born on state highway 1

want to ask but afraid to know

Tag: political correctness

Pre-PC Children’s Book

A friend of mine bought a nice antique children’s book to read to his daughter. He got to this page and sort of had to stop. This must be Coon Island!  

what we’re really thinking

Several years ago, I was telling a friend about an Australian comedy called All Aussie Adventures. I liked one particular gag, and here’s basically how I explained it to her. “Every time he meets someone, he shakes their hand, and it shows stock footage of his hand shaking an Aborigine’s hand. Then one time he [...]

A person, albeit a man, states his case.

Avoid gender-specific language unless it is necessary. In particular, avoid terms such as “man”, “men” or “mankind” to refer to people in general.