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originally posted by: Greathouse
a reply to: ProfessorChaos
Who truly deems which word or symbol is offensive and where will it stop?
"Niggardly" (noun: "niggard") is an adjective meaning "stingy" or "miserly", perhaps related to the Old Norse verb nigla, which means "to fuss about small matters".
originally posted by: ProfessorChaos
originally posted by: Gryphon66
Does political correctness have a political preference?
Or do all sides use PC equally?
That's an interesting question. I'd be willing to wager that you'd find the results a bit lopsided.