Semantics or Truth?

Critical or judgmental, what is the difference? Semantics? Isn't it like saying plump instead of fat, downsized instead of fired, or complimentary instead of free? Perhaps it's an exercise in our ability to say the same thing several different ways. Being "downsized" or "reallocated" doesn't make you any less "fired". Perhaps, at least in this instance, it serves to assuage the conscience of those doing the firing. Calling an egg an oval sphere does not make it a less an egg, but to those who don't eat eggs it may sound a bit less revolting. Read between the lines, folks. Truth be told, using politically correct nomenclature serves to insult the listener since it presumes that they are not able to deal with unadulterated truth. Why pussyfoot around an issue? The leading rationale is to avoid hurting someones feelings---or in the interest of sensitivity. Which would you rather have, the doctor tell you you have lung cancer or to say you have some respiratory issues? Don't we all, even if it is difficult to accept, want the plain and simple truth in understandable words? I say, let me decide what to do with the truth instead of treating me like a fragile idiot. There are ways to soften the truth and granted, some words have sharp corners, but here is where you use love and thoughtfulness. I propose that using politically correct language replaces relationship. Rather than taking time to communicate, the words are packaged in such a way that there is more "bang for the buck" and the speaker can more quickly move on without the entanglement of immediate reaction. By the time the person figures out what the speaker really said, the speaker can literally be across the country. The protection instead of being for the recipient is for the speaker. So, next time someone attempts to feed you some politically correct crap, stop them, ask them what they are REALLY trying to say, and pity them for being afraid of your response so much that they insult you by assuming you are not "adult" enough to handle the truth as well as them not being "caring" enough to be there for you through the incident.