Political Correctness Gone MadFreddy Woo writes: "I once worked on an animation to help highlight the issues homeless people face in winter. The client was happy with the work, then a note came back that the ethnic mix of the characters were wrong. These were cartoon characters. They weren't meant to be ethnically anything, but we were forced to make one of them brown, at the cost of about 10k to the charity. This is how your donations are spent. Wisely as you can see."
How has PC affected you? (Please add your own tales - not five-year-old news stories cut-and-pasted from other websites)
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InterviewsHere in California if you are interviewing potential employees for a job, you're not allowed to ask their age, marital status, physical capabilities or anything else that might be construed as offensive.
Me, being English, a bit obnoxious and partially crippled find this highly amusing.
I will usually disclose my full age by the time I'm halfway through, then towards the end mention something about my husband. I also always tell them I'm partially crippled, and ask if the job would require anything that may be beyond my limitations.
Interviewers don't know what to do, I always get offered the jobs - every single fucking one - and take the one I want :)
Where I work, we have a chinese guy, 2 Mexicans, me and a sprinkling of white Americans.
Without fail, I get called "English" or "crip" at least twice a day, the Mexicans are called "beaners" and the chinese guy (the head honcho) is always called a chink. All to our faces. I love my job.
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Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Fri 23 Nov 2007, 3:57,
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Sounds like a good workplace!At mine we talk about well, every single offensive subject you could possibly think of.
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jim_bob can herd cats., Fri 23 Nov 2007, 5:59,
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Gang-bangerDoesn't 'crip' have a prevalent criminal gang fraternity meaning in California? Or do I just watch too much TV?
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