Damn You for Being Politically Correct
Gord, writer at the TVShowsOnDVD.com Blog, seems to have gotten in a little hot water for saying the word “Kwanzaa.”
“Kwanzaa” is not a legitimate holiday—was in fact postulated in the 1960s by a militant Negro convict who was incarcerated for assault and kidnapping. [...] The inclusion of such items on your website is merely perpetuating inaccurate and politically-correct propaganda, and detracts from any credibility you might have regarding a serious reporting on television matters.
This thanksgiving my mother’s family were handing out buttons to wear so people knew to say “Merry Christmas” to them:
After the meal and an hour or two of visiting, as goodbyes were being said, they were exchanging those little green buttons that they wear to tell you they are in the front line of defense in the War on Christmas, so you won’t slip up and say “Happy Holidays” to them, or, worse, do the Xmas thing. They even offered me one. [ ... ] I think the buttons may be good for them, but I hope that we don’t all have to start wearing tags so that people can tell what not to say to us.
Anti-political correctness has gone so far it’s met itself on the way back:
- Speech codes are an infringement of the First Amendment. (“Don’t say ‘Water Buffalo.’”)
- It’s foolish to ask people to talk and not offend anyone. (”’Differently abled?’ Is ‘abled’ even a word?”)
- People who use neutral language are pansies. (“The word is ‘deaf’, you idiot. Use it.”)
- Inclusive language insults me. (“I’m not his ‘partner!’ I’m his wife!”)
- Speech codes are needed to ensure I’m not offended. (“Say ‘Merry Christmas’ or I’ll boycott.”)
At its core, “political correctness” is speaking so as not to offend. If you insist people say particular words in order to keep from offending you, aren’t you demanding political correctness?
