*gasps* Pronouns? What shameful intolerance.

Why I Hate the PC Movement

a prolonged rant by an enraged Kate

There are a few reasons, but the one that irks me the most is that it has destroyed grammar. I learned this last summer as I was editing papers for my aunt's grad-school classes. She was studying special-education and how technology can assist it, especially at the college-level (my brain refuses to recall the official name of her science), and her papers focused on the empowerment of the disabled student through various means; delightfully, nefarious words such as *transitions to whisper* "he," "she," and even "he or she" have become politically incorrect. "One" is even frowned upon. Instead, one must use "the student" where previously--back in the dark ages of non-enlightenment--a pronoun might have been used. This makes for some mighty awkward sentences with "the student" repeated several times. But, ya know, I can understand because, I mean--pronouns?--who actually uses those vile, discriminating words? Come on. People are way too easily offended. I don't care if a generic pronoun like "he" is used positively, or even "she" negatively (although I think the use of "she" is unnecessary, since as a whole we are referred to "mankind," but no need for splitting hairs). If it's referring to the human race, I just fail to see a reason for displeasured resentment.
Oy vey...

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"Political correctness is just tyranny with manners" --the great philosopher Charlton Heston

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