Political correctness gone too far

I'm all for promoting and supporting women and I believe that a woman is as good as man in any job. I also get very upset when I realise that men can get way with certain behaviour just because they are men.

Reading The Telegraph today though, got me wondering if things haven't gone too far and what knuckle head that came up with the stuff. A man probably...

Council staff in Chichester District, West Sussex has been issued a politically-correct language guide for which states that "Man on the street" shouldn't be used since it's offensive to women.

The document claims the popular saying is based on the assumption that the world is male and makes the views or work of women invisible.

It suggests that town hall officers should use "general public" a positive and less offensive alternative.

The guide also kills off the phrase "manning the switchboard" and suggests "staffing" or "running the switchboard" instead.