Political Incorrectness

The politically correct nonsense of today is so very absurd! The language of my native land has become so terribly blurred, By those who devote themselves to concocting such inane idiom. Such prattle is as puzzling to me as is the element of iridium! Now, it's chic to refer to postmen and befuddled college freshmen, As postpersons and freshpersons whether they be woman or man! Even folks with sticky fingers are given a title deemed more proper: A shoplifter is delicately called a "non-traditional shopper!" The wino in the gutter and the falling-down drunken driver, Are each tenderly referred to as a "substance abuse survivor!" Even the Father of Creation is no longer referred to as "He". Monikers like "Daddy", "She" and "A Being" were created by the laity! The so-called social engineers want to sink without a trace, Cheery "Merry Christmas" with ill-chosen greetings in its place! After all, 'tis Christ's glorious birth that we commemorate,' Not the winter soltice or some pagan rite to perpetuate! Seems 'tis normal nowadays to blame everyone but one's self, For problems and predicaments in which one finds himself. I could go on ad infinitum on this topic but space won't allow, But I reckon the reader will have perceived how I feel by now! Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired (© All Rights Reserved)