G. Sylvester writes:

my god (and I'm a born-again atheist ;-) ) am I being accused of being
politically correct?

What you've described perfectly fits the definition.

There's no chance in hell that would happen.

Most people afflicted by it don't know they have it.

Anyway, this isn't about being politically correct.

It's _entirely_ about being politically correct.

After all, if you aren't friendly to the FA's, how could possibly
expect to get the pre-departure warm nuts.

FA's with a three-digit IQ aren't likely to worry too much about what
they are called, within reason.

And from now on, I'm referring to
Airbus SIC's as the "assistant to the real pilot" or should that be
"assistant busdriver?"

On an Airbus, all you need is someone to push the buttons.

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