Right? Just the notion of banning a word rubs me the wrong way. Conjures up Soviet style censorship.
Thought/speech police. Funny though, certain words have been shunned from the American lexicon, but many once taboo behaviors have become acceptable as normal lifestyles.
Crazy crazy stuff.
Yes, we know only too well that we must never, never, never use the word ‘homosexual’ - even though homosexual life is anything but gay.