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Re: OT: Term 'freshman' banned at some local schools... -
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badgolferman wrote: Learning Richard, 10/20/2005,3:36:47 PM, wrote: badgolferman wrote: Hachiroku, 10/20/2005, 1:43:04 PM, pan.2005.10.20.17.44.32.90684 (AT) ae86 (DOT) gts> wrote: On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:12:36 +0000, badgolferman wrote: Hachiroku, 10/20/2005, 12:26:50 PM, pan.2005.10.20.16.28.15.339820 (AT) ae86 (DOT) gts> wrote: Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools in the >> area have dropped it. The PC term is First Year Student. Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we? My GOD this is getting out of hand! Post link please. I would like to share this with others. I'll see if I can find it. I was listening to the news when I heard it, and then heard it on the local radio while listening to Rush. Of course, it's in Amherst, MA...you know, the town where you can't fly the flag except for a week before and a week after a holiday... First Year Students at Local High School are now Ninth Graders AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) - There are no freshmen at Amherst Regional High School. Following in the steps of several area colleges, 9th-grader is now the official term used for first-year students. http://www.wwlp.com/news2004/story.html?artID=283164 Oh, ye of little faith... The other day the Speech Police (my wife) gave me a bunch of grief for referring to one of our neighbors as "the guy who's crippled". That's because its rude. I had to walk with crutches and a cane for a year when I was a teen, and I hated being called "crippled". It infuriated me. Richard, everything offends you. Lighten up, man. so you don't think its rude? |
Nothing offensive in this definition.
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Learning Richard, 10/21/2005,11:07:27 AM, wrote: badgolferman wrote: Learning Richard, 10/20/2005,3:36:47 PM, wrote: badgolferman wrote: Hachiroku, 10/20/2005, 1:43:04 PM, pan.2005.10.20.17.44.32.90684 (AT) ae86 (DOT) gts> wrote: On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:12:36 +0000, badgolferman wrote: Hachiroku, 10/20/2005, 12:26:50 PM, pan.2005.10.20.16.28.15.339820 (AT) ae86 (DOT) gts> wrote: Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools in the >> area have dropped it. The PC term is First Year Student. Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we? My GOD this is getting out of hand! Post link please. I would like to share this with others. I'll see if I can find it. I was listening to the news when I heard it, and then heard it on the local radio while listening to Rush. Of course, it's in Amherst, MA...you know, the town where you can't fly the flag except for a week before and a week after a holiday... First Year Students at Local High School are now Ninth Graders AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) - There are no freshmen at Amherst Regional High School. Following in the steps of several area colleges, 9th-grader is now the official term used for first-year students. http://www.wwlp.com/news2004/story.html?artID=283164 Oh, ye of little faith... The other day the Speech Police (my wife) gave me a bunch of grief for referring to one of our neighbors as "the guy who's crippled". That's because its rude. I had to walk with crutches and a cane for a year when I was a teen, and I hated being called "crippled". It infuriated me. Richard, everything offends you. Lighten up, man. so you don't think its rude? http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=crippled Nothing offensive in this definition. |
concerned about it. Does it feel comfortable to call folks crippled,
when you take a nanosecond to think about it before you say it?
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so you don't think its rude? http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=crippled Nothing offensive in this definition. Fine then, arsebutt. Print that for others' perusal if you're so damn concerned about it. Does it feel comfortable to call folks crippled, when you take a nanosecond to think about it before you say it? |
Seriously though, there are so many things we say today that SOMEONE
will take the wrong way and be offended. You say much more offensive
things constantly in this group and don't find anything wrong with it
whatsoever. It's too bad sensitive people have taken perfectly
acceptable words at one time and turned them into something supposedly
unacceptable today. If I said "the cat/dog/deer/turtle etc. that's
crippled" would that be considered rude and vulgar also? I would hope
the way you say something or the intention behind it should be
considered when deeming offensive behavior.
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Fine then, arsebutt. Print that for others' perusal if you're so damn concerned about it. Does it feel comfortable to call folks crippled, when you take a nanosecond to think about it before you say it? |
Holy crip, he's a crapple!
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Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so >some schools in the area have dropped it. The PC term is First Year Student. Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can >we? My GOD this is getting out of hand! |
Amen!.......I mean Awoman....I mean..Oh,Hell.
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snip badgolferman wrote: The other day the Speech Police (my wife) gave >me a bunch of grief for referring to one of our neighbors as "the guy >who's crippled". That's because its rude. I had to walk with >crutches and a cane for a year when I was a teen, and I hated being |
Me, too. A friend and I rolled a 67 Beetle,ha.(He was unscathed).
Of course that's different than having Polio or something.
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called "crippled". It infuriated me. |
and I'd say can't do it, I'm too crippled up, mannn.
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Why not say "the guy who walks with crutches" or >something? You're a smart guy -- without too much extra mental >effort you can find another way to say it. I hate it when people confuse >mental effort with political corectness. |
I resented it whenever someone used the word cripple with a connotation of
pity. But that's their problem. It's not the word, it's the connotation
given it.
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It seems this word is not allowed anymore in our >politically correct society. You can say it, if you want to sound like an ass >hole. |
We should'nt let ignorant people ruin words. We'll just have to keep
changing them. In 10 yrs we'll be looking for a replacement to
"disabled".
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so you don't think its rude? |
your limbs don't work for whatever reason...why should a
descriptive word be offensive?...if you're stupid and someone
calls you 'stupid' then why should you be offended?, he's merely
telling you the truth. Likewise, if your limbs don't work then
he's merely describing your condition...I really get annoyed when
someone get's annoyed for such a stupid reason...(pardon the pun)
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Learning Richard wrote: The other day the Speech Police (my wife) gave me a bunch of grief for referring to one of our neighbors as "the guy who's crippled". That's because its rude. I had to walk with crutches and a cane for a year when I was a teen, and I hated being called "crippled". It infuriated me. Crippled is a perfectly good term, just because you find it offensive doesnt mean its wrong. If I was to call a short person short they might find it offensive but i wouldnt be wrong to say it and why should i pussyfoot about trying to make it sounds less offensive, why not just accept what you are and stop putting the blame for your bad feelings on other people. Ive things about me i dont like, people point them out and i could take offense but i realise they are simply mentioning the truth and dont mean offense, so i chuckle about it with them. Its all down to common sense and not taking yourself too seriously. J Exactly...exactly...my thoughts precisely... |
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In article <1129837007.313843.241780 (AT) o13g2000cwo (DOT) googlegroups.com>, learningrichard (AT) gmail (DOT) com says... That's because its rude. I had to walk with crutches and a cane for a year when I was a teen, and I hated being called "crippled". It infuriated me. Calling someone a cripple in a derogatory way is just like anything else. Unacceptable. However, calling someone crippled because they are is a different game. If I said, "he is black", it is different to "dirty black bastard". If I say "ask dave he is Jewish" on a question about Judeasism, it is different to "dirty stinking Jew". If some one said "Carl is the white guy over there", fine no worries, if they said "Oh Carl, yeah, just another white fat fucker", I would be offended. |
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On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:26:50 +0000, Hachiroku wrote: Seems the term 'freshman' is 'gender biased' so some schools in the area have dropped it. The PC term is First Year Student. Can't have girls thinking they're boys now, can we? My GOD this is getting out of hand! What ever happened to FROSH???? |
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