JJuggle
2002-09-25, 05:44 PM
Checkernuts said: I think I would call it more on the lines of a Handjob. Yeah I know the sexual conotation behind that. And yeah I still would call that trick that however non PC it may be.
Chex - Your use of this term, I believe, is not particularly un-PC.
Political correctness generally refers to the use of bigoted, racist, prejudiced or biased terms OR terms that are non-preferred by the group being referred to. This is not a complete definition, but, I think, generally understood.
For example, the use of the term "gimp" for disabled folks is definitely un-PC.
So given the prevalence of sexual innuendo and double-entendre virtually in every medium of popular culture in the west, I think it is safe to assume that your use of this term is perfectly PC. (The issues of this being a globally accessible newsgroup notwithstanding). TV, radio, advertising, comics, etc all aimed at a wide audience and broadcast at all hours of the day and disseminated in the most public of places all use fairly sexually explicit language, much of it not nearly as clever, in this case, as yours, without restraint.
Un-PC no. Rude and inappropriate? That is another question.
I'll say, again, that this newsgroup is frequented by children and others who may not appreciate this. I'll say again, that many of the people on this newsgroup are strangers to us (our common interest in unicycling notwithstanding) and it is, again, unlikely that such statements would be made in person in the presence of those gathered here.
I am not telling anyone what to do. Categorically not. I am suggesting only that we be AWARE that each of us MAKES a CHOICE in deciding how to communicate on this forum.
I'd also like to point out that the while the "PC movement" has its excesses it is in and of itself not something bad. When PC attempts to censor legitimate debate or ideas, it becomes onerous; when it is merely trying to point the way towards respect for the rights and feelings of others it is a guide for all of us in how to behave decently. Being un-PC is something to be proud of only in the proper context.
Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ
Chex - Your use of this term, I believe, is not particularly un-PC.
Political correctness generally refers to the use of bigoted, racist, prejudiced or biased terms OR terms that are non-preferred by the group being referred to. This is not a complete definition, but, I think, generally understood.
For example, the use of the term "gimp" for disabled folks is definitely un-PC.
So given the prevalence of sexual innuendo and double-entendre virtually in every medium of popular culture in the west, I think it is safe to assume that your use of this term is perfectly PC. (The issues of this being a globally accessible newsgroup notwithstanding). TV, radio, advertising, comics, etc all aimed at a wide audience and broadcast at all hours of the day and disseminated in the most public of places all use fairly sexually explicit language, much of it not nearly as clever, in this case, as yours, without restraint.
Un-PC no. Rude and inappropriate? That is another question.
I'll say, again, that this newsgroup is frequented by children and others who may not appreciate this. I'll say again, that many of the people on this newsgroup are strangers to us (our common interest in unicycling notwithstanding) and it is, again, unlikely that such statements would be made in person in the presence of those gathered here.
I am not telling anyone what to do. Categorically not. I am suggesting only that we be AWARE that each of us MAKES a CHOICE in deciding how to communicate on this forum.
I'd also like to point out that the while the "PC movement" has its excesses it is in and of itself not something bad. When PC attempts to censor legitimate debate or ideas, it becomes onerous; when it is merely trying to point the way towards respect for the rights and feelings of others it is a guide for all of us in how to behave decently. Being un-PC is something to be proud of only in the proper context.
Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ