The Coddling of the American Mind

Oberon · 10-03-15, 11:25 AM

Yeah, I must admit I can agree to some extent with this. I mean there's being sensitive and then there's being ridiculous. The example given with Harvard with rape law or using the word violate is an example of ridiculousness. Being sensitive by not making jokes about transgenderism in front of a transgendered person or calling a homosexual a 'queer' is not ridiculous, since the latter uses a word which has been given a derogatory term (like ****** to coloured people) and the former is plain rude.
But you get this in all walks, there will always be people wanting to go too far about things, wanting to ban this, censor that, restrict this, and then there are some people who think we should be able to say or do anything, no matter how offensive it is...and funnily enough, when they get offended by something suddenly that rule doesn't apply any more. Strange old world.

Right, well, that's probably the only left leaning post in this thread, I shall hand it over to the no doubt deluge of 'Good old boys' (never did no-one any harm) who will gripe about how Political Correctness has gone mad and no longer lets them call their boy a faggot because he likes My Little Pony.

Carry on.

10-03-15, 11:25 AM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Yeah, I must admit I can agree to some extent with this. I mean there's being sensitive and then there's being ridiculous. The example given with Harvard with rape law or using the word violate is an example of ridiculousness. Being sensitive by not making jokes about transgenderism in front of a transgendered person or calling a homosexual a 'queer' is not ridiculous, since the latter uses a word which has been given a derogatory term (like ****** to coloured people) and the former is plain rude. But you get this in all walks, there will always be people wanting to go too far about things, wanting to ban this, censor that, restrict this, and then there are some people who think we should be able to say or do anything, no matter how offensive it is...and funnily enough, when they get offended by something suddenly that rule doesn't apply any more. Strange old world. Right, well, that's probably the only left leaning post in this thread, I shall hand it over to the no doubt deluge of 'Good old boys' (never did no-one any harm) who will gripe about how Political Correctness has gone mad and no longer lets them call their boy a faggot because he likes My Little Pony. Carry on.