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Political Correctness.......Words for Herds.

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I have noticed a few times, most recently in the reply post of "Michael O'Leary" July18 22:15 in the Medical forum ,responding to Tech2002 and his query about his enrollment problems when the line(assume any non-gender specific equivalent here), appeared when the word Airmen was used. Is this just sarcasm and or contempt for political correctness and all the stupid speak and fatigue this verbal brew seems to encompass, or is it just the continuation of the butchery of the English language to accommodate and placate those who wish to manipulate, rather than participate. My favorite P.C. term is Cannibalism- Inter-species dining,or Dead- Environmentally correct human. How about it folks, any favorites. (I remember our platoon PT shirts used to proudly proclaim our MOC...O31 Infantry( Death Tech). Wonder how that would go over now? See you in Kingston, cheers.
 
Exarecr said:
I have noticed a few times, most recently in the reply post of "Michael O'Leary" July18 22:15 in the Medical forum ,responding to Tech2002 and his query about his enrollment problems when the line(assume any non-gender specific equivalent here), appeared when the word Airmen was used. Is this just sarcasm and or contempt for political correctness and all the stupid speak and fatigue this verbal brew seems to encompass, or is it just the continuation of the butchery of the English language to accommodate and placate those who wish to manipulate, rather than participate. My favorite P.C. term is Cannibalism- Inter-species dining,or Dead- Environmentally correct human. How about it folks, any favorites. (I remember our platoon PT shirts used to proudly proclaim our MOC...O31 Infantry( Death Tech). Wonder how that would go over now? See you in Kingston, cheers.
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From Michael's post:

And for each condition, we have seen people come here and demand explanations why they couldn’t join, why they couldn’t ‘fulfill their dream’ of being a soldier, sailor or airman (assume any non-gender specific equivalent here).
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You are reading this post incorrectly; the reference is not made as a result of the term "airmen" being used. Read the whole sentence again without the soldier sailor or airmen term.

It says: "insert any non-gender specific equivelant here" ....

How about this:

And for each condition, we have seen people come here and demand explanations why they couldn’t join, why they couldn’t ‘fulfill their dream’ of being an artilleryman.
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Read it as:  infantrymen, artillerymen, storesmen ... etc etc. Does that make it more clear?

It is simply a way of adressing those who wear uniforms of Green, Blue or Black without having to break it down further into trades etc.

 
I used to like my civvy job title before I joined...

Gas Jockey = Petroleum Transfer Engineer

This ones funny though...

Mailman = Personperson

An oldy but a goody...

Short = vertically impaired

Vern, he's not looking to cause a ruckus, he posted this in radio chatter looking for some funny PC like terms for words that don't really require them, such as the three I posted above.  Besides, infantrymen, artillerymen and storesmen are all soldiers anyways, and if he was trying to say non-trade specific, I think he would've said that instead of "non-gender specific."  Besides, Michael is a big boy, if he's being mis-quoted I think he can stick up for himself.
 
Dead = living impaired  was always a favourite of mine.
 
You know society has gone down the PC toilet when they start saying 'Huperson'

I remember giving a teacher an odd look one day for telling the class it wasn't 'snowman' anymore, it was a 'snowperson'. 
 
Only if it doesn't have snowballs.
 
What I find most perplexing about the trend towards political correctness is that the word MAN in chairman, airman, etc... never referred t one sex specifically but rather to the fact that they're human (as in MANkind). I guess language is an evolving thing though and the term man is quickly being phased out in favour of person.
 
One that gets on my (man) tits is "womyn", used by the Gyno-Canadian (formerly known as females) Feminazis.  Get a friggin' grip.... >:(
 
niceasdrhuxtable said:
What I find most perplexing about the trend towards political correctness is that the word MAN in chairman, airman, etc... never referred t one sex specifically
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Yes, they did.

The female equivalent of "chairman" is "chairwoman". If a genderless version is needed, it's "president". Even more vulgar than "chairperson" is the practice of referring to the chairman or chairwoman as the "chair". That's what they sit in, not what they are.

"Airman" came about before women served in the armed forces, in anything other than a nursing capacity.
 
Next thing you know, someone will want to change the naval ranks.  "Oh leading seaperson....."  ::)
 
I agree with airmich, you're addressing the rank not the person let's not get carried away with being pc.  I personally detest the word ma'am.  Either use the proper rank - lieutenant - or sir, we haven't modified the male versions of any other rank structure.  
 
airmich said:
Next thing you know, someone will want to change the naval ranks.  "Oh leading seaperson....."  ::)
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The correct rank is "leading mermaid".
 
As far as I'm concerned, the word woman has man in it, therefore any position (airman, seaman, chairman, etc) is not specific to gender.

When UAVs first came on the scene, we all knew them as "Unmanned aerial vehicles."

Then some PC clown decided that they should be called "uninhabited aerial vehicles."  Of course, this would infer that pilots inhabit the aircraft they fly.  Sorry, but I don't take a cot out my aircraft and sleep in it everynight.  And I'm pretty sure that cooking off a Coleman stove from the cabin wouldn't be looked highly on.

Now it's back to unmanned...officially.  ::)
 
If idiots in influential places weren't dicking around with petty issues like this then they'd have more free time to screw up more important things.
 
Strike said:
As far as I'm concerned, the word woman has man in it, therefore any position (airman, seaman, chairman, etc) is not specific to gender.

When UAVs first came on the scene, we all knew them as "Unmanned aerial vehicles."

Then some PC clown decided that they should be called "uninhabited aerial vehicles."  Of course, this would infer that pilots inhabit the aircraft they fly.  Sorry, but I don't take a cot out my aircraft and sleep in it everynight.  And I'm pretty sure that cooking off a Coleman stove from the cabin wouldn't be looked highly on.

Now it's back to unmanned...officially.  ::)
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Really???  I though they were now known as UCAVs: Un- Crewed Aerial Vehicles.
 
That would be a drone I think, since a TUAV still has a crew -- on the ground.
 
Haggis said:
Really???  I though they were now known as UCAVs: Un- Crewed Aerial Vehicles.
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........And then there are the RPVs.    ;D    Remotely Piloted Vehicles.......and they all fall under the title UAVs when you start to look at the numerous types there are out there.......

Drones - UAVs that have programmed flights entered into their computers and do not communicate with the ground once launched.

RPVs - Remotely Piloted Vehicles that are piloted from a ground station through electronic communications.

UAVs - which can be programmed to fly without ground control, programmed to be piloted by a ground control station, or vehicles that are a combination of both.
 
Strike said:
And I'm pretty sure that cooking off a Coleman stove from the cabin wouldn't be looked highly on.
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Maybe that should read a Colewoman stove.  ;D  Just kidding!!!  ;)

The one that irks me is snowthrower vs. snowblower.  I mean really!!  ::)
 
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