Political Correctness Gone Mad

Oh dear on the bbc news they are apparently changing wording in kids books in case someone takes offence or creates bullying they are really getting silly now . Apparently wierd is one of those words being removed . Others are fat , ugly and crazy in case it upsets someone . Not ladylike is now replaced with undignified , formidable female is now formidable woman . Mother and father is now parents and cloud men are now cloud people , it goes on utter crazyness its political correctness gone mad . What sort of world are we leaving our kids , oh my god .

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helenS · 36-40, F

Spiderman will be renamed "Spiderperson" soon 🤭
... and Supergirl? We need a new name for her too!

SW-User

@helenS I think "girl" is ok. It's "female" that people seem to have a problem with at the moment🤷‍♂️

BohemianBoo · M

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helenS · 36-40, F

@SW-User No more female super-heroes then?

Flipper111 · 51-55, M

@helenS @helenS no more gender specific at all…

helenS · 36-40, F

@Flipper111 Actually English is already a comparatively neutered language. A teacher is a teacher = a person who teaches, and the word does not indicate that person's gender in any way.
Totally different in French, for example.

SW-User

@helenS To be honest, German has already neutered the female: Das Mädchen!

Flipper111 · 51-55, M

@helenS of course superlatives aren’t politically correct either.

helenS · 36-40, F

@SW-User ... whereas the Sun is female and the Moon is male, in German! Makes no sense, but - hey, it's language! In French, the Sun is male (le soleil) and the Moon is female (la lune).

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@helenS bestimmt

helenS · 36-40, F

@Flipper111 Yes superlatives are double plus ungood.