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More or less my feelings exactly. Sadly, living in the USA is also where this political correctness crap has really settled in mainstream. Fat people, ugly people, thing people, beautiful people, everyone thinks they have some right to be perfect in EVERYONE's eyes, or at least that anyone who doesn't feel that way should never even look in their general direction. It's called freedom of thought and freedom of speech people. Seriously, these rules have worked for the past 200+ years in this country, why the hell are we reneging on them now?
There was a story (if I can find it, I'll link it) a while back where a teacher got suspended and I believe fired for using the word "niggardly" in class.
Main Entry: nig·gard·ly
Pronunciation: -lE
Function: adjective
1 : grudgingly mean about spending or granting : BEGRUDGING
2 : provided in meanly limited supply
synonym see STINGY
- nig·gard·li·ness noun
- niggardly adverb
This word has nothing offensive about it, but a black student was offended because in his ignorance he believed the word had to do with "nigger". Even though this is OBVIOUSLY not the case, the school sided with the student to "be safe". W-T-F?
If words bother you that much, too damned bad. As I said before, get over yourself!
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