| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 351.1 | PC? | SANDS::MAXHAM | Snort when you laugh! | Tue Sep 04 1990 23:52 | 6 |
| Do any of you ever hear non-DECcies use "PC" or "politically
correct?" Seems to me that it's only here at work that I hear
this [very overused] phrase.
Kathy
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| 351.2 | | MOMCAT::TARBET | to go with the Gypsy Mary | Wed Sep 05 1990 00:10 | 3 |
| I read it in Soj quite often.
hmmm...does that mean we're all birkie wearers? ;')
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| 351.3 | This file could be akin to perpetual motion... | XCUSME::QUAYLE | i.e. Ann | Wed Sep 05 1990 00:33 | 6 |
| Soj?
birkie(s)?
aq
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| 351.4 | | ASABET::BOYAJIAN | Protect! Serve! Run Away! | Wed Sep 05 1990 04:52 | 6 |
| re:.1
Many of my non-DEC friends use "PC". In fact, two of them publish
a "fanzine" entitled POLITICALLY INCORRECT.
--- jerry
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| 351.5 | | SKYLRK::OLSON | Partner in the Almaden Train Wreck! | Wed Sep 05 1990 05:46 | 8 |
| "Soj" - "Sojourner" a (radical?) feminist magazine (newspaper?)
published back east somewhere. (Guess I don't really
know that much about it! ;-)
"birkies" - Birkenstocks, a popular natural materials footwear,
of type sandal.
DougO
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| 351.6 | a warm button for me ;-) | SA1794::CHARBONND | in the dark the innocent can't see | Wed Sep 05 1990 10:26 | 3 |
| PC - meaning adhering to the principles of whoever is using the
term. Usually used by left-of-center types. A variant of the
'argument from intimidation'.
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| 351.7 | another definition | VIA::HEFFERNAN | Juggling Fool | Wed Sep 05 1990 12:41 | 11 |
| PC -
1) Adjective. Meaning someone whose ideals and opinions you disagree with if
you happen to be to the right of the person you disagree with.
Typically said in a derogatory fashion, impling that the other person
doesn't have a mind of their own and follows a perceived left of
center line. Usually used by right-of-center types.
2) Adjective. Property helpful in securing physical relationships
with womennoters (according to right-of-center types). ;-)
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| 351.8 | I am not a mainframe. | POETIC::LEEDBERG | Justice and License | Wed Sep 05 1990 13:47 | 6 |
|
.7 is a perfect example of PCness.
_peggy
an ex PC
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| 351.9 | | WRKSYS::STHILAIRE | I don't see how I could refuse | Wed Sep 05 1990 14:07 | 5 |
| re .7, I agree with your first definition of PC. I haven't decided on
the second one yet. :-)
Lorna
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| 351.10 | | RUBY::BOYAJIAN | Danger! Do Not Reverse Polarity! | Wed Sep 05 1990 14:27 | 10 |
| In my experience, "Politically Correct" is one of those phrases
that's rather ambiguous. Some people use it to mean what is
"Liberal-ly" correct, eg. it's "politically correct" to support
gay rights, while others use it to mean what is taken to be
"Conservative-ly" correct. Thus, the aforementioned friends of
mine who proudly brandish their "political INcorrectness" in much
the same manner as those of some years back who would proudly
claim to be part of the "Immoral Minority".
--- jerry
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| 351.11 | | SANDS::MAXHAM | Snort when you laugh! | Wed Sep 05 1990 17:10 | 13 |
| re: last several
Yup, I've heard the various arguments about what it means, and
I've seen it used by people of various political persuasions.
I was just wondering if people heard it used much by people
who don't work at DEC.
Maybe it's time to move on to a new phrase? ;-)
Anyone got one?
Kathy
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| 351.12 | | SANDS::MAXHAM | Snort when you laugh! | Wed Sep 05 1990 21:16 | 4 |
| Oooooppps! I just noticed topic 57 (Language). Sorry for starting
a new one.
Kathy
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| 351.13 | | XCUSME::QUAYLE | i.e. Ann | Wed Sep 05 1990 21:24 | 8 |
| A question and a comment for E Grace regarding her entry in (I believe) 6:
? What is Intertel ?
! Congratulations !
aq
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| 351.14 | Intertel | GWYNED::YUKONSEC | Leave the poor nits in peace! | Thu Sep 06 1990 13:31 | 13 |
| Intertel is like Mensa, except that, instead of an I.Q. in the 98th
percentile, it has to be in the *99th*.
Like I said, it is nothing I accomplished with hard work or dedication.
However, after all those years of my father saying "(insert heavy
sarcasm) Gee! How did two *dummies* like us ever get a *genius* like
you?" and after years of my ex-husband telling me I was "f*****g
ignorant", it's nice to know they were wrong!
Plus, I'm trying to learn how to allow myself value, rather than
devaluing myself.
E Grace
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| 351.15 | | PANIC::COX | Hula Hoops 'R' Us | Mon Sep 10 1990 13:12 | 8 |
|
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Ignorance is different from stupidity.
Ignorance is correctable.
Jane
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