In Seattle, the terms 'citizen' and 'brown bag' are now offensive

UPI ^ | August 2, 2013 | KRISTEN BUTLER

[ConservativeStatement]

Public information officers for the City of Seattle have been advised to stop using the terms "citizen" and "brown bag" -- as in brown-bag lunch -- saying they could be offensive to some city residents.

Elliott Bronstein of the Office for Civil Rights circulated the memo encouraging government employees to avoid using the potentially offensive terms.

[cripplecreek]

All baked goods are henceforth to be called “Crackas”.

[Lizavetta]

I want - no, I DEMAND that the secretarial product called "White-Out" be banned forever.

I mean, isn't it obvious that they want all white people gone?

[windsorknot]

Where “citizen” and “brown bag” are offensive and verboten: that is territory to be avoided by sane citizens.

[henkster]

So I guess that the public informatuion people will now give relases that say “people with things did stuff.”

Good thing we’ll get accurate non-offensive information.

[EandH Dad]

You’re offended. They’re offended. And that means ‘what’ to me?

[Bronzy]

Guess they don’t like the term Johnny Lunch Bucket either.

[Army Air Corps]

Thanks for mentioning that book; now, I will have to find a copy.

[castlebrew]

putting that on my work calendar for lunch every day!

joke ‘em if they can’t take a f...

[cripplecreek]

Victor Klemperer was the cousin of Werner Klemperer who played Col Klink on Hogan’s heroes and also cousin of composer Otto Klemperer.

[marsh2]

I was listening to Glen Beck’s new online radio show the other day and he mentioned that “politically correct” or PC was coined from the Communist reprogramming camps. If you expressed ideas not in sinc with the current political regime’s line, you were not “politically correct” so you were taken to be corrected.

[Army Air Corps]

Funny that you mentioned that, because I was curious if he was related to Werner. I still get a kick out of Hogan’s Heroes.

[SunkenCiv]

Still okay if you’re wearing a Citizen watch and a hoodie and eating Skittles out of a brown bag, just before you snap your cap and attack someone. Thanks ConservativeStatement.

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

Political correctness? Nah.....STUPIDITY!

[ConservativeStatement]

My favorite Twilight Zone episode:

[HiTech RedNeck]

Talk about going wimpy! When will we wise up to evil and call on God again?

[HiTech RedNeck]

“Worker” is not fair to the welfare set! That must be expunged next!

[This I Wonder32460]

Sack Lunch? I find that offensive.

[Shadowstrike]

Jesus wept, this kinda stuff makes me want to drink.

[Shadowstrike]

we need an address, I want to mail some brown bags to Seattle.

[Cyclone59]

Must be white folk code words. citizen=commie brown bag=black folks.

Id be willing to bet that citizen is some how seen as a taunt by legal citizens to illegals.