Politically Correct Terms
New Official Politically Correct Terms for the 90’s
OLD—————NEW
conservative–reactionary
the establishment–white power elite
hearing person–temporarily aurally abled
sighted person–temporarily visually abled
blind–visually challenged
mute–vocally challenged
deaf–aurally challenged
dead–metabolically different
alive–temporarily metabolically abled
ugly–aesthetically challenged
fat–gravitationally challenged
heavy-set–people of mass
rude–politically correct
psychopath–socially misaligned
crooked–ethically challenged
klutzy–kinesthetically challenged
bald–follicularly challenged
short–differently statured
non-white, non-male oppressed–white melanin impoverished / genetically oppressive
white male–oppressor
black–african-american
asian–asian-american
afro-american–african-american
minority group–numerically challenged group; under-represented population
black–person of color
Chicano–person of color
weird green freak–person of color
female–person of gender
drooling drunk idiot–person on floor
group of blacks–Under-Represented population of persons of color
Group of Whites–L.A.P.D.
woman–womyn
women–wymin
girl–pre-womyn
man–oppressor
boy–oppressor-to-be
pregnancy–parasitic oppression
janitor–sanitation engineer
disabled car-mechanically challenged car
dish washer–utensil sanitizer
dairy–where cows are raped
ranch–where cattle are murdered
egg ranch–where hens are raped
biology department–where animals are tortured and then murdered to fulfill the sadistic fantasies of white male scientist lackeys of theimperialist drug companies
fishing–raping the oceans
farming– exploiting mother earth
nhl hockey–uniformed fascists vying for superiority
paper bag– processed tree carcass
Many of the labels from the 80’s are now passe. Here is a partial list of the denotations that are now acceptable (all labels are subject to change without notice).
old 80’s/90’s
deaf/hearing impaired/aurally challenged
blind /sight impaired/visually challenged
retarded/mentally handicapped/mentally challenged
queer/gay/homosexual/queer (strange but true)
fat/big boned/alternative body image