Janet wrote:
Speaking of the Merkins, you're not allowed to call them lunatics any more.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17997413

(it's even more bizarre sounding on reading the article than it first
appears, imho)

Not so different from campaigns here to eliminate the use of misleading
and/or stigmatising terms like mongol, spastic, split personality, manic
depression.

I was .. surprised to find it actually /ever/ had a mention in Federal law,
let alone still did. I couldn't see the context, but I didn't study the
article thoroughly, it may have had further references that I didn't see.