Lyzko
17 Oct 2018
Life / Political correctness in Poland [210]
We all seem to be missing the point a little here.
The problem with political correctness is not, nor has it ever been, that the fundamental concept is dumb or such what. The problem is that political correctness has been flagrantly misused and the term misappropriated by misguidedly misogynists aka frustrated, ex-women's libbers under the guise of calling themselves "feminists", then
turning around and labeling all men "women haters", "male chauvinist pigs" ad nauseum, ad infinitum.
While it does appear to limit "free speech" to try to monitor what we should or should not laugh, joke about and so forth, attacking white Christian groups is not done because "others" disapprove of white Christians, W.A.S.P.s per se, but rather because for nearly two centuries, the latter contended that only they were the true inheritors of the US, that only the religion of the Puritans was valid, that Rev. Cotton Mather was the first, unsung hero of religious freedom, moreover, that Jews, Native-Americans, Hispanics, Asian-Americans were somehow less "American, but worst of all, that W.A.S.P. America was somehow "beyond" humor and/or criticism of any kind. "Thomas Crapper, a Brit, introduced flush toilets to post-colonial America, and so geez what else do you want, for pity's sake!" seemed the rallying cry of conservative groups over the decades and I suppose we non-Anglo-Saxon Protestants are simply getting a wee bit sick and tired of it, that's all.
Back to the topic. Although I do confess to laughing until I honestly could be barely breathe to watch Charlie Callas going into one of his kooky, querky-jerky routines, I later realized that I was subconsciously laughing at EVERY physically challenged person, and so, came to see how cruel I was being, like most kids, without even realizing what I was doing.
But I'm no longer a child. Wish I could say the same for the bloke in the White House!
We all seem to be missing the point a little here.
The problem with political correctness is not, nor has it ever been, that the fundamental concept is dumb or such what. The problem is that political correctness has been flagrantly misused and the term misappropriated by misguidedly misogynists aka frustrated, ex-women's libbers under the guise of calling themselves "feminists", then
turning around and labeling all men "women haters", "male chauvinist pigs" ad nauseum, ad infinitum.
While it does appear to limit "free speech" to try to monitor what we should or should not laugh, joke about and so forth, attacking white Christian groups is not done because "others" disapprove of white Christians, W.A.S.P.s per se, but rather because for nearly two centuries, the latter contended that only they were the true inheritors of the US, that only the religion of the Puritans was valid, that Rev. Cotton Mather was the first, unsung hero of religious freedom, moreover, that Jews, Native-Americans, Hispanics, Asian-Americans were somehow less "American, but worst of all, that W.A.S.P. America was somehow "beyond" humor and/or criticism of any kind. "Thomas Crapper, a Brit, introduced flush toilets to post-colonial America, and so geez what else do you want, for pity's sake!" seemed the rallying cry of conservative groups over the decades and I suppose we non-Anglo-Saxon Protestants are simply getting a wee bit sick and tired of it, that's all.
Back to the topic. Although I do confess to laughing until I honestly could be barely breathe to watch Charlie Callas going into one of his kooky, querky-jerky routines, I later realized that I was subconsciously laughing at EVERY physically challenged person, and so, came to see how cruel I was being, like most kids, without even realizing what I was doing.
But I'm no longer a child. Wish I could say the same for the bloke in the White House!