9.26.2008

The Seven (Plus) Words You Can't Say in 2010

VANOC has released a list of prohibited words for anyone interested in volunteering for the 2010 Winter Olympics/Parlaympics. Among the words and phrases are 'cripple', 'spastic', 'lunatic', 'crazy', 'nuts', 'retarded', 'idiot', 'mongoloid', 'physically challenged', 'differently abled', and 'patient'. Unacceptable use of the lyrics to the national anthem is also under review by VANOC.

As a public service, this page lists several other words and phrases which will no doubt be prohibited by Olympic organizers in an effort to appease the ruling sensibilities as the 2010 Games approach: 'homeless', 'environmentalist', 'union', 'occupation', 'tar sands', 'child labour', 'child poverty', 'farce', 'carbon tax', 'public', 'opposition', 'freedom of speech', 'kickback', 'NDP', 'GLBT', 'bad cop no donut', 'gentrification', 'overcrowded bus', 'safe injection site', 'feminist', 'police state', 'Cambie Street bankruptcies', 'medicare', 'hypocrisy', 'democracy', 'ripoff', 'tax burden', 'Taiwan', 'In Calgary the medal ceremonies were free', 'Vladimir Putin', 'corruption', 'egalitarian', 'Squamish', 'microbrew', 'International ice', 'Drunk driving premier', 'Downtown Eastside', 'Simon Fraser University', 'accountability', 'rockslide', 'Interior', 'Why the f**k are we watching a giant TV and drinking $8 cans of Canadian in David Lam Park while it's raining and the cops are shoving that guy to the street and ripping stuff out of his shopping cart?'

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What if a volunteer wants to offer snacks to people waiting in line? "Pleae be a__person_accessing_medical_care; would you like some pea_persons_with_mental_illnesses?

Soror Magna