| Why Don't Liberals Just Say What They Mean? A handy translation table from Liberal P.C. Doublespeak and code words to plain English |
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| When they say… | They really mean… |
| multiculturalism, diversity, fairness, equity, inclusion, inclusiveness, opportunity, empowerment |
racial quotas, discrimination against whites, special rights and preferential treatment for protected minorities, the exclusion of white males |
| multicultural, inclusive |
includes few, if any, heterosexual male caucasians. |
| diverse | non-white |
| community initiatives | services for minorities only |
| community organizer | agitator, troublemaker, radical, anarchist |
| community, grassroots |
low-income
citizens, "victimized" minorities, small parasitic organizations |
| community education | spreading propaganda |
| alliance | liberal organization |
| affirmative action, minority enterprise development, minority business development, disadvantaged business utilization, equal opportunity, diversity programs |
racial quotas, discrimination against whites, minority hiring quotas, lowered standards |
| rainforest | jungle |
| wetland | swamp |
| the founders | the Founding Fathers |
| ancestors | forefathers |
| revenue measure, deficit reduction |
tax |
| transfer station | city dump |
| troubled inner-city youth | gang leader, juvenile felon, thug, dope dealer, pimp, mugger |
| sex trade worker | prostitute, whore, stripper, slut, tramp, hooker, hussy, harlot |
| sexual minorities | sexual deviates, perverts |
| hard of seeing, visually challenged, people with blindness, visually impaired, visually limited, sightless |
the blind (There is no shame in blindness, so why not just say "blind"?) |
| activists, advocates, advocacy group |
troublemakers |
| progressive | liberal, radical, leftist |
| vegan | vegetarian, Earth worshipper |
| fiancee | this month's roommate |
| "worked courageously" | was arrested while picketing |
| Aleut, Inuit | Eskimo |
| Native Americans | Indians. (Native Hawaiians are native Americans, but they're never called "Native Americans".) |
| undocumented workers, "foreign-born" population |
illegal immigrants, illegal aliens |
| comprehensive immigration reform | amnesty for illegal immigrants |
| reproductive
rights, choice, reproductive choice, reproductive freedom, reproductive health care, fetal rights, women's rights |
abortion, fetal homicide |
| pregnancy prevention | childbirth prevention |
| sexually active | promiscuous |
| edgy, irreverent, pushing the envelope, cutting edge, hip, bold, smart, sophisticated, offbeat |
compliments used to describe vulgar, offensive, profane, brazen, blasphemous or obscene entertainment venues, TV programs, movies or Hollywood personalities |
| client, homeless, residentially challenged, street person, disadvantaged, disenfranchised |
bum, hobo, derelict, vagrant, drunkard, beggar, drifter, tramp, vagabond, panhandler |
| urban sprawl | progress, growth, prosperity, suburbs, commuters |
| left behind | anything that escapes the scrutiny, control, and taxation of the federal government |
| light pollution | Such an abundance of affordable electric energy that many homes, highways and places of business are brightly illuminated at night. Seemingly impossible in Communist countries. |
| raping the earth | Drilling
for oil, Cutting down a tree, Hunting, Fishing, Eating a steak, Buying a large automobile or minivan, Wearing anything made of fur or leather |
| suboptimal outcome negative gain deferred success |
academic
failure F you flunked |
| When they mention... | They're talking about... |
| sustainable economy, access, democracy, living wage laws, economic justice, affordable housing, giving back to the community earnings inequality wealth concentration |
socialism Marxism redistribution of wealth |
| sustainable
development, environmental rights, corporate pressure tactics, corporate social responsibility |
anti-development, anti-industry, anti-property, anti-technology environmentalism |
| balanced solution | increased government power |
| raising awareness | raising money |
| solidarity, empowerment, join the struggle |
anti-capitalism, collectivism, socialism, anarchy |
| judgmental, extremist, hate speech, venom, bigotry, prejudice, the religious right, religious extremists |
religious
objections to homosexuality, religious objections to abortion, any favorable discussion of conservatism |
| for the children, it takes a village, for our future, Goals 2000, socialization, School to Work, Life-Long Learning, outcome-based education, behavior modification, leave no child behind, children at risk |
cradle-to-grave
socialism, indoctrination disguised as education, collectivist group-think instead of individual achievement, conformity instead of individualism |
| social responsibility | high taxes |
| giving back to the community | taxing the rich guilt-tripping a lottery winner or an overpaid athlete |
| human rights | Marxism, socialism |
| mainstreaming, inclusiveness, under-represented |
special rights and privileges for minorities and homosexuals |
| community medical services | condoms, needle exchanges, abortion on demand |
| meaningful coverage universal health care |
socialized medicine |
| visibility, mobilizing, creative confrontation |
picketing |
| direct action | violent eco-terrorism |
| equality, equal rights |
better-than-equal rights preferential treatment |
| watchdog | lobbyist |
| assault weapons, gun violence solutions, gun shows, violence prevention, cop-killer bullets, senseless gun violence, saner gun policies |
gun control, banning all gun ownership disarming the law-abiding populace |
| infrastructure, community development | increased
spending, dependence on big government |
| Women's health choices | killing an inconvenient baby |
| world class, global citizenship, global village, Olympics, United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Charter for Global Democracy, International Court of Justice |
world-wide standards, world government, world-wide socialism |
| tolerance, inclusion, acceptance, open-mindedness, understanding |
approval and endorsement of perverse, deviant lifestyles |
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