Here are some words the author deems taboo. I can agree that most are less offensive but "dismantled" instead of "crippled"?

Is this the right link? The Korean comedienne was funny, at least.

Proof's link worked fine, but I saw no Koreans.

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Is this the right link? The Korean comedienne was funny, at least.

Worked for me, too. Maybe you should have bought an American computer.

Well, now it worked for me. Go figure. Neither of you saw that Korean comedienne video? It actually was quite funny. She made fun of things like, "My parents wouldn't believe that I didn't want to play the violin." I guess it was a bit politically incorrect, but quite funny.

Yes, I see your point about "dismantled." Does that even mean "crippled?" In its meaning of "to take apart," I'd almost think it worse than "crippled."

And "bipolar" is an accepted medical term, though I suppose just throwing it around is wrong.

I would never think "bad" and "dumb" would be linked. I'd link it more to "stupid."

Similarly, I'd not link "stupid" and "awful." To me, "stupid" means "mental dullness," as the dictionary says. Not "awful." The "bad" and "awful" could be linked, though.

It was an interesting word grouping.

The article is talking purely about metaphorical use of the words so that "crippled" is being used in a sense such as

"We crippled the bicycle by removing its chain."

Ah...makes more sense. Perhaps that's why I found all those definitions strange.

Incidentally if I were you I'd run a full system scan with my anti-virus package. Reroutes to sites that you didn't link are quite a common feature of some viruses.

Will do, Bob. Thanks for the tip. I did find that Korean comedienne pretty funny though.