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Subject:(Fwd) You mean Disney isn't PC? From:Sue Heim <SUE -at- RIS -dot- RISINC -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 21 Jul 1995 13:18:09 PST
Here's a little humor for your Friday afternoon. I don't want to
start another PC discussion with all you techwhirlers, but I thought
this was amusing enough (and at least related to past discussions) to
pass along!
From: woo -at- spectra -dot- com
Subject:
Date sent: Fri, 21 Jul 1995 12:48:49 -0700 (PDT)
[Thanks Rob! -Woo]
Snow White and the Politically-Correct Vertically-Challenged Rustics
All Disney movies up to and including the "Lion King" (shortly to
become "The Lioness Queen") are going to be rescripted and re-filmed
to meet modern standards of cultural and ethnic sensitivity. Shown
below is an example from Snow White (to be renamed
"Pigmentally-Deficient, though not implying a judgement of worth,
Snow")
Former name New non-culturally-judgemental name
___________ ___________________________________
Happy Euphorically Unbalanced survivor
Sneezy Rhinovirus Susceptible
Sleepy Surplus Fatigue disordered
Grumpy Heightened resentment disability sufferer
Dopey Intelligence deficit challenged
Bashful Person with diffident disposition syndrome