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Originally posted by ModernAcademia
I think you are changing the term PC into an entirely different animal
...the term had some descriptive value when talking about a certain strain of leftism that, shall we say, was all about not offending anyone.
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Suddenly it's the folks on the right that find offense at everything. They don't like that someone is wearing a certain scarf in an ad (the outrage!). They don't like that a particular company advertisers in Spanish (¡que horror!). They don't like that Obama doesn't wear a dumb American flag on his lapel pin (what a commie) or that Hillary Clinton comes off as a phoney at a NASCAR event (she's a tea-sip, obviously).
All of the sudden the right in this country has become so fragile that everywhere they look, they see something coronary inducing. Everyone else has to walk on eggshells around them, and worry that we're not being, well, politically correct.
I think you are trying to change the word PC to mean "I Do Not Oppose...."
I Disagree, Pedophilia is NOT Funny!
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
but I have noticed that the political right uses the pejorative (PC) to describe the political left's inclination to be "sensitive" and offended about labels minorities and other socially "sensitive" matters.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
Why is it that we changed "handicapped" to "disabled"? Because people were offended and it hurt their feelings.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
Why is it that we changed "black" to "African American"? Because people were offended and it hurt their feelings.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
Why was Don Imus' show canceled? Because he said "nappy" and people were offended.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
I contend that the right is just as guilty of PC-ness, but of course, they don't see it as that.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
Suddenly it's the folks on the right that find offense at everything. They don't like that someone is wearing a certain scarf in an ad (the outrage!). They don't like that a particular company advertisers in Spanish (¡que horror!). They don't like that Obama doesn't wear a dumb American flag on his lapel pin (what a commie) or that Hillary Clinton comes off as a phoney at a NASCAR event (she's a tea-sip, obviously).
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
I oppose things. I oppose Fred Phelps (the ultimate example) but I support his right 100% to protest as he sees fit.
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
I know that supporting the freedoms of others (even though I disagree with the CONTENT) is more important then calming my own sensitivities.
Like I said, I don't watch the show. It's about choice.
Originally posted by ModernAcademia
The act of pedophilia is illegal and they put it in an animated show
btw i'm not asking for govt. intervention, people should let them know they don't like it
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
Originally posted by unityemissions
Freedom of Speech as the absolute you present it, never truly existed.
I don't present Freedom of Speech as an absolute. There are exceptions, of course.
What someone chooses to say is none of my business, but what is aired should be regulated to some extent.
I agree that aired content should be regulated. But not because some people are offended. If we go that route, we'll be having atheists who are offended by the religious channels on TV and want them removed. There will be "sensitive" people who don't want any violence or blood on TV and so those shows will be canceled. There will be white people who are offended by Black Entertainment Television and will have that station removed.
We become a society of people whose "sensitivities" will be determined by the most sensitive and controlling members among us. No, thanks. If you don't like the show, don't watch it. Write them a letter. Write them every day and object to their content. But don't use the law to calm the sensitivities of the most thin-skinned among us.