Political Correctness

Time for a little rant...

In an effort not to offend anyone, people more and more are trying to use more  political correctness in language. Calling someone an African-American because his skin is black even if that person doesn't have any ties to Africa. Calling someone special, differently-abled or handicapable when handicap is probably the right word for it.

Not being able to use a word because someone somewhere might be offended... even if it is the right word for the job is just plain stupid.

It just dumbs down our language and our ability to communicate.

What drives me most nuts is the use of pronouns.

For example. When I am talking about one person, the proper pronoun is "he" or "she"... not "they." continue reading...