An elderly female colleague of mine (who is, incidentally, the nicest woman in the world) has been reprimanded in my office for saying something was a bit queer, as in, something was a bit odd or strange - no homophobic interpretation intended at all. She's been in tears for some of the day because she's so upset. Is this an example of political correctness gone mad?
2007-06-07 23:45:13 · 24 answers · asked by calebolly 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Yes it is. She's obviously of an entirely different generation, and meant no offence at all. I feel sorry for her, and your boss must be a moron!
2007-06-07 23:49:07 · answer #1 · answered by Pseudonym45 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2016-11-07 22:46:20 · answer #2 · answered by lanman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/watson-jones/alphabet/political-correctness.html
http://www.capc.co.uk/
Political Correctness is insanity of the worse kind! Do we really need a bunch of uninformed idiots telling us what speech etc is wrong or right? NO!
I really sorry for your friend - the word 'queer' means strange, odd, not quite right and has been adopted by bigots to describe homosexuals (as away from the norm - but what can be determined as normal?)
Mike
2007-06-08 04:18:49 · answer #3 · answered by mike4nick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Awwwww..........that's not fair! Poor lady. I don't know why political correctness and commonsense can't some how come together and be friends! I can't believe the person who reprimanded her can't see the context in what she meant when she said queer? Can't some one in the office have a chat to the boss and explain?
2007-06-08 00:08:51 · answer #4 · answered by sydney77 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!!! Obviously who ever reprimanded her is not only showing their ignorance of the English language but is demonstrating a complete lack of management skills in speaking to her in front of other members of staff over a remark where the word was used in context with no possibility of misinterpretation.Your friend should claim harassment!!!!
2007-06-07 23:54:29 · answer #5 · answered by harryhotun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they cant reprimand her for that as queer means odd or strange, she could probably sue that company for stress due to an unfair reprimand. political correctness definitely gone mad lol
2007-06-11 12:03:39 · answer #6 · answered by chicfest81 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Political Correctness IS mad.
2007-06-07 23:49:29 · answer #7 · answered by Nexus6 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Poor lady. My mum says stuff like that all the time. I don't think anyone really takes offence at older people using that, because its just an example of a word that's changed in use since their day.
2007-06-07 23:49:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, that is!
Everythings gone PC mad, like you can't say someone is a patient anymore! The pc term is service user. Or call a blackboard a blackboard!
Oh and brainstorming? Nope thats not pc either.
You can't speak without fear of offending someone.
2007-06-08 00:37:07 · answer #9 · answered by sparkle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Correct.
2007-06-07 23:53:56 · answer #10 · answered by alienwhoseshiplandedonearth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no doubt about I am gay and if I had heard this lady say that there is no way I would of been offended I would of known exactly what she meant I it is high time that the political corectness idiots got themselves sorted and stoped telling us what to do and the same goes with the health and saftey brigrade
2007-06-08 06:53:12 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋