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Originally Posted by CampingCarl
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CampingCarl, these forums are used for intellectual conversation. If you have nothing of value to add to the conversation, don't bother posting.
(sorry mods for stepping in)
Ok, as far as "mankind" is concerned....
We have had many discussions at TFP on the labeling of pretty much everything and how everyone has some gripe about it. We have words to describe gender, race, color, sexual preference, political agenda....the list goes on.
What amazes me is a word like "mankind" is supposed to be inclusive of everyone on the planet without exception, yet there are still people out there that pick this word apart because they associate it with a label.
Retarded is only un-PC because people make it that way. It only became offensive because school children were calling their non-mentally challenged friends "retards" or "tards". So, in an effort to curb the usage of the word, PC Police decide, even though it is part of another clinically and medically appropriate word, to suddenly become offended at an offshoot of the word "mental retardation".
Sure, I do think that our language is constantly changing and new words will continue to be added. If people could just shut the fuck up once in a while and stop being so hypersensitive about a fucking word, this world would be so much more pleasant.