A while ago we were all sent on a diversity training course at work , in what was I assume to be a corporate back covering exercise , as it was telling you to treat people equally and showing you words and phrases you cannot use due to today’s political correct world , in both - your workplace and external dealings ………….etc ……..etc …..etc ……...
Now I’m not very surprisingly not going to argue these points , as its been covered several ………errrr …………. several thousand times ……..??? - by myself :)
I will however relate this , instead -
I was in a meeting with our management team the other day and a certain very senior manager used two of those…………………..
………………………..GASP !!!……………………….
…………………. “ forbidden “ …… words ……………………………….
I looked around the table at the other expressions , which ranged from mild amusement to taken aback .
Now your all thinking - what has he said ???..... it must be something fairly serious – maybe racially orientated ….the N- word or even the P – word maybe , or possibly disparaging words relating to sexuality or gender ??? .
The words he used was …………………and wait for this…………………………..
…………and I’ll be surprised if anyone knows its alleged meaning ……..…
…………………..…………….”nitty gritty “…………………………………….
………………………………..told you …………………..:)
These two words mean in modern society - “to get to the bottom of something” but according to the diversity people –
“ it originated as a term for the unimportant debris left at the bottom of ships after the slaves had been removed and that the meaning was supposedly , extended to include the slaves “
Now I’m not sure where this information originally came from , but according to my extensive research it has absolutely no historical grounding what so ever , and could equally apply to head lice !!!.
So the point of the above – well ………………….
I reckon you could probably go around inadvertently, offending people . every day for the rest of your life by just opening your mouth , as the language we speak is being turned in to a politically correct minefield , and I think our P.C. friends have gone too far on this one , by twisting what was a very dark chapter of history to their own pathetic ends.
................................”positive discrimination for head lice” …………………………..
………………………about sums these people up :)
