Posted on 04/30/2004 8:18:07 AM PDT by Caleb1411
Are you as confused about being politically correct as I am?
I mean, I've got the basics straight. I read the New York Times — its front page is the bible of political correctness. I know enough not to call a woman a girl. And ever since the 1970s, I don't even call baby chickens chicks. But from that point on, I'm confused. My confusion really extends to the area of racial and ethnic political correctness. And a lot of my problem is that the Politically Correct policy changes every day.
I mean, I went to sleep one day feeling confident that my friends who are black wanted to be called Blacks and when I woke up, they wanted to be called African-Americans. My older children played Cowboys and Indians. My younger children played Cowboys and Native Americans. My grandchildren think a cowboy plays football for Dallas and they think that they are native Americans.
Is there a politically correct hotline that someone like me can call every morning to stay up to date? Something like 1-800/BE-CORRECT.
And, will the voice on the other end say, "It is 9 a.m., Wednesday, April 28, 2004. Let's start with the letter A...ALBANIANS. Albanians have announced during the night that they no longer want to be called Albanians and are balking at being called Albanian-Americans. They insist that heretofore they be referred to as Balkan Americans."
"W...WELFARE. At 12 noon, it will be politically correct to be against welfare cheats who live in the suburbs but there has been no determination yet about welfare cheats who live in the inner city and are therefore, culturally deprived. Also it is no longer politically correct to call welfare cheats by that name. This group now wants to be called "Financially Challenged Maximizers" and insist that you quickly follow with the words, 'They would find work if they could get it, it's George Bush's fault.'"
I thought about Political Correctness the other night while I watched a tape of an old Charlie Chan movie. I love Charlie Chan. Poor Charlie was one of the first victims of the Politically Correct Mafia.
In case you're too young to remember, he was the jolly little round Chinese detective in those great mystery movies of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. His movies can no longer be seen on television. They're banned.. . .
(Excerpt) Read more at jewishworldreview.com ...
And I agree...all this crap about Charile Chan...not one of these asians who commented for Fox when they were attacked never seemed to realize that these are movies, not history, they have actors.....
do you think these assholes actually believe that real doctors play doctors in the movies.....or that real police men play police men....or real maniacs play maniacs...
It's called acting, and I'm tired of listening to every minority cry about how they are portrayed, when every white guy on TV is made to look like an ass.....
get over your selves.
Perhaps not, but we seemed to go from "Father Knows Best", to Archie Bunker and Homer Simpson at an usually rapid pace, and I for one, am of the opinion that this was not coincidental...
the infowarrior
the infowarrior
I thought of Charlie as a real HERO and one of the GOOD GUYS. I realize that now some people find the so-called UN-PC Chan offensive... But I loved the old guy FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS... he was ONE OF THE GOOD GUYS!!
I always thought his son reminded me of my oldest brother. He was always getting in some kind of "mild trouble" with our own beloved Pop.
It's really very simple: Don't say or do anything that could ever offend anyone who ever lived.
Unless that person is conservative. Then you can unload on them with both barrels.
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