Do you say what you mean!
a movie is Gay as it has strong Homosexual connotations. Likewise we wouldn’t say “I’ feeling rather Queer today” or worse still “I’m feeling a little Queer today” (as in performing an action).
More PC terms:
A person of colour– anyone who isn’t white skinned.
Folically challenged, Bald.
Chairperson, previously Chairman.
Other abled, previously disabled.
Aurally challenged, Deaf.
Visually challenged/impaired, Blind.
Alcohol dependant. An alcoholic.
Substance abuse, Taking drugs (recreational).
A waste disposal operative, a person who collects rubbish.
A highway hygiene operative, a road sweeper.
Homemaker, previously housewife.
There are many more and they are worth checking out if only for their comic value, here are some from www.bored.com
Censorship – Selective Speech
Cheating – Academic Dishonesty
China – Porcelain
Chronically Late – Temporarily Challenged
Clumsy – uniquely coordinated
Commercial Fisherman – Flipper Whipper
Computer Illiterate – Technologically Challenged
Corpse – Permanently Static Post-Human Mass
Corpse / Stiff – Metabolically Challenged
Corpse / Stiff – Terminally Inconvenienced
Cowardly – Challenge Challenged
Cowboys – bovine control officers
Crackpot – certified astrological consultant, certified crystal therapist, or certified past-life regression hypnotist
Crime Rate – street activity index
So in conclusion, it’s definitely worth doing your homework before launching yourself verbally into the mass communication world. Take a bit of time to do some research and think before you speak, it will not only give you an insight into cultural language but can be very entertaining.
Finally something you should never say to an English man “you lucky dog, why are you so Gay today?” and never say to an English woman “You butterfly, your eyes are like a cow’s”
BE CAREFUL!!
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