I'm grossed out by the replacement term "sack lunch".

frankj1 wrote:

Boy they sure got me there....EVERY time I say the word dinosaur I immediately want to discuss evolution with someone......where DO they find these douchebags???

Oops, my apologies....I know your ALL thinking of feminine products now....and how they came to be and other uses and stuff. 🌫

TMCTLT wrote:

I work for one of the most "proud to be diverse and inclusive" companies out there and we use the term brown bag all the time. I'm glad I know that I should be offended by this. In going to complain, change corporate policy and probably get a promotion for this.

Mathen wrote:

Only 102? You've got 94 or so (depending on who is doing the counting) to go. Barely halfway there.

Mathen wrote:

Certain organizations are being considerate- nobody mandated they do this, and nobody is restricting the words you're allowed to use.

z6joker9 wrote:

You live in Canada?

teedubbya wrote:

Certain organizations are being considerate- nobody mandated they (referring to someone above forcing the organizations, in this case, the city of Seattle) do this, and nobody is restricting the words you're allowed to use. (literally, you)

z6joker9 wrote:

From the OP:
"Government workers in the city of Seattle have been advised that the terms "citizen" and "brown bag" are potentially offensive and may no longer be used in official documents and discussions."

Their word choice is indeed being mandated.
And if I worked for those organizations (you don't), then my words would be restricted as well.

tailgater wrote:

Again, you're getting upset because some city government somewhere that doesn't affect you decided they were not going to use certain words in their own documents- one because as a euphemism, it might have negative connotations that people are not aware of, and another because the manner in which it is used excludes a segment of people that they did not intend to exclude.

Are you saying that you're allowed to use any word you like in any official documents at your workplace, even if it is an offensive euphemism or leaves some ambiguity to the meaning of a statement?

z6joker9 wrote:

For the record, I do think people are offended too easily, but that's a different discussion.

z6joker9 wrote: