Comments on: Santa-ese gets a makeover

By: outkast

outkast — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 04:07:48 +0000

Amen, Victoria.

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By: Victoria

Victoria — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:04:20 +0000

Outkast,

HIJACK – thats what is taking place.

Christmas – Winter break

Resurrection Sunday/Easter – Spring break

Homosexual – gay/gays

It obvious that these changes are all directed at the Christians and their beliefs -

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By: outkast

outkast — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:48:01 +0000

I say we keep the original definition of the word “Ho.” Why let our opponents hijack a perfectly good word?

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By: Victoria

Victoria — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:51:08 +0000

Political correctness POLICE, have now ‘LAW-ED’ itself, into the lives of those who are willing to change the definition of any word they like.

And who nominated the ‘definition police’? –

Etymology:
Middle English
Date:
15th century
Defintion:
—used especially to attract attention to something specified

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By: Peter L

Peter L — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:42:04 +0000

Too PC? Yes. Just about any word can eventually be used in a derogatory way, so perhaps we should just stop communicating.

I remember thinking back in the ERA days when all our generic uses of “man” were changed. I always knew when the head of a committee was a woman, just because she was called the chairperson. So, here is my new vocabulary list which eliminates all uses of “man” (I probaly am missing some):
We are a part of the huperson race or personkind.
The province in Canada will henceforth be called “Personatoba”.
The city in England (and its namesakes in the US and Canada) are Personchester.
Large houses are now personsions.
An order from a high official is a persondate.
The 10 Compersondments will still not be allowed in public places in the US.

And so on. So how ridiculous will the “ho, ho, ho” ban sound? Some of you have already shown us.

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By: RR

RR — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:50:00 +0000

Outkast, I don’t remember that line from it, but maybe, yeah.

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By: outkast

outkast — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:45:34 +0000

RR: Was that the “Merry Christmas, D—-t” sketch?

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By: metanoia

metanoia — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:17:56 +0000

I’m all for the ruling. After all, we wouldn’t want to offend respectable prostitutes.

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By: trr

trr — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:55:58 +0000

The kids may have not known what it meant before, but they probably will now.

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By: RR

RR — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:53:40 +0000

18, hey, you’re right. At least as far back as Eddie Murphy on SNL. In one sketch he played a lo-rent pimp dressed as Santa Claus and announced a sale, of sorts. Those of you who remember the sketch will forgive me for not writing it all out. Those who don’t … really didn’t miss much.

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