Reminds me of Connie Willis’ short story "Ado"* in which the PC concerns by various factions leads to a high school’s production of Hamlet to be pared down to a single line.
Asimov’s Dec 1988. Collected in “Impossible Things” and “The Winds of Marble Arch.”
I don’t really recall meeting anyone who is offended because someone celebrates traditional Christmas, although I have met some who insist that we have to change the name of various holidays. I know it is the wrong time of the year for this but MERRY CHRISTMAS. So there.
dwane.scoty1 over 5 years ago
PC Nervana!!
blunebottle over 5 years ago
High time PC made it to the trash heap of failed social experiments.
asrialfeeple over 5 years ago
Somehow I doubt that’s the only thing that’s going to change. Mrs. Freeman looks like she’s had more than her fill of PC.
Willywise52 Premium Member over 5 years ago
PC from ’04.
LINK_O_NEAL over 5 years ago
People who get offended are people who ruin fun.
DDrazen over 5 years ago
Let’s just compromise and do “HAiR” instead.
mfrasca over 5 years ago
Reminds me of Connie Willis’ short story "Ado"* in which the PC concerns by various factions leads to a high school’s production of Hamlet to be pared down to a single line.
Asimov’s Dec 1988. Collected in “Impossible Things” and “The Winds of Marble Arch.”Plods with ...™ over 5 years ago
Just call it Lube
serenasakitty over 5 years ago
I don’t really recall meeting anyone who is offended because someone celebrates traditional Christmas, although I have met some who insist that we have to change the name of various holidays. I know it is the wrong time of the year for this but MERRY CHRISTMAS. So there.
zippykatz over 5 years ago
What gets me is PC attention given to ONE person who complains about some ridiculous issue, that is important only in their narrow mind.