PCisms (Politically Correct Terminology)


aesthetically challenged - ugly

aquatically challenged - drowning

biologically challenged - dead

blubber lovers - whaler

bovine control officers - Dallas Cowboys

Caucasian culturally-disadvantaged - white trash

certified astrological consultant - crackpot

certified crystal therapist - crackpot

certified past-life regression hypnotist - crackpot

chemically challenged - drug addict

chronologically gifted - old

client of the correctional system - prisoner

codependent - finger-pointer

constructivist psychotherapy - psychobabble

creatively re-dyed - stained

cyclically challenged - having PMS

differently organized - messy

differently-brained - stupid

economically marginalized - poor

energy-efficient - off

environmentally correct human - dead

equal opportunity employee - bisexual hooker

erectionally challenged - impotent

facially challenged - ugly

factually unencumbered - ignorant

fecally plenary - full of crap

female gender biased - prefers women who shave their legs

financially inept - po'

folically independent - bald

genetically discriminating - racist

geological correction - earthquake

gerontologically advanced - old

grammatically challenged - one who has difficulties with grammar or (by extension) punctuation or spelling

gravitationally challenged - fat

horizontally challenged - thin

horizontally gifted - fat

in denial - unaware that forgetting something obviously proves it happened

in recovery - drunk/junkie

intellectually impaired - stupid

living impaired - dead

maintenance hole - man-hole

male gender biased - prefers men who shave their chests

mechanically challenged - broken down automobile

melanin-impoverished - white

metabolically challenged - dead

microslothically challenged - Windows user

monetarily challenged - poor

morally (ethically) challenged - a crook

morally handicapped - someone who has no other reason to park in a handicapped zone

motivationally dispossessed - lazy

musically delayed - tone deaf

nasally gifted - runny nose

nasally gifted - large nose

nitpicklike - humor challenged

one who is PC - target practice

ontologically challenged - fictional or mythological

osmotically challenged - thirsty

outdoor urban dwellers - homeless

people of height - too tall

person of region - redneck

person of substance - fat

persons living with entropy - dead

persons of large stature - NY Giants

petroleum transfer technician - gas station attendent

photonically non-receptive - blind

residentially flexible - homeless

romantically challenged - not with somebody at the moment

rustically inclined - redneck

selectively perceptive - insane

sex care provider - prostitute

sexually focused chronologically gifted individual - dirty old man

socially challenged - geek or nerd

socially separated - convict

spacially perplexed - drunk

street activity index - crime rate

structurally challenged - broken

suffering from a sex addiction (female) - slut

suffering from a sex addiction (male) - stud

target equity group - vocal minority

uniquely coordinated - clumsy

uniquely fortuned individual on an alternative career path - loser

verbally challenged - mute, dumb

vertically challenged - short

visually challenged - blind

youth group - gang


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