Words

New York City is threatening to fine people who use phrases like illegal alien. Many words that are normally not used in polite conversation may come next. Pejorative words referring to race and national origin or other words referring to sexual body parts are taboo but not illegal. In the schools students are told if they hear a word that makes them uncomfortable they should report it to an anonymous hot line. Some people are upset if the word Jesus comes up in a conversation and refer to the speaker as a Jesus freak. Where is George Carlin when you need him.