Manusism! (Was: S*nistrism!)

There is a dreadful and largely overlooked discrimination in this world.  It's more prevalent than racism or sexism, more institutionalized, more widespread.  It's bigotry against southpaws, lefties, yes, those who use the supposed sinister hand rather than the dexterous hand.  Left handed people don't live as long earn less money, and are disadvantaged with almost every tool or object of utility: scissors, notebooks, writing most Indo-European languages, etc.  How can we allow this bigotry to go on.  I suggest that all left-handed folks on this site sue the US government, Wal-mart, and every other entity that has taken advantage of and been built on the backs of the poor, repressed sinistros.

Rise up, all lefties, and unite!  Take what's rightfully yours.  We demand reparations!

I'm a proud Leftie!!! (i hang to left but i swing to the right if you know what I mean!) boo yah! 

I am left handed. 

Left handed people are generally considered to be more creative. As are left footed footballers (soccer to you Americans) 

Leonardo said:

Yes! Left hands rise up!

Take what's rightfully leftfully yours.

FTFY.

I love it!

BTW, I myself am a rightie, but I'm also a civil rights advocate.  I can't believe the ACLU hasn't brought this issue up, anyway!  What are they busy doing?  I need to find me a GIF of some young boy shouting, "That's sinistrist!"

So I propose a change in the vernacular: considering the pejorative nature of the word sinister, we should ban its use among all non-lefties.  Therefore, I propose that all right handed people refer to them as left-handed-Americans.  Of course, I heartily endorse such left-handed-Americans making use of the Latin term sinistro, such as in the following example:

"What's up, my sinistro?"

Along with that I need to rename this thread to Manusism to avoid any reference to the now taboo term.

fortunately no one tried to force me to got righty.   I do everything with my left hand that right handed people do with their right hand. 

darth_ender said:

Therefore, I propose that all right handed people refer to them as left-handed-Americans.

But already two of the people in this thread who have come out as openly left-handed are not even Americans.

Warbler said:

I do everything with my left hand...

TMI!

Leonardo said:

Political correctness? Well, that escalated quickly.

That's what I'm fighting for in this thread!  Equal treatment!  All the same rights (lefts) as right-handed-Americans, right-handed Europeans, right-handed Africans, etc. get.  I demand right and left-handed scissors in every Wal-mart, right and left-handed cupholders in every car, equal pay, equal opportunity, equal healthcare.  Obviously this is institutionalized Manusism, and the Man is trying to keep the left-handed-Americans/Europeans/Africans/Australians/Asians down!

SilverWook said:

I vaguely recall a classmate in the first or second grade being forced to go righty. It's sad such mindless conformist idiocy was still being practiced into the early '70's.

In spite of my facetious humor, this genuinely happened with my brother as well.  He was born a leftie, but now does everything right-handed thanks to his first grade teacher.

I was a bit ambidextrous before the hand police caught up with me. I still favor the left hand on some tasks, but can't write with it.

(Back in character) Dexter is Latin for right-handed!  Don't you see, even your commonplace terms are inherently manusist!  What should you call the leader of a committee who writes equally well with both hands?  An ambimanus chairperson of course!

Lefties smell bad.

CP3S said:

Warbler said:

I do everything with my left hand...

TMI!

*washes CP3S's mind out with soap*

TV's Frink said:

Lefties smell bad.

bigot!

It's a scientifically verified fact.

SilverWook said:

Problem is, some people will think you're talking about the Green Lantern villain Sinestro.  ;)

Leftie is a stupid name too.