Politically Correct getting out of hand....

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I hate political correctness. If someone tells me I shouldn't be wearing a Halloween costume or that I shouldn't say "Merry Christmas" because there is a 0.00009% chance of offending someone; I'm going to shove seasonal candy up their ass.

Hyper sensitivity doesn't breed tolerance, it breeds anger. Lets all just celebrate our collective holidays at once someday and prove to the world we can in fact be different and not kill each other over it.

 

[chrono16]

I hate political correctness. If someone tells me I shouldn't be wearing a Halloween costume or that I shouldn't say "Merry Christmas" because there is a 0.00009% chance of offending someone; I'm going to shove seasonal candy up their ass.

Hyper sensitivity doesn't breed tolerance, it breeds anger. Lets all just celebrate our collective holidays at once someday and prove to the world we can in fact be different and not kill each other over it.

My great grandkids will never even see that day.

 

[Woodsey]

People moaning about political correctness wins an insta-/facepalm.

Fuck, "political correctness gone mad" was invented by the right-wing and the tabloids so they could carry on being racist, sexist and homophobic.

 

[Hatchet90]

Just the idea of political correctness is incredibly stupid. I would say more, but Yahtzee pretty much summed up my opinion about political correctness in his 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand review.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/616-50-Cent-Blood-on-the-Sand

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

I hate political correctness. If someone tells me I shouldn't be wearing a Halloween costume or that I shouldn't say "Merry Christmas" because there is a 0.00009% chance of offending someone; I'm going to shove seasonal candy up their ass.

Hyper sensitivity doesn't breed tolerance, it breeds anger. Lets all just celebrate our collective holidays at once someday and prove to the world we can in fact be different and not kill each other over it.

My great grandkids will never even see that day.

One can dream Zoidberg, one can dream...

 

[Mikeyfell]

I don't celebrate Mondays
so in the spirit of political correctness let's do away with Mondays why don't we....

 

[Omikron009]

What I'm wondering is what the difference is between Halloween and "Fall Harvest." Is it just referring to your costume as a Halloween or "Fall Harvest" costume, or are certain costumes prohibited.? Either way, that's the silliest thing I've ever heard.

 

[chrono16]

I don't celebrate Mondays
so in the spirit of political correctness let's do away with Mondays why don't we....

I second that movement!

 

[Blank Kold]

The basic idea of political correctness is ludicrous; no matter what you say someone will always be offended.

Whether it's because the censored version is more insulting, or the censorship itself is insulting, you won't please anyone.

Most people probably won't agree, but i prefer contempt to pity.

 

[katsumoto03]

This shit really pisses me off. They're technically being politically incorrect by basically saying "Fuck your holidays 'cause some people don't celebrate them. Celebrate these generic ones instead."

 

[chrono16]

What I'm wondering is what the difference is between Halloween and "Fall Harvest." Is it just referring to your costume as a Halloween or "Fall Harvest" costume, or are certain costumes prohibited.? Either way, that's the silliest thing I've ever heard.

The costumes had to be "appropriate for Fall Harvest". They said if they were Halloween themed then they would have to change. So i guess things like vampires and ninjas and zombies or mummies and things like that are out.

 

[Mcface]

The PC warriors are never the said "offended" group. It's always some butthurt pansy trying to talk FOR whole ethnic, religious or political groups, who often times don't care, ignore, or just are not offended in the first place.

The majority of time the average PC warrior is a white male/female from a middle class suburb telling everyone why they should be offended at something, and going into a fit of rage for other people who honestly just don't care.

I love how diluted it is these days. "Rar rar keep our freedoms and treat us all equal" and then in the same rally "rar rar these people offended us, force them to think and act differently!"

 

[Macgyvercas]

Political correctness can go die in a fire, preferably a very large one and very soon.

 

[nunqual]

Who gives a shit? I mean, political correctness isn't hurting anybody, so why are you so affronted by trying to be more polite?

 

[CitySquirrel]

People moaning about political correctness wins an insta-/facepalm.

Fuck, "political correctness gone mad" was invented by the right-wing and the tabloids so they could carry on being racist, sexist and homophobic.

Besides this, how often has anyone ever actually run afoul of this? I have never really seen such a situation. You only hear about them and they are usually because of one or two people who are trying to make themselves look good for whatever their political ends are, be it be the next superintendent or the next mayor. And this "war on Christmas" is almost non existent. Businesses just say "happy holidays" because it is easier than saying "merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, and a very merry new years to you." Half the time people who think Christmas is being attacked they just don't realize the the X in Xmas comes from the greek word for messiah.

Also, OP doesn't cite a source, so this might not be political correctness at all (especially since Halloween is pretty much a secular holiday) so they could be banning "Halloween" for some silly health initiative like trying to keep candy out of school.

Edit: After seeing this

The costumes had to be "appropriate for Fall Harvest". They said if they were Halloween themed then they would have to change. So i guess things like vampires and ninjas and zombies or mummies and things like that are out.

I can't help wonder if this is just some stupid "we don't want monsters or something" in the school. Maybe even initiated by the religious right because they don't want demonic imagery or something equally inane. As often as so called PC warriors are trying to get things banned for fear of offending anyone, the moral guardians are trying to get things banned because they feel offended by them.

 

[Toriver]

TBH, with that particular song, I can kinda see it making sense, despite the song meaning to actually talk about a sheep. Just think of it in the context of a stereotype of a black person and their hair. Yeah. In that light, the song can be very racist. So in that case, I don't see too much of a problem removing "black" there.

But how many kids would realize that? Hell I never made the connection until they pointed it out.

And whats the stereotype with black people and heir? Never really understood that one.

I was thinking afros. Looks and feels kind of like a sheep's wool.

But also, look at another part of it: "One for my master..." That can bring up some issues from the past.

And I bet if you're one of one or two black kids in a class, or in a whole town, you might notice it, and you'll probably be worried for a little while that your classmates would notice it too.

 

[Merkavar]

I am starting to believe that the only way to not discriminate is to get RID of EVERY SINGLE ---CHRISTIAN--- HOLIDAY, SPECIAL OCCASION, and MONTHLY CELEBRATIONS.

it seems to only work one way. if its a christian holiday it cant be celebrated but if you were to stop anyone elses holiday your a rascist or something.

 

[chrono16]

It was on a radio station we have at work. THe segment it was on is called Darcy Country Show. She has it posted on the facebook page Darcycountryshow. pretty sure its all one word but i'll post what it said.

Welcome to DarcyCountry! A school in Detroit says kids can participate Halloween, but it can't be called Halloween. Excerpt from memo sent to parents: "...in the interest of giving all the option to celebrate without offending, children are allowed to wear fall harvest costumes. Any costume deemed to be Halloween themed will be removed." Does the school have the right idea?

 

[Mcface]

People moaning about political correctness wins an insta-/facepalm.

Fuck, "political correctness gone mad" was invented by the right-wing and the tabloids so they could carry on being racist, sexist and homophobic.

Oh wow thank you for confirming my anger. No better than the worst of conservatives. Whenever someone disagrees, they are racists, or sexists or homophobic. You make a sweeping generalization of an entire group of people who have a different ideology than you, yet in the same sentence tell them they are wrong for doing THE EXACT SAME THING.

Pathetic.