Politically incorrect victor hugo

[theavonlady 2]

Idiots!

[FetishFool 0]

Oh my god.

That's what you get for giving equal rights.

Something similiar is happening here in North America:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm....es_dc_3

Women activists are protesting against violent video game commercials that air during prime time - A timeslot when movies like Rambo air every day.

[theavonlady 2]

Now this is fun! Let's try some other titles.

Lon Chaney Jr., whose father played Quasimodo in the original silent film, was himself famous for his playing the "The Hirsutic Lycanthrope".

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (theavonlady @ June 30 2002,16:08)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Now this is fun! Let's try some other titles.

Lon Chaney Jr., whose father played Quasimodo in the original silent film, was himself famous for his playing the "The Hirsutic Lycanthrope".

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Um. Wouldn't that be "The Caninally Gifted, Humanly Challanged Hirsute?"

As for the other, surely that would be "The Rearwardly-Vertically Over-Advantaged...etc?"

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What's that say? "If you are reading this, you are probably peeing on your boots.."

[WKK Gimbal 0]

I hate "political correctness". In most cases I find that it's more insulting because it treats the group or person in question, like they have something to be ashamed of.

What's wrong will calling a spastic a spastic. It's not like they get insulted by it - it's rather those who make up the covering terms, like motorically challenged who are afraid of being offended.

Edit: Regarding the play, if the huntchback is taken out of his role as a freak hiding from the world, by covering up his disability with PC words, then where's the point of the whole story gone to??!! The whole play suddently becomes "Plot challenged".

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Yes originally that was an acceptable name for someone with "special needsâ„¢", however it was then used as a derogatory term for them, as an insult, thus it stopped being acceptable.

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What's that say? "If you are reading this, you are probably peeing on your boots.."<span id='postcolor'>

That is hilarious! Well done!

[EveronVetsAgainstTheWar 1]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (WKK Gimbal @ July 01 2002,07:56)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">What's wrong will calling a spastic a spastic. It's not like they get insulted by it - it's rather those who make up the covering terms, like motorically challenged who are afraid of being offended.<span id='postcolor'>

The same thing thats wrong with calling a black person a n*****.

Its derogatory.

And as I am a so-called "hunchback" (My spine is crooked in a g rotesque manner) I take great offense to the title and have been called "Quasimodo" on numerous occasions.

[Warin 0]

The problem is not the concept of being sensitive to other people who are different.  The problem is when it's taken to such extremes that this sort of thing is not only acceptable, but done as a matter of course.

What the world of pro PC folks need is a sharp kick in the pants, fllowed by an explanation of the concept of free thought and intelligent discussion... because most PC mavins seem to lack an understanding of those concepts.

Edit: After showing this to one of my Tolkien Fanatic friends, I was told that there was a suggestion that they change the title of the second LotR movie from 'The Two Towers' to something else...to avoid disturbinganyone with WTC problems. I said 'WTC? Arent the two towers Orthanc and Barad Dur?'

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (residuum @ June 30 2002,19:21)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (WKK Gimbal @ July 01 2002,07:56)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">What's wrong will calling a spastic a spastic. It's not like they get insulted by it - it's rather those who make up the covering terms, like motorically challenged who are afraid of being offended.<span id='postcolor'>

The same thing thats wrong with calling a black person a n*****.  

Its derogatory.

And as I am a so-called "hunchback" (My spine is crooked in a g rotesque manner) I take great offense to the title and have been called "Quasimodo" on numerous occasions.

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I'm truley sorry if I caused offence further up. However, I tend to believe that the word used for an impairment or infirmity is only as offensive as the intent behind it, and I wasn't deriding people with a physical affliction, rather those people dumb enough to believe that screaming "Foul" when a word is used in innocence is going to have a positive effect.

Quasimodo is actually a heroic character, though I suspect that the assholes that called you that thought that Hugo was one of the co-writrs of Asterix. If they even knew who the hell Asterix was.

My gripe is with people who think that supressing an aspect of human culture which is regarded as perhaps a masterpiece, will change the way that imbeceiles think about them. It won't. Whatever new word or phrase is chosen today to try and skirt around a delicate issue, in time will become just as derisive as any that have been used and accepted previously. Trying to change the language won't change the way people think. That is the real change needed.

But don't hold your breath