Annoyed by "Newspeak"

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I'm talking about everybody being so sensitive now, and being taught that it's good and right to be. That we should all be so upset by a word we hear on a tv show, or an idea alluded to in an article, etc. That we are so freaking fragile that our emotions and minds have to be protected from even suggestions of things which MIGHT upset us. I think that mindset is what causes the shootings and all. The more you encourage oversensitivity and emotional reactions and hurts, the closer you get to everybody freaking out over everything.

Oh, I see this all over everyday life (including an abundance at WrongPlanet.net). I try to avoid it, but sometimes, the lunacy of it all is overwhelming, and needs to be called out for what it is.

I think the issue is more with an individual's insecurity, rather than sensitivity. If these shooters were more sensitive, they'd probably have the empathy to not kill others. People are insecure in themselves, encounter what they perceive as opposing ideals, and they lash out. They feel threatened and believe they are acting in self-defense, though this is probably all in their own perception.

Sensitivity, on the other hand, is a good thing.

I also hate newspeak.
It almost always serves the hive mind.

Well put.

Okay, TV example from a few decades ago: MURPHY BROWN (wish I could find a clip - this was pretty funny). There was an episode where the reporters were giving some kind of public talk, and everyone in the audience was taking offense to the terms they were using (for race, etc.). This was when "political correctness" was first taking hold. I must have been about nine or ten years old, and even then I knew how absurd it was for people to get "up in arms" about mere words.

Sadly, things have only gotten more absurd since then.

"There are no bad words. Bad thoughts. Bad intentions, and wooooords."

--George Carlin

It amazes me that in a world society where adults outnumber children, even serious journalists and elected officials resort to such phrases as "...the 'N' word" and "...the 'R' word." Considering that the phrases are usually used in lieu of quoting the words of others, it all seems very ridiculous to me. So goes intelligence....

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Politicians in the UK seem unable to mention any of their decisions or policies without adding that "It is/was the right thing to do". Is this a worldwide phenomenon?

The one that just drives me up the wall is when they say on the news that this, that or another "went viral".

In terms of everyday life, the one that grinds on my nerves is, "have a good one". Have a good WHAT? Orgasm? To me that is a highly invasive sexual innuendo implying the God-given right of the person saying it to pry into your sex life and as an excuse of the other person to not have any part of it. I have sent complaints to the main offices of several companies on this issue regarding comments made by their employees.

I would rather listen to fingernails on a chalkboard than to hear either of these remarks.

Have a good one means have a good day, evening, morning, whatever time it is. A good day at work, or off day, or a good time out watching a movie or a dinner or what have you. I've never heard it meant to have anything to do with sex. I also can't imagine how saying it would be interpreted as trying to pry into somebody's sex life. I've said it lots of times and my husband says it as well because it seems to be the common way of saying goodbye in his group, and as he's standing here right now I asked him if he's prying into someone's sex life by saying it or if he means anything at all sexual when he says it. He told me no, it means the same thing as have a good day and looked at me like I had three heads or something. So no, it's nothing sexual. It's just casual verbal shorthand meaning have a good whatever it is you are doing at the moment.

Apparently.

^ I tried to play that, and a caption appeared saying "The uploader has not made this video available in your country. Definitely NOT the right thing to do....

"For The Win" doesn't even sound right. Win is not a noun, it's a verb. But I used to think FTW normally did start with the f-word until I saw it on a family-friendly website.

Oops...sorry, stupid copyright restrictions.