O/T Political Correctness

[CAMiller]

Discussed at length on here and I've often mentioned how the organisation I work for here in the US lean heavily towards a PC culture. I was therefore shocked to see the following headline on our employee web site today:-

Room change for SS mtg. Aug. 6

Blimey! Hope the Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer doesn't get wind of it

[Pattylallacks2]

Only following orders.

[gm_gm]

We need to be fully inclusive CAM, LGBTQVG++SS

[Ronners]

We need to be fully inclusive CAM, LGBTQVG++SS

It looks like the dyslexia alphabet gm

[Lasterman]

We need to be fully inclusive CAM, LGBTQVG++SS

ACDEFHIJKMNOPRTUWXY and Z are furious.

[CAMiller]

We need to be fully inclusive CAM, LGBTQVG++SS

I'll make that suggestion gm_gm.

I recently learned a new word after seeing this message:

Last winter the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, Equity & Inclusion announced the creation of three employee resource networks (ERNs). The new ERNs are now up and running and providing benefits similar to employee resource groups to people with diversabilities, veterans and Native Americans.

Diversabilities? (even the spell checker doesn't like it). I thought it was a typo until I looked it up. Apparently disability has negative connotations (lacking in ability) so it's being replaced with diversability (abilities that are different).

Hopefully we don't have to rewrite history. "That diversability kid. Sure plays a mean pinball" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

[CTMilller]

Discussed at length on here and I've often mentioned how the organisation I work for here in the US lean heavily towards a PC culture. I was therefore shocked to see the following headline on our employee web site today:-

Room change for SS mtg. Aug. 6

Blimey! Hope the Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer doesn't get wind of it

That reminded me of the old Prisoner-0f-War Camp joke, CAM.

(Over the camp PA system - with German accent)

"Achtung, achtung! Ve are pleased to tell you zat zere vill be a change of clothing today.

Hut 7 vill change vith Hut 3...Hut 9 vill change vith Hut 2..."


Totally unrelated to your point and not that funny, I know, but it sparked the memory!

[gm_gm]

That reminded me of the old Prisoner-0f-War Camp joke, CAM.

(Over the camp PA system - with German accent)

"Achtung, achtung! Ve are pleased to tell you zat zere vill be a change of clothing today.

Hut 7 vill change vith Hut 3...Hut 9 vill change vith Hut 2..."


Totally unrelated to your point and not that funny, I know, but it sparked the memory!

Not your best work CT but still better than Brin, divisibility in joke mode

[frogmiller]

Not your best work CT but still better than Brin, divisibility in joke mode

You're right Gm. I've read it 4 times and with as many accents an still can't get a rise. Back to the strummer!

[CTMilller]

Absolutely right, chaps. I was really in two minds about posting.

If in doubt leave it out...