A PC Poem

[AlanHo]

Don't call that schlub a "fatty," for it's simply not allowed;

He's now "physically expansive" or "nutritionally endowed;"

That clod repeating seventh grade? He's not a knucklehead;

"Scholastically persistent" is the phrase to use instead;

Don't talk of "dwarfs" or "midgets" both are terms you should revise;

Today, they're known as "persons of a non-excessive size;"

You'll find you're not offending any group or race or sect

As long as what you're saying is Politically Correct.

Our nation has no “blacks or coloureds” in case you haven't heard,

"Ethnic minorities" is now the term preferred;

Don't call that drifter "homeless" that's the no-no of the year;

He's a "worker in transition" or "an urban pioneer."

Don't call that guy in women's clothes a weirdo or a freak;

He's "a fashion nonconformist with a lifestyle that's unique."

No lack of sensitivity will anyone detect

As long as every comment is Politically Correct.

To psychopathic killers, nicer labels we're now giving;

They're "gentlemen who specialize in terminating living;"

Don't call that creep a "rapist", he might think you were unkind;

He's "a sexual crusader" who's "assertively inclined;"

As for all those scuzzy pushers hooking kids throughout the land,

They're now "inner city merchants with a product in demand;"

So make certain that you're careful with the words that you select;

And we guarantee you'll always be Politically Correct.

[Gandalph]

Just about the size of things these days Alan.

[Watchful]

Brilliant! Did you write that Alan? B)

[Gandalph]

No! I think he typed it Pushkin. :D

[catgate]

What I want to know is what is going to happen when the currently politically correct words come to mean, and are understood as, the same as the currently politically incorrect words, as most of them now are.

You can now say "He's Gay" but not "He's Queer", yet everyone knows what you mean.

I am still puzzled as to why it is perfectly acceptable to the PC lot and the the people from Scotland to be called Scots, but it is unacceptable to refer the people from Pakistan as Pakis. People from Poland and the PC lot find no fault with Poles.

[AlanHo]

Brilliant! Did you write that Alan? B)

If copy and paste from a friends Email counts as me writing it - the answer is ....er.....yes.

The truth is I didn't. I guess from the choice of words it was some gifted and brassed off American.

[andsome]

As I've said before, one of the worst offenders is the BBC. :D