Thread: Political correctness gone mad

Originally Posted by Saitch

Wouldn't "Never Ever" equate to "Finite"?

No. InFinite.

Originally Posted by Tins

No. InFinite.

Hmm. 'Never' means 'Not at all' and 'Ever' means 'Eternal'. ergo: 'Not at all eternal'!

Originally Posted by Saitch

Hmm. 'Never' means 'Not at all' and 'Ever' means 'Eternal'. ergo: 'Not at all eternal'!

Which is why my F was upper case. Subtle, huh?

l had a customer berate me once because l used the word 'she' in a sentence.
The battle axe reckons 'she' is the cat's mother. l never worked that one out. Very offensive to our animal friends though

That’s a term I never understood either - ‘she’s the cats mother’ - no idea what it means. Can you still say ‘he’ - or is he the cats farther???

Originally Posted by Arapiles

When I’m filling in forms I usually cross out “gender” and write “sex” and then tick the correct box.

When I’m filling out forms and they ask if I’m Torres Straits or Aboriginal I write “racism”
Why does it matter if I’m Torres Straits or Aboriginal ???

Originally Posted by Homestar

That’s a term I never understood either - ‘she’s the cats mother’ - no idea what it means. Can you still say ‘he’ - or is he the cats farther???

l googled it.
But in my conversation I wasn't being rude as I did not know the name of the person to use it.
ie. the was a lady walking along the foot path and she tripped and fell.
do l hold investigations into the identity of the said lady before I speak? I reckon the battle axe got the cane often in english classes for grammar and was bitter that I was not a conformist.

this on google.

Back in the 1800’s & into the 1900’s, the word “she” was commonly thought of as an abbreviation for “she-cat,” or adult female cat. It was considered proper to refer to a woman being talked about by her name or title rather that “she.” My understanding is that if back then a child had said, "Aunt Sarah is a good cook. She makes great pies & cakes,” the common rebuke would be, “Who’s ‘she,’ the cat’s mother?” This was a way to remind someone to use the woman’s name or title rather than the word “she.”

So I presume the proper speak would be as below?.
"Aunt Sarah is a good cook. Aunt Sarah makes great pies & cakes,”

Originally Posted by Gav 110

When I’m filling out forms and they ask if I’m Torres Straits or Aboriginal I write “racism”
Why does it matter if I’m Torres Straits or Aboriginal ???

Because they want to know for information purposes.

I understand that dating websites give you options to nominate your race and/or ethnicity - is that racist?