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Originally Posted by DemolitionRed

I think it certainly can be but then I think PC is like a buffet in that we can pick and choose what is good PC and what isn’t. For me its about good manners. Imagine if your teacher told you that you were a '******' or your doctor called you a 'cripple'.

When my mum worked as a lab technician (a long time ago) she recommended a friend to come and join their team. When she turned up for her interview her boss called through the door to my mum saying, "Bloody hell Olivia, you could of told me she's a bloody w*g".

I'm glad those days are gone and we now live in a more polite society but I think where PC runs amok is where we have to change words like disabled for "mobility challenged" or a bin man a "waste management technician" and a pipe cleaner "craft wire". I think we've gone OTT when it comes to offending people.