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The whore the harrier
by anna at 10:27 PM on December 09, 2004
I don't like euphemisms. Euphemisms are a form of lying. - George Carlin
George is right. All this politically correct euphemizing has gone too far. There's so much obfuscation that we can hardly communicate anymore. And while I realize that euphemisms can serve to blunt some awfully unpleasant realities, on balance, they've got to go. So with no further ado I'll open my hyper-realism (MG!) vault and bring you.... THE LIST:
Out/ In
Unhoused persons*/ Homeless
Sex Workers/ Whores
Sex Addicts/ Horn-dogs
Reproductive rights/ Abortions
Substance abusers/ Drunks and junkies
Martyrs, freedom fighters,
compassion-challenged
advocates, casualty
facilitators, civilian elimination
specialists**/ Terrorists
Coalition Forces/ US troops
Domestic Violence/ Intermittent
Explosive Disorder***/ Wife-beating
Exotic dancers/ Strippers
Sex offenders/ Rapists and child molesters
Team leaders and mentors/ Slave-drivers
Undocumented workers/ Criminals
Cohabitation/ Shacking up
The international community/ France
Significant others/Domestic
partners/ Fuck buddies
Attention Deficit Disorder/ Restless
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)/ Moody
War on Terror/ War on Islam
____-Americans/ Americans
*Official government term.
** Actual terms suggested to Reuters after its ill-advised decision to label no one a terrorist.
***From Carlin's Euphemisms List #1.
Did I miss anything?
comments (6)
The International Community: POLAND, not france.
And one more:
LOCKHEED/Tortured Genius
by LOCKHEED at December 10, 2004 12:43 AM
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More Euphemisms: Politically Correct Word comes FIRST:
Fake Humility/Bob Dylan
Perpetually Dying/Lockheed
Humans/Pussies
Earth/Pussy Planet
by LOCKHEED at December 10, 2004 1:12 PM
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by LOCKHEED at December 10, 2004 3:15 PM
I love the term my buddy uses for the community of "unhoused persons" in his city:
Outdoor people
by chuckwoolery at December 10, 2004 3:40 PM
How about rugged outdoorsman? Look. I am all for abortions. There's lots of folks I wish were aborted. Mohammad Atta comes to mind. But to call the right to abortion "reproductive rights" is about as doublespeak as it gets. It's like calling a bank robber a seeker of interest-free loans.
by anna at December 10, 2004 6:12 PM
Of late actresses have started referring to themselves as actors. This is needlessly confusing and must stop.
by anna at December 12, 2004 11:24 AM