A disconnect with legacies?

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Originally Posted by MysticCat

^^^^ My point is that it's not a choice between being offensive and being "PC." This is the statement that I quoted above and that I have a problem with:If people are using their aversion to PC to justify being offensive, then that's a valid problem. But the fact that some people do that doesn't mean that there aren't real PC police out there.

No I'm really sticking by that. I feel like you're setting up a strawman here though. I'm not saying that. It's not a choice between being polite and offensive, it's not all black or white, there are plenty of shades of gray. There are, however, plenty of people who bitch about the concept of "political correctness" because it ~infringes~ upon their ~*RIGHT*~ to say offensive things. "Why can't I say queer, they say queer," etc.

In 33girl's case it was the equivalent of "no disrespect, but," or "I'm not a racist, but." Once those words are said, we all know what's coming next.

I'm not going to say "yeah there are 'PC police' because those people are being idiots (even if theoretically well meaning ones at times), and one can hardly call them the PC police when they're being the exact opposite of what "PC" supposedly is. There are assholes who try to correct others' language in an assholy way and they're just assholes, not PC police*.

*Actual members of the minority group are excepted from being called assholes just for not being nice about correcting someone. After the billionth time hearing an offensive term, I really don't think anyone's obligated to be nice about it.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Steps aren't specifically mentioned with us either, but chapters are encouraged to give them the courtesies of a legacy as if she were a daughter.

I've seen alumnae send in recs for stepchildren and in the legacy portion (our reference and legacy forms are the same thing) just check "daughter." Especially if the member has been the child's stepmother for a long time (ex: if you've been someone's stepmom since they were 3, they're essentially your daughter.)

This is what I was thinking. Steps wouldn't be excluded, but implicitly included.