I recently saw a report showing how large city newspapers use political correctness in their references to people. It was fascinating to see how they worked so hard not to stereotype, misname or put one gender, race, organization, religion or anything else they can think of ahead of another. This article stated so many of these categories existed the reporters had to refer to a large book for the proper designations.

So with their new politically correct definitions in mind I want all of you to know I’m not an older, white, balding male with a middle age spread. No sir, I am now an overly healthy, European-American, senior adult who is follically challenged. This has a lot of possibilities in justifying many bad habits, not just overeating, doesn’t it? 

Dr. Gerald Hallmark is a retired minster living in Alexander City whose column appears here each Friday.