No, this is not an article about words banned by the FCC from use on public airwaves.  Here's the deal.  One of these days we're going to have to have two dictionaries: the one with sanctioned words and the underground supplemental with all the words that are no longer allowed to be used because of political- correctness. 

Every time someone brings up a concern about something serious that liberals don't like, there seems to be a scramble for new words to reinterpret the situation, to euphemize, sanitize, and redefine the language surrounding the otherwise hairy expression.  Here are a few words and phrases that seem to be banned these days: 

banned word: terrorist (see American, patriot)     sanctioned word: insurgent, freedom-fighter. 

When terrorism seriously reared its head on 9/11 the mainstream media quickly found words to sanitize what terrorist thugs really are.  People who prey on innocent people by using bombs among crowds, anthrax sent to congress-to Democrats or Republicans-are simply terrorists. 

banned words: American, patriot    sanctioned word: terrorist, oppressor

Just when you thought "terrorist" was a banned word, it has just been reapplied.  To liberals it seems that Americans are the terrorists and oppressors forcing our will on the world.  That is why we have to sign on to treaties and conventions that weaken our country and prevent us from acting when we are seriously threatened (or go to the UN). 

banned phrase: war on terror    sanctioned phrase: law enforcement issue

Increasingly, many liberals are trying to rephrase and redirect language to make the problem not sound as serious.  Many confused people are saying, "We can't really have a war on terror."  "Terrorism in Iraq is not really the issue."  "We should be fighting in Afghanistan (if at all)."  The joke about calling terrorism a "law enforcement issue" is that many liberals don't really want to enforce any laws concerning terrorism; they wouldn't want to infringe on anyone's "civil liberties."  

banned words: crime, obscenity        sanctioned words: expression, civil liberties, rights

When it comes to crime that should be punished with jail time, we can't actually punish criminals because it would be a violation of their civil liberties.  When it comes to disapproving of obscenity or inappropriate television material that kids could see and try to emulate, it has to be allowed because the makers of that material are just "expressing themselves."   

banned words: illegal alien        sanctioned words: undocumented worker

Since breaking the law doesn't mean anything, "illegal aliens" must be redefined as "undocumented workers."  They're just these random people floating around in society doing jobs Americans don't want to do and costing our society billions of dollars in taxpayer money.  They don't mean any harm. 

banned word: evil        sanctioned word: ?

Call evil whatever you want.  In the liberal world, there's no such thing as evil.  Well, unless of course you use it as a substitute for "conservative," "Republican," or maybe "American."

banned word: liberal    sanctioned word: progressive

"Liberal" has negative connotations.  Those connotations include being a bit naiive about the reality of evil, uncontrolled permissiveness, or the desire to live in a world where all their own bad behaviors will never be frowned upon.  Instead, "progressive" must be used.  If you try to step on a liberal's toes, you're disallowing progress, and that's bad. 

Are you confused yet?  That's the idea when it comes to political-correctness.  Anything absurd goes. 
I'm sure you can add lots of your own words to the list.  Many of you will be tempted to use sanctioned language instead of the banned terms.  Just go ahead and use whatever language you need to express the reality of the situation.  We can't keep burying our heads in the sand, or can we?  -Cal Samuel August