Well on the topic of political correctness, my pet peeve would have to be using euphemisms. This happens a lot in my field of work (I work with people with disabilities). For example, if one of my clients is having a "behaviour" (temper tantrum) and I had to get them out of the environment, I would say I assisted so and so out of the room. Or I guided so and so out of the room. Really, I would have actually led them out or taken them out, but that isn't what people want to hear. Now of course, saying I forced someone to leave does have a negative conotation to it, even if all I did was link arms with someone and help them out of the room.
What also bugs me is when people say "oh fudge" or "sugar" instead of oh fuck or shit. They are purposely replacing one word with another, but the feeling behind the word is still the same. I think if you say sugar and really mean shit, it's just as "bad" (I don't think it's bad, but you know what I mean).
I mean in general, there are certain times when I try to remain politically correct, mostly with people I don't know and don't want to offend unintentionally. And I think some things are just inappropriate at certain times, but other than that, I'm pretty open and like to call things as I see them. Oh fudge! Haha, that so pisses me off.
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