GE 5

• Political correctness


  Language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society
• Politically correct language


  Polite words and phrases used to replace potentially derogatory or insulting language, so that we can talk about something negative or controversial without causing offence

  
• Sexist language


  • Language which excludes one sex or the other, or which suggests that one sex is superior to the other
  • A form of biased language
  • Inherently discriminatory language, either written or spoken, that implies an unjustified sexual bias against a group or an individual, usually women, but sometimes men
• Politically correct euphemisms help us to avoid discriminating against other people on the grounds of

  • Age
  • Appearance
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Personality
  • Race
  • Relationship status
  • Religion
  • Social status
  • Work
• Poor


  • Economically challenged
• Janitor


  • Sanitation engineer
• Illegal aliens


  • Undocumented immigrants
• Actress


  • Actor
• Garbage man


  • Sanitation engineer
• Old people


  • Senior Citizen
• The dead


  • The deceased/The late
• Spokesman


  • Spokesperson
• Fireman


  • Firefighter
• Chairman


  • Chairperson
• Manpower


  • Human resource
• Businessman


  • Entrepreneur
• Waitress


  • Server
• Stewardess


  • Flight Attendant
• Policeman


  • Police Officer
• Cameraman


  • Camera operators
• The disabled

  • People with disabilities
• Blind

  • Visually challenged
• Deaf

  • Hearing impaired
• Fat

  • Gravitationally challenged
• Prostitute

  • Sex care provider
• Husband/Wife

  • Partner
• Merry Christmas

  • Season's greetings
• Freshman

  • First year student
• Gay


  Gay
• Outdoor urban dwellers


  Outdoor urban dwellers
• Reality challenged


  Reality challenged
• Sexually dysfunctional


  Sexually dysfunctional
• Sex worker / Sex care provider

  Sex worker / Sex care provider
• Intellectually impaired / Unschooled


  Intellectually impaired / Unschooled
• Ethically disorientated


  Ethically disorientated
• Sanitation Engineer


  Sanitation Engineer
• Emotional rape


  Emotional rape
• Equal opportunity prostitute


  Equal opportunity prostitute
• Economically marginalised


  Economically marginalised
• Newcomer


  Newcomer