| Official Politically Correct Terms | ||
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Many former labels are now passé. This roster of Politically Correct terms denotes some newly accepted additions. Compliance with current P C usage is mandatory. WARNING: all labels are subject to change without notice. |
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| Old | Transitional | New |
| alive | spirited | temporarily metabolically able |
| dead | deceased | metabolically different |
| disabled | handicapped | differently abled |
| hearing person | sound enhanced | temporarily aurally able |
| deaf | hearing impaired | aurally challenged |
| sighted person | sight enhanced | temporarily visually able |
| blind | sight impaired | visually challenged |
| dumb | mute | vocally challenged |
| stupid | airhead | cognitively disengaged |
| retarded | mentally handicapped | mentally challenged |
| crazy | mentally ill | selectively perceptive |
| schizoid | bifurcated | value added |
| psychopath | disturbed | socially misaligned |
| depression | mood repressed | optimism depleted |
| addict | dependent | habituated |
| drunk | stoned | wasted |
| tramp | homeless | optionally residential |
| prejudiced | bigoted | biased |
| belligerent | argumentative | feisty |
| dispute | confrontation | attitude adjustment |
| rude | insensitive | politically correct |
| discrimination | profile quota | affirmative action |
| bald | hirsute impaired | follicularly challenged |
| ugly | unbeautiful | aesthetically challenged |
| fat | calorically enhanced | alternative body image |
| short | altitude denied | vertically challenged |
| senior citizen | oldster/geriatric | chronologically advanced |
| ordinary | common | trivial |
| queer | gay/homosexual | queer |
| pregnancy | male exploitation | parasitic oppression |
| female | woman | superior sex |
| girl | pre-woman | gyno-american trainee |
| boy | pre-man | underdeveloped sexist |
| male | man | inferior genetic specimen |
| negro | black | african-american |
| afro-american | black | african-american |
| asian | oriental | asian-american |
| white | melanin impoverished | genetically oppressive |
| white male | The Man | The Oppressor |
| The People | The Rainbow Populace | The Oppressed Masses |
| The Establishment | White Power Elite | Them |
| conservative | traditionalist | reactionary |
| liberal | progressive | radical extremist |
| ghetto | ethnic enclave | minority microcosm |
| slum | poverty district | repression zone |
| poor | deprived/underclass | monetarily deficient |
| rich | privileged/upperclass | economically advantaged |
| whore | hooker | intimate care provider |
| housewife | homemaker | domestic technician |
| janitor | custodian | sanitation engineer |
| dish washer | kitchen helper | utensil sanitizer |
| paper bag | unrecycled pulp | processed tree carcass |
| lumber mill | timber exploitation | forest desecration |
| dairy | bovine exploitation | where cows are raped |
| ranch | beef sacrifice | where cattle are murdered |
| egg ranch | chick abortion | where hens are raped |
| farming | crop exploitation | raping Mother Earth |
| fishing | sea creature exploitation | raping the oceans |
| hunting | blood sport | fauna assassin |
| biology lab | nature experimentation | biota torture chamber |