Poll re: "conjoined" twins

gibs

If it wasn't Evil Giblets who used the term, would "Siamese" twins still be considered an ignorant, un-PC, horrible word, or is it still okay?

 

 

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ilovejimh

Just because you don't know anyone who is conjoined doesn't mean it isn't just as offensive as the word retarded.  I explained in the below post were the word originated from.

ToledoDeux

ilovejimh:

Just because you don't know anyone who is conjoined doesn't mean it isn't just as offensive as the word retarded.  I explained in the below post were the word originated from.

Yes - you're very handy with the google.

cristiana

I voted for the second option, just because I liked it better. Sorry to skew your highly scientific results.

ilovejimh

hey google was created for a reason and I can't think of any better reason to use it than to piss Gibs off.

MelandJeff

I had no idea that Siamese was offensive. Like none whatsoever.But really? Who gives a feck about that? Not nearly the same thing as "Retard".

Apparently I am ignorant as well. Oh well. like I always say, "Ignorance is bliss"

Littlejen22

mj.reilly:

MelandJeff:

I had no idea that Siamese was offensive. Like none whatsoever.But really? Who gives a feck about that? Not nearly the same thing as "Retard".

Apparently I am ignorant as well. Oh well. like I always say, "Ignorance is bliss"

I completely agree with this.

Ditto this.  And since I think of myself as fairly worldly and still know not one person from Siam and would have to venture an educated quess as to where it is located, I am really not all that worried about insulting them.  But I probably would use the term conjoined just because it sounds like the more educated term.

Ilumine

It was never meant to be derogatory.  The first "internationally known" conjoined twins were of Siamese decent. 

summerbrideDC

Its absolutely offensive.  We should at least call them Thai twins since Siam is now modern day Thailand.  Der. 

Ilumine

While they may have plied their "trade" in the sideshow world, they were their OWN managers.

Once they had enough money, they bought a plantation, owned slaves (pretty good for a non-white) and were quite prosperous for a time (at least until they lost in the Confederate War).

So when I think of the term, I think of two highly sucessful men who used their "disability" (the term is used lightly) to the best of their abilities.  Something EVERYONE is supposed to do with their lives.

femmegem

I used to think I was about as PC as they come, but apparently not. I think it's really silly to get up in arms over this. Oy.