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List Politically Correct Terms

The document provides a list of politically correct terms as alternatives to terms that could be seen as offensive or exclusionary. Some examples include using "fire fighter" instead of "fireman", "visually impaired" instead of "blind", and "differently abled" instead of "disabled". The list is arranged alphabetically and covers terms related to various identities and characteristics. The author acknowledges that some of the politically correct terms seem awkward but hopes the list is helpful for being sensitive in language use.

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List Politically Correct Terms

The document provides a list of politically correct terms as alternatives to terms that could be seen as offensive or exclusionary. Some examples include using "fire fighter" instead of "fireman", "visually impaired" instead of "blind", and "differently abled" instead of "disabled". The list is arranged alphabetically and covers terms related to various identities and characteristics. The author acknowledges that some of the politically correct terms seem awkward but hopes the list is helpful for being sensitive in language use.

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A List of Politically Correct Terms

spandan.gr8st@gmail.com

By Spandan Shrestha

In the 21st century, you should not use the term such as fireman to refer to someone whos involved in the fire-fighting business: you should call him/her a fire fighter. You should be aware of the importance of the efforts that should be taken for the inclusiveness and acceptance of diverse lifestyle. Let me exemplify: a person who has lost his eye-sight, if called as a bilind, maybe offended. Rather, you have to call him/her using the politically-correct term: visually impaired. According to Wikipedia, the free online encyclopdia, Political correctness (adjectivally, politically correct; both forms commonly abbreviated to PC) is a term used to describe language, ideas, policies, or behaviour seen as seeking to minimise offence to racial, cultural, or other identity groups. To help you be perfectly politically-correct, here are a list of such kinds of terms, arranged in alphabetical order: (:D) A criminal: Unsavoury character Bald: Follically challenged Blind: Visually impaired Body Odour: Non-discretionary fragrance Cowardly: Challenge Challenged Deaf: Hearing impaired Dead: Living impaired Dish Washer: Utensil sanitiser Disabled: Differently-able Dorm: Residence Hall Fail student: Passing impaired Fat: Gravitationally challenged Homeless: Residentially flexible Handicapped: Physically challenged Ignorant: Factually unencumbered Incompetent: Uniquely Proficient Janitor: Sanitation engineer Large Nosed: Nasally gifted Lazy: Energetically declined Mankind: Humankind Old Person: Senior Citizens Poor: Economically marginalised Quiet: Conversational minimalist

Really Big Nosed: Nasally disadvantaged Retarded: Mentally challenged Refugee: Asylum seekers Runny Nose: Nasally gifted Short: Vertically challenged Shy: Conversationally selective Skinny: Skeletally prominent Tall: Vertically enhanced Ugly: Facially challenged Unemployed: Involuntarily leisured Woman: Womyn Wrong: Differently logical I think that the above list is quite comprehensive, though by no means complete (oh, there are more of these terms which I thought were not worth mentioning). Of course, some of these terms seem awkward, funny, or even offensive, and it is your choice whether you want to use them or not. I use these sometimes just for the fun of it. And yes, some terms have more than one politically-correct term, like blind can be referred to as both `visually challenged and `visually impaired, and poor, as both `economically marginalised and `financially challenged . Again, it s your choice which term you want to useI just used the term that I preferred. Anyway, if you have any suggestions, comments, or criticisms, send it to me via the Comments section I have in my website, or directly e-mail me to spandan.gr8st@gmail.com. Thank you!

Note: This list has been compiled by collecting the most-appropriate (at least, in my opinion) politically-correct terms from various sources.

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