Political Correctness Gone Mad

[The Young One]

I can see the point in PC, but it doesn't mean that I agree with it.
And frankly, re-writing nursery rhymes to leave out the 'offensive' words, dubbing out cigarettes in films and effectively, re-writing history in some cases isn't on.
How can you justify it?

that's the thing, it can't be justified, the imposition of political correctness is a monument to the fact that the more vocal you are about something, there more likely you are to get your way, it's only the smallest group of fuckwits that rant and rave about how people are being offended when in fact no one is offended by this shit, I would give someone a thousand dollars if they can show me someone who was genuinely offended by "baa baa black sheep", and promptly punch the offended person in the face. It's the the small minority of whiny little bitches that think they know when people are offended or not when the vast majority of us are smart enough to realise that "black sheep" is a reference to the colour of the god damn sheep and not a hidden racist message.

As I see it?
You've hit the nail on the head there

 

[Hungry]

I can't stand this PC stuff anymore. your either African or American you can't be both

 

[Barky13]

I can't stand this PC stuff anymore. your either African or American you can't be both

Or you're from one of the many other countries in the world.

 

[shadowstriker86]

a few things.1 = if you are here, and you are black, you are NOT african american, you are an american. Why? beacuse the first word implies you are from africa and unless you ARE from africa in this lifetime, you are NOT african american, you are american. 2 = asian people were referred to as oriental people before some white liberal said it was offensive. Why are they called asian now? i dont know but i will say this: if you truly believe that all oriental people are asian, you are retarded becuase you know what other country is in asia? RUSSIA! 3 = a society in which we can say ANYTHING and not have it imply as a racial thing is the day when we can actually move forward as a damn species! PC is one of the most freedom killing "things" that has ever come into existince. It is a dark and horrible dimension that exists within ours from which there is no escape from, it is the home of liberals, dumbasses, hypocrites and communists, who seek to destroy our freedom and ways of life but spreading their toxic words disguised as "acceptance" and "tolerance", and people are slowly being eaten away by it while the rest of us are a dying breed, those with common sense and the balls to stand up and say "im white, he's black, she's chinese, and im pretty sure that guy over there is from mexico now can you all shut the hell up so we can go eat!?"

just thought i'd point that out

 

[ThreeWords]

Can no longer say "brain storm" due to Epilepsy

Hahahahahah

BTW I live in a country with almost 0 political corectness. We only say "handicaped" instead of "crippled", "not seeing" instead of "blind". "Mentally retarded" is a perfectly correct term for example.

I envy you

Anyway, I don't know if this is just meant to be funny examples, but this is a pretty depressing example of OTT political correctness:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.107159?page=1

 

[Thanatos34]

Because of the 'Burgalar Rights' laws here in England, granting them safety in their workplace (which just so happens to be PEOPLE'S HOMES), if a burglar trips over something in your house, or cuts themselves on the window they just broke in through, or burns themselves on the fire when they come down the chimney, they can now sue you! There's been loads of cases where a burgalar has made a few thousand pounds from the raid itself, then about £20k from the compensation from cutting his leg on the window!

You've got to be kidding me.

Except, a few cases like that happened in California as well.

That is just the pinnacle of idiocy.

 

[nova18]

When recently a high school in California changed St. Patrick's day to Potato Day.

SOURCE ME THIS SHIT. NOW.

I was able to find this follow up article:
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/13/breitbart-jon-stewart-and-kumar-go-to-white-house/
Excerpt:
The "joke" was that these right-wing zealots weren't giving the new president enough time, that the previous president did worse things, and that I, in particular, was ridiculous for blaming the president for "St. Patrick's Day" becoming "Potato Day" at my kids' public school. (Yes, the name change took place. No, I did not blame President Obama ? specifically.)

....*weeps*

Ok, this is just TOO bad. How does a man like this get elected? Do tell me he's done some nice, rational things too. Please?

St.Patricks Day is a day that fundamentally revolves AROUND BEING IRISH. St.Patrick is a hero of IRISH FOLKLORE. Hence the reason that the day IS NAMED AFTER FUCKING ST.PATRICK!!!
Pardon my French there. It's just that this, as a (mainly) Irish person, offends me to the core. It's a holiday that was meant to celebrate a culture, but now thanks to this prick it's being relegated to a FUCKING FOOD ITEM. Sure, potatoes are Irish, but potatoes grow everywhere. There was only one St.Patrick, and naming the day after him was done to honor his place in Irish myth and tradition. The poor bastard must be rolling in his grave, God rest his honorable soul.

EDIT: Christ, this pissed me off so much that I typed "in" as "is". Fuck.

Truer words have never been said.
"Patrick is too much of an Irish stereotype, we should change it"
"Hmmm, what do Irish people like?"
"Potatoes?"
"Yes, the whole Irish culture can be summed up with potatoes"

Lets change christmas to "Babyinastable day".
Not like the names of the Saint whose day it is is important.
Society is going to hell.

And soon I won't be able to say hell because everytime I say it a religious group dies inside.

 

[Berethond]

When recently a high school in California changed St. Patrick's day to Potato Day.

SOURCE ME THIS SHIT. NOW.

I was able to find this follow up article:
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/13/breitbart-jon-stewart-and-kumar-go-to-white-house/
Excerpt:
The "joke" was that these right-wing zealots weren't giving the new president enough time, that the previous president did worse things, and that I, in particular, was ridiculous for blaming the president for "St. Patrick's Day" becoming "Potato Day" at my kids' public school. (Yes, the name change took place. No, I did not blame President Obama ? specifically.)

....*weeps*

Do tell me he's done some nice, rational things too. Please?

Nope. No he hasn't. He's just lying, spending my future, and slowly shredding the Constitution.

 

[Irridium]

When I found out I have to say "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas"
pissed me off, I'm not christian, but ever since I was born I have said Merry Christmas.

I will continue to say Merry Christmas, not for religeous reasons, but because thats what I have been saying all my life and because its fucking Christmas.

If someone gets offended because I say "Merry Christmas, then they can just go fuck themselves, Christmas is about spending time with the family, helping others, and being a good person, and I want to spread that around, not and religion and if people don't like it, then they can just go fuck themselves

As Mr. Garrison from south park said, "Merry Fucking Christmas"

Sorry for the rant, but damn that felt good to finally say

 

[Alex_P]

When I found out I have to say "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas"

Do you actually have to? Or are you just overstating things?

-- Alex

 

[Alex_P]

2 = asian people were referred to as oriental people before some white liberal said it was offensive. Why are they called asian now? i dont know but i will say this: if you truly believe that all oriental people are asian, you are retarded becuase you know what other country is in asia? RUSSIA!

Your statement is analogous to this: "If you truly believe that all trees are plants, you are retarded because you know what else is also a plant? Grass!" See the error?

There's no fallacy here. True, large parts of Russia are in Asia. All that means is that "Asian" is, potentially, a broader description than "Oriental"(*). Good things we've got terms like "East Asian" or "South Asian" (which get about as specific as most European and North American whites can get without making lots of mistakes).

Also, the ethnic groups that have historically inhabited the Asian part of Russia are, indeed, like the people commonly described as "Asian". White Europeans didn't seriously settle the region until around the time they were seriously settling the "New World".

-- Alex
__________
* - Then again, "oriental rugs" could be from China to Turkey, and "Orientalism" in art and literature often involved making up bullshit about North-African cultures as well, so "orient" is hardly very specific, either.

 

[die4769]

What do you think the funniest piece of political correctness is. You know, when the media are going over the top trying not to offend anybody. It often comes off as very funny. So what's your favourite piece of political correctness? Mine is probably the rewriting the classic nursery rhyme to make it Baa Baa Coloured/Rainbow Sheep. Because black is offensive now.

My favorite is calling black people African-American, isn't that more offensive, just assuming all black people came from Africa?

 

[scotth266]

Truer words have never been said.
"Patrick is too much of an Irish stereotype, we should change it"
"Hmmm, what do Irish people like?"
"Potatoes?"
"Yes, the whole Irish culture can be summed up with potatoes"

Lets change christmas to "Babyinastable day".
Not like the names of the Saint whose day it is is important.
Society is going to hell.

And soon I won't be able to say hell because everytime I say it a religious group dies inside.

Someone else commented that it was offensive to change it to potato day, considering that potatoes and the Irish people are connected mainly by a horrific tragedy. I think he was right.

Nope. No he hasn't. He's just lying, spending my future, and slowly shredding the Constitution.

Well, that just blows.

 

[Alarid]

The correctness always seems more silly when you add quotation marks. He is "coloured". I would like some "coloured" coffee (shifty eyes >_>)

 

[Chickenlittle]

Political Correctness in general is retarded.

OIMFG WORDS!?

This.

But for all you politically correct people, you now must call me "European Canadian", or I'm taking your ass to court.

 

[Bad Neighbour]

'What shall we do with the drunken sailor'

change to

'What shall we do with the grumpy pirate'

All reference to alcohol removed. Some do-gooder charity I believe.
Ridiculous.

 

[LeonLethality]

generaly i dont care about racism, if someone sees me as racist think about it this way, no matter what race you are i will hate your fuckups just as much and make fun of you =D


but my school will not allow us to refer to someone as "black" anymore punishable by 2 weeks suspension) its bullshit

 

[Seekster]

Funny story:

I remember back during a Spanish class (in high school or junior high maybe, it was early spanish) some white kid got some nasty stares from some black students for answering a question from the teacher. The question was, "What is the Spanish word for black?"

 

[IsoNeko]

How to beat political correctness: Don't respond to it and ignore it.

When people realise that nobody gives a shit and you can't tell people what they can and can't say. Then we will all truly be free.