The pharisaical, malefic, and incogitant Guidelines for Bias-Free Writing is a product of the pointy-headed wowsers at the Association of American University Presses who established a Task Force on Bias-Free Language filled with cranks, pokenoses, blowhards, four-flushers, and pettifogs. This foolish and contemptible product of years wasted in mining the shafts of indignation has been […]
Political Correctness Quotes
I find it shameful that in obedience to the stupid, vile, dishonest, and for them extremely advantageous fashion of Political Correctness the usual opportunists – or better the usual parasites – exploit the word Peace. That in the name of the word Peace, by now more debauched than the words Love and Humanity, they absolve […]
The principal author of the text, Ms. Schwartz – (I apologize. In the first chapter of Guidelines, titled “Gender,” it says, in Section 1.41, lines 4-5: “Scholars normally refer to individuals solely by their full or last names, omitting courtesy titles.”) The principal author of the text, Schwartz – (No, I’m afraid that won’t do. […]
The two pillars of ‘political correctness’ are, a) willful ignorance, and b) a steadfast refusal to face the truth.
Being Politically Correct means always having to say you’re sorry.
(Because it begins with the masculine-sounding “his,” the word “history” has been banned at Stockport College in Manchester, England… No word, though, about that offensive first syllable of “Manchester.” John Leo “U.S. News and World Report” August 21, 2000) – Dear Rick, Thank you for asking about the article in such a polite manner. So […]
I am surprised that we can still use the word “sinister,” since it derives from the word for left-handedness. It is probably only a matter of time before we hear about “handism” from politically correct quarters.
I wish for you the courage to call it what it is: Political correctness is just tyranny with manners. Let’s face it: Who here can say what you really believe? Who here doesn’t edit your words and cleanse your thoughts to mollify the reactionaries? Whose zeal and fervor and passion for greatness isn’t straitjacketed by […]
It is in vain to set up a language police to stem living developments.
After a couple of years with the culturally correct crosshairs trained on my chest, I must admit it was a whole lot easier being Moses. But I can say this: get involved with a politically unpopular cause and you’ll quickly find out who your friends are. I’ve been blasted from Time Magazine to The Washington […]
