The Floating Island of the Sleeping God wrote:Lavan Tiri wrote:I like polite people, but there's a difference between common courtesy and political correctness. I most hate other blacks who get offended when I say "black", when it's just easier than saying "African-American".
See, that's one where every informed person agrees that it's just stupid. Mostly because most black people have so little African ancestry any more that to call them African-anything is just about wrong.
Yeah, but some of them still act like I hate them.
Also, if we're supposed to treat disabled people like regular people, then why can't some realtors use the terms "walk-in closet, great view," and " nice acoustics", for fear of offending some disabled customers, and being sued, since if your feelings were hewt oo can soo dem fo lossa money.