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infinite monkey · 04-22-2016, 10:05 AM

Police officer: ma'am, can you describe your assailant?

Person: don't call me ma'am, I'm a person.

PO: ok, person, can you describe your assailant?

Person: it was a person.

PO: but was this person male or female? What was this person's skin tone? Was this person tall or short, fat or thin, bald or hairy...or somewhere in any of the possible ranges of any of these things?

Person: well I wouldn't label my assailant...it was just a person.

PO: ok, I'll get the APB out. I don't think your assailant could have gotten far. I'm sure we'll have your assailant in custody soon, and that person won't be accosting anyone one else any time soon.

Labels or descriptors. What are we allowed to say that doesn't interfere with the lofty ideals of the lofty idealists? Just sayin'.

04-22-2016, 10:05 AM	#11
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Police officer: ma'am, can you describe your assailant? Person: don't call me ma'am, I'm a person. PO: ok, person, can you describe your assailant? Person: it was a person. PO: but was this person male or female? What was this person's skin tone? Was this person tall or short, fat or thin, bald or hairy...or somewhere in any of the possible ranges of any of these things? Person: well I wouldn't label my assailant...it was just a person. PO: ok, I'll get the APB out. I don't think your assailant could have gotten far. I'm sure we'll have your assailant in custody soon, and that person won't be accosting anyone one else any time soon. Labels or descriptors. What are we allowed to say that doesn't interfere with the lofty ideals of the lofty idealists? Just sayin'. Last edited by infinite monkey; 04-22-2016 at 10:11 AM.