Political Correctness

[Asmodean]

A magic potion to solve everything... For some reason, whisky with a splash of hemlock and a dash of cyanide comes to mind.

[MarcusA]

A magic potion to solve everything... For some reason, whisky with a splash of hemlock and a dash of cyanide comes to mind.

Death solves nothing.

[MarcusA]

I think that we should ban the word "niggardly".

[Asmodean]

  Why? It triggers all the "right" people!

In seriousness though, it's a word. Means "having the qualities of a niggard." You could use synonyms or near-synonyms like "miserly" in stead if the word displeases you. Why ever should it be banned?

[No one]

Things that I don't like should be banned because, if I don't like them, nobody can.

[Asmodean]

Public transport. Especially them non-climate-controlled city buses and metro trains. But yeah, ban that and I shall join you on a blanket ban of whatever word you choose.

[MarcusA]

How do you ban a word? ha

[Asmodean]

The same way as you ban public nudity or marijuana. You fine, jail and otherwise harass those who indulge in it.

There are a few places where speech is protected. A lot, however, view it as more of an aspiration than anything (my country being an example) and most - not even that.