Politically correct or intellectually rude??

[Jasana]

6. Wow... you're a lot more politiclly correct than I am.

I'm a short disabled person who's starting to get fat due the damn medication I have to take. I never try to be rude to people but I don't guard every word I say. Every once and a while I'll add a word change into my everyday vocabulary if I begin to understand why people are sensitive to it. For instance I don't say, "That's retarded" anymore to indicate annoyance.

As for x-mas? I'm atheist. It all sounds silly to me but I don't begrudge the words. A Merry Christmas is the same as a Happy Holidays or a Happy Chanukah. I get the spirit meant behind the words. (Note: I don't claim to speak for all atheists.)

The situations I find the hardest are catcalling in the streets. Nothing pisses me off more. Normally I respond with an utterly disdainful glare or a growling, "You wish." Thankfully, I'm getting older now so it's not as much of a problem.

I remember a long time ago I was renting a car to a guy and when I answered his question I said, "Yeah." He gave me the most imperious look and said "It's yes young lady, not yeah." I knew he worked for some California University because they had a discount with us so I told him, "You might want to check in your history department about some weird piece of paper with amendments guaranteeing us the right to free speech. I'm sure they can help you out with that." If that was being politically incorrect to a customer, sue me.