I read and hear those words every day in The Villages, used almost exclusively as a pejorative.

"Only rhe guy who is not rowing has time to rock the boat" Jean Paul Sartre

[perrjojo]

I think the point the OP was making is that Snowbird, Yankee and Notherner may be derogatory terms yet we use them freely here in TV. Being a Southern girl I use the terms as terms of endearment and sometimes as a derogatory term.