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Originally Posted by DanaC
Oh those terrible PC brigades. Wanting not to cause unnecesary offence to people.
Never understood why people get so het up about it. If I discover that a word I am accustomed to using is actually offensive to the people that word concerns, why would wish to dig in my heels against that?
An occasional moment's discomfort over not being sure of the currently acceptable word is worth it for a society that tries not to cause hurt to people because of who or what they are.
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Because they always go above and beyond their station.
Racism is wrong, good we are sorting it out.
Alan Hanson calls a player coloured on tv with no malice or hint of disgust and the knives are out.
That is what the PC brigade has done. People are now looking to be offended at EVERYTHING.