Euphemisms of the Politically Correct Persuasion

[Boerseun]

wife: "Does my *** look big in this dress?"

Me: "Your *** looks big in anything."

OUT: Suicide

IN: Self-induced metabolic deprivation

[alexander]

speaking of bums, if you haven't seen this yet, enjoy, no wait the other thing:

 

http://www.weirdthings.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/well-answer-her-does-that-thong-make-her-***-look-big.jpg

[Turtle]

OUT: Lunatic fringe

 

IN: Teaparty

[Cephalover]

I worked as a gas station attendant at a full service station for years. One of my coworkers was fond of referring to us as "Petroleum distribution technicians".

[DFINITLYDISTRUBD]

OUT: Lunatic fringe

 

IN: Teaparty

Meh....

:phones: Teaparty's all right but Red Rider is by far a better band IMHO (though Tom's solo works are somewhat questionable:hihi:)

 

mynah- Just read an advice column with the phrase "inappropriate elimination".

 

Turned out to mean your dog pees on the carpet.:)

And here I thought it meant "impromptu assassination" (wah wah waaaaah)

 

OUT: slavery

 

IN: employed

 

OUT: poor white trash

 

IN: middle class

[Turtle]

OUT: snide remark

 

IN: polite question

[DFINITLYDISTRUBD]

OUT-Hipster

 

In- maladjusted boomer

 

OUT- hippie

 

IN-Chemically altered activist

 

OUT-Deadhead:hal_skeleton: ;) :(

[sigh][sob]

In-???????????????

[alexander]

out: pornography

in: erotically salacious entertainment business

 

out: pornographic movie

in: human reproduction reenactment entertainment video

 

out: love

in: constellation of emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong affection or profound oneness stimulated by increased releases of pheromones, dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin, to the brain; in certain situations, further stimulated by oxytocin, vasopressin and endorphin

[DFINITLYDISTRUBD]

OUT-common sense

 

IN-communism

[Racoon]

Nice turtle :hihi: - How PC of you

 

Out: Retard

In: Short Bus Rider

 

Out: Racist

In: I was right about Obama being just a puppet of the NWO elite

[jedaisoul]

Tried-n-true example:

Out: garbage man

In: sanitation engineer

It occurs to me to question whether "garbage man" ever was the official job title? If not, then this may merely confuse a colloquialism with a job title.

 

On a serious note, there can be a downside to job title inflation. For example a sales person may be titled "sales manager", in which case, a sales manager may be titled "sales director". But the title "director" can have specific legal implications.

 

In the UK (at least) company directors can be held personally liable for the company's debts if they acted "ultra vires" the company. That's a technical term for doing something that either:

a) Was not in the company's memorandum and articles of association. Or...

:D Was against the interests of the shareholders of the company.

 

So if you are offered the job title "director of ...", think twice. You could be taking on more than just a fancy title! :hihi: