tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post5108109620298443171..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: What is Political Correctness?AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-83551376574865952072010-03-17T02:01:48.831-04:002010-03-17T02:01:48.831-04:00Individualist, That's the problem with a subje...Individualist, That's the problem with a subjective standard. It's not based on any real intent to insult. It's based on whether or not the "victims" feels like they've been insulted.<br /><br />As for lawyers being the problem, lawyers are the least of this problem. This problem starts with legislatures that create laws that allow these sorts of suits and administrators who are afraid to stand up for the rights of their own workers. Lawyers are just the rotten cherry on top of the sewage sunday.<br /><br />I've never heard of anyone successfully using "Oriental" as the basis for a lawsuit. I would bet it didn't happen. Unfortunately, the HR people (and the lawyers) way overcompensate on these issues. And people start reacting to possibilities, no matter how remote, than realities. It's actually a lot harder to win suits based on these things than people believe.<br /><br />In any event, it's time that we went back to the idea that sticks and stones may break bones, but names (and words) can't. So there should be no rights or remedies based on pure words.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-27504217330138025112010-03-17T00:49:19.691-04:002010-03-17T00:49:19.691-04:00I guess the other side of the coin is unfortunatel...I guess the other side of the coin is unfortunately your profession Andrew.<br /><br />I remember an HR meeting we were all forced to attend where the HR manager got cross with me. They stated that a group had won a court case because soemone used the term oriental and that we should all use Asian.<br /><br />I kept interrupting telling the guy to explain to me one time where Oriental was used as a racial slur. He said well since some of them feel that way I should use Asian. I then interupted and said Indians are from Asia and thus Asians yet they are no Oriental so the term is not accurate. He finally told me to shut up and not used the word because it was company policy.<br /><br />This is where they can get you. Maybe on the street they can't do anything but a play a few games of six degrees of seperation on what you thought was an innocent comment and they can put a bite to their bark in the work place.Individualisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005025873042230314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-33269553704706776222010-03-17T00:40:04.355-04:002010-03-17T00:40:04.355-04:00Very Good Points Andrew...
With regard to Femisis...Very Good Points Andrew...<br /><br />With regard to Femisism and women being in combat roles I have heard that the military's justification is somewhat different. <br /><br />Essentially they state that women are more important than men. Should you send men off to war and kill 1,000,000 of them this would have little effect on the size of the next generation. <br /><br />If you send women and one million of them die it would drastically depopulate the country.Individualisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005025873042230314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-65311125184189603382010-03-17T00:38:24.221-04:002010-03-17T00:38:24.221-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Individualisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005025873042230314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-69339946675060311922010-03-16T13:42:53.567-04:002010-03-16T13:42:53.567-04:00Stan, Agreed. It's time to put an end to PC. ...Stan, Agreed. It's time to put an end to PC. It's absolutely unAmerican in every way.<br /><br />What's funny about the opposition to <i>Blazing Saddles</i> is that <i>Blazing Saddles</i> was making fun of racism, yet the identity groups can't see that because they've blinded themselves.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-72740205996677071222010-03-16T13:13:08.748-04:002010-03-16T13:13:08.748-04:00Good read Andrew! PC is one of the most insidious ...Good read Andrew! PC is one of the most insidious creations of the past forty years, whose time is coming to an end. Like with most things the left has overplayed their hand, and the American public is growing weary of their BS. Though he was a liberal George Carlin used to hammer PC relentlessly. The other day I watched “Blazing Saddles,” funny as hell, couldn’t be made today, and they bleeped only the “N” word leaving all other group or racial slurs in, and in case you’ve forgotten Mel Brooks made fun of every group in that movie. As we turn this country to conservatism, PC has got to go.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-17271732880144761092010-03-16T10:24:45.199-04:002010-03-16T10:24:45.199-04:00Bev, That's absolutely right. And that's ...Bev, That's absolutely right. And that's why the first group was so effective, because they pointed out that it was wrong to hold others back. But the second group has failed to miserably, because rather than wanting fair treatment, they want guaranteed results -- something no one else has.<br /><br />And then both groups became very nasty, which didn't help either.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-83854485921514404382010-03-16T10:14:01.119-04:002010-03-16T10:14:01.119-04:00The other difference is that MLK or Malcolm X were...The other difference is that MLK or Malcolm X were fighting for equality of opportunity. It was the same with the Women's movement.<br /><br />The second generation morphed these movements into equality of numbers and percentages. That's why the questions are "Why aren't there more [fill in the blank]s in [fill in the other blank]?" rather than "Why aren't more [fill in the blank] qualified for [fill in the blank]?".BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-13876499242339946652010-03-16T00:30:19.459-04:002010-03-16T00:30:19.459-04:00Thanks Jed. I think you put your finger right on ...Thanks Jed. I think you put your finger right on it with the difference between Malcom X and MLK and Jesse Jackson. The first generation was uncompromising in wanting equality and respect. They had undeniable moral authority because everyone knew that what had been going on was wrong and that there is just no moral justification for racial discrimination.<br /><br />But then they passed the baton to the second generation -- the Jacksons and Sharptons. And they preferred to make themselves into royalty and get their share of of the pie rather than fight for equality.<br /><br />And the natural consequence of that became the very nasty identity politics of today, which necessitates the creation of victims and oppressors, which is what political correctness is all about.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-43765377597931962882010-03-15T23:52:32.542-04:002010-03-15T23:52:32.542-04:00actually, this may just be the best treatise on th...actually, this may just be the best treatise on the subject I have seen. At it's core is something I have always felt, but never verbalized in connection with pc. That is, many of these groups may have had legitimate grievances about equality or moral treatment, but gave up the high ground to get a piece of the pie and a seat at the power table. Jesse Jackson is a prime example. Malcolm X was just the opposite and he was murdered for being politically incorrect.<br /><br />The descriptives of how pc works are as good as it gets.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-83530198431975460872010-03-15T21:03:50.600-04:002010-03-15T21:03:50.600-04:00Sorry Bev, I knew that! LOL! It's also herst...Sorry Bev, I knew that! LOL! It's also herstory now isn't it?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-86210592977288092962010-03-15T20:05:24.734-04:002010-03-15T20:05:24.734-04:00Excuse me, Mr. Man, but that's "womyn&quo...Excuse me, Mr. Man, but that's "womyn", not that sexist, mysogonist, male- centric spelling "woman"! ;-pBevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-24040035054827712352010-03-15T20:02:54.051-04:002010-03-15T20:02:54.051-04:00Thanks CrisD, I thought so. ;-)Thanks CrisD, I thought so. ;-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-61609739735119380622010-03-15T19:59:04.797-04:002010-03-15T19:59:04.797-04:00nice foto.nice foto.CrisDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-88469366253732882432010-03-15T19:45:57.805-04:002010-03-15T19:45:57.805-04:00Lawhawk, LOL! Everyone I know has mentioned that....Lawhawk, LOL! Everyone I know has mentioned that.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-58186595447102216222010-03-15T19:44:32.169-04:002010-03-15T19:44:32.169-04:00Writer X, I'm glad you liked the ape photo -- ...Writer X, I'm glad you liked the ape photo -- it seemed appropriate.<br /><br />I agree about the Bill Mumy episode, it's actually one of their more disturbing episodes.<br /><br />I'm with you on political correctness. It's nice to hear people just start speaking their minds again. And I think that it's happening more and more for two reasons:<br /><br />First, the left originally cloaked political correctness in the guise of "manners" and "being decent" and the such. So people tolerated it longer than they should have. But now it's out of hand and people have decided to ignore it and ridicule it.<br /><br />Secondly, like all things leftist, people get sick of it very quickly and they turn on it because people resent being told what to do.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-47717441451553468142010-03-15T19:41:49.329-04:002010-03-15T19:41:49.329-04:00Andrew: I must respectfully disagree. If it were...Andrew: I must respectfully disagree. If it weren't for political-correctness, how would I have been able to find out from the Brinks Home Security people that 100% of all home-invasions are conducted by white people?LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-15093285188595258012010-03-15T19:23:12.483-04:002010-03-15T19:23:12.483-04:00LOL! Okay, I wasn't expecting the ape photo bu...LOL! Okay, I wasn't expecting the ape photo but I like!<br /><br />I read a story today where a group was offended by the word "hoodlum." Jeez. <br /><br />It's gotten to the point where it's refreshing to hear people speak unabashedly. Too often, political correctness is used as a communication tool to gain something that is undeserved. That's when it's at its most grotesque and I think most reasonable people resent it and can recognize it for exactly the reasons you've mentioned.<br /><br />P.S. Little Billy Mumy still creeps me out. That Twilight Zone episode is perfect.Writer Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505411188186283813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-52098314000932077712010-03-15T18:43:49.069-04:002010-03-15T18:43:49.069-04:00LL, Probably, but that's ok. I think we tend ...LL, Probably, but that's ok. I think we tend to outnumber the politically correct. :-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-80478730794477950412010-03-15T18:28:30.385-04:002010-03-15T18:28:30.385-04:00Andrew, is it politically incorrect for me to agre...Andrew, is it politically incorrect for me to agree with you?LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com