Posted on 06/14/2015 10:11:58 PM PDT by tcrlaf
So if I don't accept Bruce Jenner becoming Caitlyn Jenner then I am a bigot, but if I do accept Racheal Dolezal becoming Black then I am a bigot. Why is sex/gender just a state of mind, but race is not? Political Correctness is turning against itself, so now in many cases to be politically correct is simultaneously to be politically incorrect.
Good point and excellent response I will remember. I had someone yesterday ask what the big deal was. If it is ok with the NAACP that their head is a faux Black, why should it matter to anyone else? The problem with Rachel Dolezal is that we will be expected to accept her trans-racial insanity because the template has already by set by the PC liberal crowd. People have a right to self-identify. Once that door is open, pure craziness follows.
re: If transracial were to be accepted, it would utterly destroy the neat little categories of Designated Victim Group (DVG) and Designated Oppressor Group (DOG) theyve slotted people into. If people can remove themselves from a DOG to a DVG by an act of will, theyve lost the game. Theres no logical way to defend their position, but that never bothered them much.
Good observation!
Yep. If people can be "born that way" if they're homo, then why can't trans-racial, trans-species, or trans-able people also be "born that way?"
"Who are we to judge" what they choose to be "inside?" Wouldn't it be hypocritical for the radical left to discriminate against or be bigoted toward any or all kinds of trans-whatever-they-want-to-be-today people?
And on that very subject:
Here's the introductory paragraph:"Microaggressions are the everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership (from Diversity in the Classroom, UCLA Diversity & Faculty Development, 2014). The first step in addressing microaggressions is to recognize when a microaggression has occurred and what message it may be sending. The context of the relationship and situation is critical. Below are common themes to which microaggressions attach."The document then lists a series of themes, such as "Alien In Ones Own Land," "Ascription of Intelligence," "Color Blindness," and "Myth of Meritocracy." Next to the themes, it gives examples of the microaggression within that category, and then an interpretation of the message sent.
-- from today's thread Warning: This May Be Interpreted By Some As Extremely Microaggressive
I recall a mention of your phone book reference, not sure it was from the Jerk, but it’s definitely appropriate w/ Racial Rachel. lol
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