Original Word or Phrase | Politically Correct Word or Phrase |
Abortion | Emergency Contraception |
Accomplice | Co-Conspirator |
Alimony | Spousal Support |
Apartments | Community Rentals |
Arson | Reckless Burning |
Bad | Less Than Perfect |
Balloons | Inflatables |
Bartender | Mixologist |
Bellboy | Bellman |
Bird Watcher | Birder |
Black | African American |
Bleeding to Death | Bleeding Out |
Blind | Visually Impaired |
Bomb | Implemented Explosive Device |
Bombardier | Offensive Systems Officer |
Broken Home | Dysfunctional Family |
Bum - Hobo | Homeless Person |
Butcher | Meat Cutter |
Burglary | Home Invasion |
Casket | Personal Burial Vault |
Cattle | Beef Animals |
Church | Worship Center |
City | Urban Environment |
Civil War | War Between the States |
Civilian | Non-Combatant |
Committee | Task Force |
Concussion | Blunt Force Trauma |
Congressman | Congress Person |
Conservative | Right Wing Extremist |
Craftsmen | Crafts People |
Crazy | Psychotic Disorder |
Creation | Intelligent Design |
Crevice | Crevasse |
Crippled | Disabled |
Cuisine | Culinary Arts |
Curtains - Drapes | Window Treatments |
Dead End | No Outlet |
Deaf | Hearing Impaired |
Deliver (a baby) | Birth (a baby) |
Diary | Journal |
Died | Passed Away |
Disease | Disorder |
Do Not Disturb | Privacy Please |
Doctor | Prescriber |
Dog Catcher | Animal Control Officer |
Doll | Action Figure |
Drowsiness | Sleep Inertia |
Drummer | Percussionist |
Easter Eggs | Spring Spheres |
Emergency Room | Trauma Center |
Employee | Worker |
Fire Department | Division of Fire |
Fireman | Firefighter |
Fireworks | Pyrotechnics |
Flooding | Ponding of Water |
Foot-Pounds (torque) | Pound-Feet |
Forecast | Future View |
Forest Fires | Wildfires |
Free | You Just Pay the Shipping |
Garbageman | Sanitation Worker |
Girlfriend | Partner |
Global Warming | Climate Change |
Goalie | Goal Tender |
Grocery Store | Food Store |
Gun | Automatic Weapon |
Gun Collection | Personal Arsenal |
Hairdresser | Licensed Cosmetologist |
Half Mast | Half Staff |
Handicapped | Disabled |
Handicapped | Physically Challenged |
Harass | Harris |
Harmonica | Mouth Organ |
Hatchback (car) | Five-Door |
Helicopter | Air Ship |
Hero | Anyone |
Hit and Run (accident) | Hit Skip |
Homosexual - Queer | Gay |
Housewife | Domestic Engineer |
Housewife | Stay-at-Home Mom |
Hunter | Urban Outdoorsman |
Husband - Wife | Soul Mate |
Iced Tea | Sweet Tea |
Illegal Alien | Inadmissible Alien |
Illegal Alien | Unidentified Foreign National |
Illegal Immigrant | Irregular Migrant |
I'm Sorry | My Bad |
Indian | Native American |
Indigestion | Acid Reflux Disease |
Initiation | Hazing |
Injury | Trauma |
Janitor | Maintenance Technician |
Jellyfish | Sea Jellies |
Jungle | Rain Forest |
Junior High School | Middle School |
Kidnapper | Hostage Taker |
Knowledge | Awareness |
Laptop | Notebook |
Larceny | Unlawful Appropriation of Goods |
Librarian | Library Assistant |
Lie | Spin, Verbal Misstep |
Life Jacket | Floatation Device |
Mailman | Postal Worker - Mail Carrier |
Mankind | Humankind |
Masseuse | Massage Therapist |
Mechanic | Automotive Technician |
Microphone | Acoustical Sensor |
Midget - Dwarf | Little Person |
Mood Swings | Bipolar Disorder |
Mute | Non-Verbal |
Night | Pre-Dawn Hours |
Nightmares | Night Terrors |
Oriental | Asian |
Pain | Discomfort |
Paramedics | First Responders |
Parental Correction | Time Out |
Parole | Ex-offender Re-entry |
Passenger | Terminal Commuter |
Pay (money owed) | Retire the Debt |
People | Humans |
People | Persons |
Performer | Presenter |
Ping-Pong | Table Tennis |
Pistol | Handgun |
Plastic | Composite Material - Carbon Fiber |
Police Department | Division of Police |
Police Department | Safety Center |
Policeman | Law Enforcement Officer |
Poor | Economically Marginalized |
P.O.W. | Enemy Combatant |
Prison | Correctional Facility |
Prison Guard | Correctional Officer |
Prisoner | Detainee |
Prostitution | Human Trafficking |
Recession | Economic Downturn |
Rerun | Encore Presentation |
Rerun | Previously Recorded |
Restaurant | Eatery |
Retarded | Mentally Challenged |
Rifle | Assault Weapon |
Right | Privilege |
Riot | Flash Mob |
Roads | Surface Streets |
Robe | House Coat |
Roommate | Suitemate |
Running Away | Felony Evading |
Runs Batted In (RBI - Baseball) | Runs Driven In (RDI) |
Salesman | Retail Associate |
School | Community Learning Center |
School Closing (weather) | Calamity Day |
Sedated | Medically Induced Coma |
Serve (food) | Plate it Up |
Shed | Outbuilding |
Shoes | Footwear |
Shoulder (road) | Clear Recovery Area |
Shovel | Entrenchment Tool |
Shyness | Selective Mutism |
Siamese Twins | Conjoined Twins |
Sinking | Taking on Water |
Slave Trader | Human Trafficker |
Slingshot | Wrist Rocket |
Sniper | Sharpshooter |
Snitch | Confidential Informant |
Snow Flurries | Snow Showers |
Soap | Body Wash |
Spokesman | Spokes Person |
Spouse | Life Partner |
Spring | Resistance Coil |
Stabbing | Sharp-Force Injury |
Starfish | Sea Stars |
Station Wagon | Crossover |
Stewardess | Flight Attendant |
Store Security Guard | Loss Prevention Technician |
Stove | Cooktop |
Strip Mining | Surface Mining |
Stripper | Exotic Dancer |
Stroke | Brain Attack |
Submarine | Submersible |
Sun Roof | Moon Roof |
Suspect | Person of Interest |
Suspended (police officer) | Paid Vacation |
Teacher | Educator |
Teenager | Pre-Adult |
Terrorism | Violent Extremism |
Terrorist | Insurgent |
Thief - Robber | Gunman |
Thumbtack | Pushpin |
Tidal Wave | Tsunami |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers | Tomb of the Unknowns |
Tradesmen | Trades People |
Traffic Accident | Aggravated Vehicular Homicide |
Traffic Circle | Roundabout |
Trailer Park | Mobile Home Community |
Transvestite | Transgender |
Travel Agent | Leisure Travel Consultant |
Truck | Motor Carrier |
Truck | SUV |
Used | Pre-Owned |
Vacation | Road Trip |
Vacuum | Pressure Differential |
Vandalism | Criminal Damaging |
Waiter - Waitress | Server |
War | Military Conflict |
Woman | Person |
You're Welcome | Thank You |
Zookeeper | Animal Handler |
Thanks and a tip of the hat to "Grizzly: http://home.roadrunner.com/~grizzly/correct.html
wow for a Republican you're not too bright, and not very funny either...my guess is you're one o' those 'low taxes' Repigs, not one o' those foaming at the mouth, racist, xenophobic, misogynistic, religious fundamentalist, mentally retarded, southern Baptist morons, amirite? And yet you STILL spew forth the non-sense and non-intellectual gobbledy-gook bullshit propaganda sold to you by the corporate whores at Faux Noise, WTF? My guess is you're an angry, fat, old white guy who wants gummint ouuta yer bidness (but NOT outta OTHER people's bedrooms!) Folks like you are held captive by the United Corporations of 'Merka who laugh all the way to the bank as you vote for them while buying their carefully crafted propaganda...good luck with the stupid, it MUST hurt! :)
ReplyDeleteoh wait, you're a Republican, duh!)