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| THE PC MANIFESTO |
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| FEATURING A PC PRIMER AND REVISED PC LEXICON |
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| By Saul Jerushalmy & Rens Zbignigwiuw X. |
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| COPYRIGHT 1992 - All Rights Reserved |
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"...In order to forge a cosmic accord of unprecedented unity and harmony,
The Politically Correct Movement demands that all people, regardless of
prior social preconditioning must accept the incipient world order that
will offer unlimited bliss and contentment. Dammit."
- Prof. Dr. Skippy "Tiang-Min" Whitmore
Berkeley CA, 1965
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PC PRIMER
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Q: WHAT IS P.C.?
PC stands for Politically Correct. We of the Politically Correct
philosophy believe in increasing a tolerance for a DIVERSITY of cultures,
race, gender, ideology and alternate lifestyles. Politically Correctness
is the only social and morally acceptable outlook. Anyone who disagrees
with this philosophy is bigoted, biased, sexist, and/or closed-minded.
Q: WHY SHOULD I BE PC?
Being PC is fun. PCism is not just an attitude, it is a way of life! PC
offers the satisfaction of knowing that you are undoing the social
evils of centuries of oppression.
Q: I AM A WHITE MALE. CAN I STILL BE PC?
Sure. You just have to feel very guilty.
Q: WHY?
If you are a white male, your ancestors were responsible for practically
every injustice in the world- slavery, war, genocide and plaid sportscoats.
That means that YOU are partially responsible for these atrocities. Now
it is time to balance the scales of justice for the descendants of those
individuals whose ancestors your ancestors pushed down.
Q: HOW?
It's simple. You've got to be careful what you say, what you think, and
what you do. You just don't want to offend anyone.
Q: YOU MEAN I SHOULD GUARD AGAINST OFFENDING ANYONE?
That's right. Being offensive is destructive, and will not make the world
a harmonious utopia, like in John Lennon's IMAGINE.
Q: HOW ELSE CAN I BE PC?
Oh, there are lots of ways. For example, why buy regular ice cream when you
can buy "Rain Forest Crunch?" Segrega..whoops..separate all of your garbage
into different containers: glass, metal, white paper, blue paper, plastic,
etc. Make sure that all your make-up has not been tested on animals. Try to
find at least sixty ways to use your water; when you take a shower, brush your
teeth at the same time. Then don't let the water go down the drain, use it to
irrigate your lawn. Or better yet, replace your lawn with a vegetable garden.
Don't use aerosol. And by all means, don't burn or deface our flag. Remember,
as a citizen of the United States, your living in God's country.
If you are fortunate enough to know your ethnic heritage, dress the part!
Don't do drugs. You should listen to at least one of the following PC
musicians: U2, REM, Sinead O'Connor, Sting, or KD Lang.
Harrass people who wear fur coats. Remind them that an innocent baby seal was
mercilessly clubbed. Or just yell, "FUR." They hate that.
And don't EVER eat meat.
Q: DON'T EAT MEAT? WHY NOT?!
Cows are animals, just like humans are animals. That means that they have
rights. When you eat meat, you're oppressing animals!
Q: SO ALL KILLING IS BAD?
No, not always. Sometimes killing can be justified, like in the Persian
Gulf. You have to be able to tell when an animal has rights, and when
it doesn't.
Q: HOW DO I KNOW WHEN AN ANIMAL HAS RIGHTS?
The general rule is as follows:
IF AN ANIMAL IS RARE, PRETTY, BIG, CUTE, FURRY,
HUGGABLE, OR LOVABLE, THEN IT HAS RIGHTS.
Examine the following chart:
RIGHTS NO RIGHTS
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cows cockroaches
cute bunnies flies
dolphins in tuna nets tuna in tuna nets
whales sharks
red squirrels gray squirrels
owls loggers
harbor seals barnacles
Q: WOW. WHAT ELSE CAN I DO TO BE PC?
Hug a tree. Rejoice each day in our cultural differences, for they are what
gives flavour to our great country. Get in touch with your sexual identity.
Check your refrigerator for freon leaks. Subscribe to National Geographic.
Search it for neat non-Western cultural traditions and costumes. After you
read it, use the paper as an alternate fuel source.
Q: I'M NOT SURE ABOUT ALL OF THIS.
If you are feeling unsure about your motivation, just remember. YOU ARE
RIGHT. It's that simple. You are right.
Q: HOW DO I KNOW IF AN ACTION IS UN-PC?
Good question. It's important to know when someone is saying something
insensitive so that you can have that person removed from society. The
guideline is as follows:
Is the confrontation between two white people?
Yes -> The liberal is right.
No -> The white person is oppressing the ethnic person.
Remember, many seemingly obvious issues, such as the railroading
of Mayor Marion Barry, or the Clarence Thomas issue, are really race issues.
Here's a fun practice drill for you: See how many newspaper articles you can
make into race bias stories. It's fun! Some PCers are so good they can make
the weather report look like a KKK pamphlet!
Q: WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I SEE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING NON-PC?
It all depends on the situation. If you are not in a position of authority,
by all means report this activity immediately to whomever is in charge. If
your school leader, employer, or superior is hip to the trend of the 90s,
she or he will take the necessary steps to have the insensitive offender
disciplined.
Q: BUT ISN'T THAT CENSORSHIP?
The Constitution never meant for racism, sexism and insensitivity to be
espoused by anyone. That's not what free speech is about. Some call it
censorship. PCers call it "selective" speech. Saying something negative
about a particular race or gender is just as damaging as, say, punching
them in the face. We just can't allow that kind of verbal assault.
Q: I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT PC WORDS TO REPLACE "BLACK," "INDIAN." ETC.
Yes. That's part of the PC movement. You see, part of the way we think
about people comes directly from the words we use to describe them. Take
"black" for instance. Why should a person be judged by the color of their
skin?
Q: YOU MEAN THEY SHOULD RATHER BE JUDGED BY THE CONTENT OF THEIR CHARACTER?
No, I mean they should be judged by where their ancestors are from. If your
great grandparents are from Africa, or Asia, or wherever, then you should
be identified by that fact. You can even apply for special scholarships!
Q: I'M A MIXTURE OF FRENCH, GERMAN, ENGLISH, AND RUSSIAN. CAN I GET ONE?
No, there are no scholarships for any of those. Sorry. If you are a woman,
however, there should be plenty.
Q: HEY, WOULDN'T A WHITE PERSON FROM LIBYA OR EGYPT TECHNICALLY BE AN
AFRICAN-AMERICAN?
Technically, yes. But that's not the kind of African-American we mean.
That is, we're REALLY talking about skin color, but we're pretending that
we aren't. Another example: A white South-African U.S. immigrant is not
an African-American either.
Q: HOW CAN I LEARN TO MAKE MY LANGUAGE MORE POLITICALLY CORRECT?
For more help, see the PC LEXICON at the end of the handbook.
Q: I'D LIKE MY CHILD TO BE PC. WHAT CAN I DO?
Well, for one thing, we should forcibly encourage students to volunteer
their time with philanthropies. Also, we should re-emphasize non-Western
perspectives on history. Finally, we should re-structure tests and quizzes
to reflect cultural biases.
Q: I DON'T GET IT.
Well, the way the system works now, "select" under-represented minorities
who tend to do worse on entrance tests have lower standards of admissions
at school and work and receive preferential treatment. This is unfair and
wrong.
Q: IT IS?
Yes. The truly PC way to do it is to have a different grading scale for
different groups which gives or subtracts points from the final score,
depending on who is taking the test. If you are white, then you have been
benefited by society during your life. That means that you lose
ten to fifteen points to make the test fair to everyone else.
Q: I GUESS THAT SOUNDS RIGHT.
It IS right. That's the beauty of PC.
Q: WHAT ELSE DO I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF?
Humor. PC people take every comment VERY seriously. We will not accept
any comment, joke, remark, or anything that sounds like it could be a
racial slur.
Q: GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE.
"What's black and white and red all over?" has been staple humor for
decades. Not PC---it can be taken the wrong way.
In every day speech, try to use phrases like,
"Isn't that the pot calling the kettle African-American." Any racial jokes
or jokes even mentioning culture or gender should be omitted. True, this
mostly limits comedy to the level of sitcoms, but that's the price you pay for
social equality.
Q: IS THAT ALL THERE IS TO IT?
Yes. The Politically Correct belief is essentially a recognition that
people are diversely equal. We rejoice in this equality by treating
people differently based on their equal individuality. Hop aboard the
bandwagon... Be PC. Or you're an intolerant, racist, sexist insensitive
pig.
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PC LEXICON
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"Insensitive Term" "Preferred Term"
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-> ETHNICITY <-
(PC people do not recognize the term, "race," as valid)
Black - African-American
(NOTE: DOES NOT INCLUDE
LIBYANS, EGYPTIONS, WHITE S-AFRICANS.
DOES INCLUDE
PEOPLE WITH DARK SKIN REGARDLESS OF
WHERE THEY ARE FROM OR WHERE THEY LIVE.)
Oriental - Asian-American
(NOTE: NOT CONSIDERED "REAL" MINORITIES
SINCE THEY TEND TO DO WELL)
Indian - Native-American
(NOTE: THE FOLLOWING TEAMS ARE NOT PC:
Atlanta Braves
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City Chiefs
Washington Redskins
AVOID THESE CITIES!!!)
Chicano - Hispanic
(NOTE: THE FOLLOWING ARE NOT PC:
Cheech and Chong
Chico and the Man episodes
Cisco Kid
Rosarita Salsa
Speedy Gonzales
AVOID! AVOID!)
Towel Head/ Ay-Rab - Arab-American
White Trash - PC Unaware
Rustically Inclined
WASP (white male) - Insensitive Cultural Oppressor (ICO)
-> GENDER <-
(PC people don't like the word "sex" as it has confusing connotations)
Woman - Womyn, Vaginal-American
Girl - Pre-Womyn
Housewife - Domestic Engineer
Fireman - Firefighter
Stewardess - Flight Attendant
Meter Maid - Parking Enforcement Aduciator
Post Man - Post Person
Mail Man - Person Person
Policeman (cop, pig) - Law Enforcement Officer
Baton Boy
Cal. Clubber
Prostitute - Sex Surrogate
(Teen Victim. See: Broken Home)
Mankind, Human - Earth Children
-> PEOPLE : SUB-GROUPS <-
Handicapped - Physically Challenged
Differently Abled
Handi-Capable
(Blind - Optically Darker
Photonically Non-receptive
Deaf - Visually Oriented)
Poor - Economically Unprepared
Bum - Homeless Person
Displaced Homeowner
Philosophy Major
Hunter - Animal Assassin
Meat Mercenary
Bambi Butcher
Whaler - Blubber Lovers
Old Person / Elderly - 4th-Dimentionally Extended
Gerontologically Advanced
Conservative - Right Wing Extremist Fascist Pig
Drug Addict - Chemically Challenged
Bald - Comb-Free
Bisexual - Sexually Non-preferential
Midget, Dwarf - Little People
Vertically Challenged
Convict - Socially Separated
Insane People - Selectively Perceptive
Mental Explorers
(person with) (person with)
Learning Disability - Self-Paced Cognitive Ability
Tree-Hugger - Environmental Activist
Logger - Wood Weasel
Paper Pirate
Treeslayer
Dead People - Dysfunctional Earth Children
-> MISCELLANEOUS <-
Broken Home - Dysfunctional Family
HouseBroken - Family Disfunction
Cattle Ranch - Cattle Concentration Camp (CCC)
"Moo-shwitz"
Senile Bag o' Bones - Alzheimer's Victim
Ghetto/Barrio - (EHA) Ethnically Homogenous Area
Pre-Integrated Pre-Nirvana
Hamburger - Seared Mutilated Animal Flesh (SMAF)
Cheeseburger - Adding Insult to Injury
Cheating (in School) - Academic Dishonesty
Used Books - Recycled Books
Trees - Oxygen Exchange Units
Gang - Youth Group
Pimp-mobile, Low-rider - Culturally Responsive Transportation Option
Drunk/Trashed - Spatially Perplexed
Slum - (EOZ) Economic Oppression Zone
Delicatessen - Corpse Farm
Charnel House
SOCIALLY INTOLERABLE WORDS (SIWs)
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These are some, but unfortunately not all, words that are used to describe
people. Remember, there are much more eloquent PC ways to say the same thing
without offending any of Earth's Children.
DO NOT USE THESE WORDS.
(except when telling other people not to use them)
IF YOU HEAR ANYONE USE THESE WORDS, REGARDLESS OF CONTEXT, RESPOND IMMEDIATELY:
"Alky, Babe, Beaner, Bimbo, Bitch, Blonde, Broad, Bum, Canuck, Chick, Chink,
Coolie, Coon, Commie, Crip, Dago, Dyke, Dot-head, Druggie, Fag, Fairy,
Four-Eyes, Fudgepacker, Greaser, Hebe, Hippie, Honky, Hooknose, Indian,
Injun, Jap, JAP, Jesus-Freaks, Kike, Kraut, Lez, Lush, Nazi, Nigger, Pinko,
Pollock, Raghead, Redneck, Redskin, Retard, Ruskie, Skirt, Spic, Tart, Toots,
Uncle Tom, Whore, White-Trash, Wop"
READING THIS LIST MADE YOUR SKIN TINGLE WITH REVULSION, DIDN'T IT?
IT BETTER HAVE.
THE ABOVE ARE FULSOME TERMS. PC DOCTRINE STATES THAT ALL REFERENCES
TO THESE WORDS BE DELETED FROM EXTANT PRINTED MATERIAL AND CONVERSATION.
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| SPECIAL UPDATE: March 1992 |
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This manifesto was originally released in December of 1991. Within hours
of becoming public, the authors were deluged by responses on the computer
network from several countries including the U.S., Canada, Australia, and
Germany. One eager, though slightly deranged, earth child even wrote a
line-by-line commentary on each facet of PCism.
The following is a partial list of comments:
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I enjoyed it immensely, even though I confess to being a member
of several of the groups that it pokes fun at. Anyway, I was a
bit surprised that the PC Lexicon didn't include my favourites:
dead---persons of reduced metabolic activity
biologically challenged
obese--differently weighted
people of mass
gravitationally challenged
Perhaps the author(s) might want to include them in some future
edition ...
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I must express my displeasure with your callous references to "dead
people" in the PC Lexicon. These individuals you so readily dismiss
are in fact the oppressed victims of a most tragic condition, Global
Systematic Biological Dysfunction Syndrome. On behalf of myself and
generations of other PWGs (People With GloSBiDS), I request that you
recognize the term we prefer to be called by and act accordingly.
Thank you.
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You forgot to add these:
Old Politically Correct
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Police State War On Drugs
Depression Temporary economic downturn
War Defense
Civillian deaths Collateral damage
Tax increase for the poor Tax cut
Cutting taxes for the rich Stimulating the economy
feminists feminazis
environmentalists tree-hugging enviro-fags
Right-wing moderate conservative
moderative conservative Liberal
Capitalist economic reforms Democratic reforms
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Hey screwy, quit putting liberal crap in this newsgroup. That's all we need,
a liberal bastard touting the merits (ha-ha) of PC.
PC actually means Prick of the College, which is what you will be when you
endorse PC.
Environmentalists, animal rights, feminists, gun control, and multi-
culturalism do more wrong to this nation and to my education that
a Democrat as President!
Go suck on a tailpipe, you liberal scumbag!
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Copyright 1992 - A Friedman/Haladyna Production - All Rights Reserved
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END OF PC LEXICON
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Regarding the real political correctness, the former (note the
word) Washington Redskins flagship station will no longer refer to the
Redskins with their team name. They will be called "Washington's Professional
Football Team" or "NFL team" or similar.
"And the professional football team from Washington takes the field!"
"The professional football players from Washington
sure look fired up today, don't they, Tom?"
"Yes, Al, the quarterback for the Washington area football team
told me yesterday that this year's crop of Washington's NFL team
receivers is one of the best. Art Monk is certainly the greatest wide-
receiver that has ever played in a Washington professional football team
uniform. And all the fans are really behind the Washington area football
team, especially the Hogettes, who wear all their professional football
team from Washington paraphernalia to every game."
"Looks like the Washington area football team band is about to
strike up the famous anthem "Hail to the players on Washington's
professional football team!"
Why don't they just call them the "Senators?"
After all, who knows better how to:
- accept outrageous salaries;
- sling mud;
- play dirty;
- do an end-around;
- punt when the going gets tough;
- and claim that the members of the other team were the reason
they couldn't advance anything?
Furthermore, if they called the team the "Senators" they wouldn't
be offending an outstanding American minority or anything. The other
football teams might not like being associated with such a universally-
despised group, though.
Finally, the St. Louis team should be:
The St. Louis Bright Red Plumaged Grosbeaks
Don't want to offend any small-beaked finches.
Ornithological Correctness.
Jim Acker
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POLITICALLY CORRECT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM NAMES
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
PITTSBURGH Sea-Robbers
NEW YORK Inhabitants of a Metropolis
CHICAGO Offspring of Large Furry Omnivorus Mammals.
PHILADELPHIA Natives?
ST. LOUIS Red North American Finches
MONTREAL Exhibits
ATLANTA Native American Warriors
CINCINNATI Red Stockings (old name)
LOS ANGELES Circumventers
SAN DIEGO Clergymen
SAN FRANCISCO Unusually Tall Persons
HOUSTON Star Enthusiasts
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
NEW YORK Natives of N.E. States
BOSTON Red Sox (O.K.?)
BALTIMORE North American Birds with Black and Orange Plummage
CLEVELAND North American Natives
CHICAGO White Sox (O.K.?)
MILWAUKEE Producers of Beer
KANSAS CITY Relatives of a King or Queen
MINNESOTA Identical Siblings
OAKLAND Athletics (old name)
CALIFORNIA Messangers from a Diety
SEATTLE Seafarers
TEXAS Troopers who Patrol a Large Area
DETROIT Large Carnivorus Felines
TORONTO Blue North American Finches
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The Patriotically Correct Manifesto
Greg Goebel
The politically correct movement has thoroughly established itself in
liberal-arts departments and art enclaves throughout the United States
and is now poised as a great threat to the public at large.
The Patriotically-Correct movement has been established to counteract
this pernicious influence. No more will the public at large be subjected
to abuse when they read low-circulation magazines of intellectual
discussion! And good American citizens will no longer be forced to bear
the association with obscure groups of activists, artists, and New Agers!
Q: WHAT IS PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT?
This is a philosophy which places the greatest virtue on the values that
made America great.
Q: WHAT ARE THESE VALUES?
Such things as a strong defense, faith in God and country, a belief in
hard work and industry, family values ...
Q: SOUNDS GREAT!
... no quotas for minorities, an end to environmental extremism, belief
in the death penalty ...
Q: NOW WAIT A MINUTE ...
... no restrictions on the rights of people to carry arms, keeping those
sneaky Japanese in line, suppression of those obnoxious feminists,
activists, minority extremists, and gays ...
Q: HOLD IT! THIS IS BEGINNING TO SOUND A LITTLE NARROW-MINDED!
Narrow-minded? Do you particularly LIKE feminists and gays?
Q: WELL, I DON'T WORRY ABOUT THEM MUCH ONE WAY OR ANOTHER ...
Don't you need to take a stand on this? Are you really a true patriotic
American? Do you really want to stand there and take the blame for all
the world's injustices just because you're a white male? (You ARE a
white male, aren't you?)
Q: OK, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I REALLY FEEL, OKAY?
Okay.
Q: WHETHER IT ROTATES RIGHT OR ROTATES LEFT, IT'S STILL A CRANK.
Wile E. Coyote at the Acme Online Support Organization For The SouthWest
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Deck the halls with boughs of non-endangered plant species
Fa la la la la, la la la la
'Tis the season to be self-actualizing,
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Don we now our alternate-lifestyle apparel
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Toll the ancient non-denominational-winter-solstice-holiday carol
Fa la la la la, la la la la
See the blazing log of non-denominational-winter-solstice-holiday-non-
endangered wood before us,
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Play the harp without unnecessary brutality and join the chorus
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Sing we emotionally stable in a collective group effort,
Fa la la la la la la la la
Heedless of the weather patterns despite the effects of global warming,
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Fast away the mature year passes
Fa la la la la la la la la
Hail the new year without any implicit ageism, ye persons
Fa la la la la la la la la
Dance in a non-hierarchical manner in merry measure,
Fa la la la la la la la la
While I tell of non-materialistic, non-denominational-winter-solstice-holiday
treasure,
Fa la la la la, la la la la
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