Political Correctness

[Novalee]

https://nypost.com/2018/12/13/miss-usa-slammed-for-mocking-non-english-speaking-beauty-queens/

Seems miss usa might want to brush up on being pc

 

[TenEightyOne]

https://nypost.com/2018/12/13/miss-usa-slammed-for-mocking-non-english-speaking-beauty-queens/

Seems miss usa might want to brush up on being pc

I don't see the connection between this "PC" thing you're imagining and somebody being stupid, a dick, or in this case a combination of the two.

 

[Novalee]

She said she was trying to be funny.im suggesting she learns why what she said was not funny .

 

[Dennisch]

Man, that was terrible of her. Strip her of her title. Tar and feathers. SHAME. SHAME.

 

[Northstar]

A beauty queen making a shallow vain comment? Why I never!

Man, that was terrible of her. Strip her of her title. Tar and feathers. SHAME. SHAME.

She should show she is really sorry by visiting the Offended ward of a hospital.

 

[Johnnypenso]

A beauty queen making a shallow vain comment? Why I never!

She should show she is really sorry by visiting the Offended ward of a hospital.

FYI. By PC standards, that comment is sexist and probably misogynist.

 

[huskeR32]

FYI. By PC standards, that comment is sexist and probably misogynist.

 

[Johnnypenso]

I just watched the video of Miss USA not being politically correct. I had to watch it a couple of times as I thought they had linked the wrong video. It's laughable that people are offended over that.

 

[TexRex]

I just watched the video of Miss USA not being politically correct. I had to watch it a couple of times as I thought they had linked the wrong video. It's laughable that people are offended over that.

Sounds familiar.

 

[Johnnypenso]

Sounds familiar.

It sure does.

 

[TexRex]

It sure does.

Nice link to nothing.

 

[ryzno]

My non PC comment for the night. They gave it to Ms. Philippines cause Ms. Thailand didn't make it.
Should've been Ms. Venezuela.

 

[TenEightyOne]

It sure does.

That was when you said your disgust at a comedian didn't mean you were offended. Disgust is a type of offence.

 

[UKMikey]

The forces perpetrating the war on Christmas appear to have acquired an unlikely general:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/23/trump-war-on-christmas-happy-holidays-businesses

 

[TexRex]

 

[mustafur]

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Did you assume my Holiday?

 

[UKMikey]

Did you assume my Holiday?

No.

That's the point of the non specific greeting.

 

[Northstar]

No.

That's the point of the non specific greeting.

But you are assuming his holiday. There are people who don't celebrate anything this time of the year. So by saying "happy holidays" you are assuming he is celebrating one when he may not be.

 

[UKMikey]

But you are assuming his holiday. There are people who don't celebrate anything this time of the year. So by saying "happy holidays" you are assuming he is celebrating one when he may not be.

I undestood that there was no work on those days. Besides, I figured that assuming one has a holiday is different to assuming one's holiday. But maybe that's just me.



This war on Christmas thing must've been going on longer than I thought.

 

[TexRex]

No.

That's the point of the non specific greeting.

It is, but it also isn't. I don't feel any sort of obligation to be respectful of others beyond what is innate to me.

Want to wish someone a "Merry Christmas"? Great! If someone wishes me one, I reciprocate verbatim (or nearly, as dictated by it being a reply). And because it's a well-meant gesture, I really don't accept that there is anyone intolerant of it.

To decry the broader "Happy Holidays", however, is a dick move plain and simple. It isn't offered to not hurt feelings; it's offered to be respectful.

But you are assuming his holiday. There are people who don't celebrate anything this time of the year. So by saying "happy holidays" you are assuming he is celebrating one when he may not be.

It's still a kindness, and anyone who resents it because they're not observing a holiday is likely not happy either.

 

[Northstar]

I undestood that there was no work on those days.

Lot's of people work on Christmas day.

Besides, I figured that assuming one has a holiday is different to assuming one's holiday. But maybe that's just me.

It really doesn't seem any different than saying a specific holiday (which is why I find the whole debate rather silly). You're still assuming someone is celebrating a holiday in December, and given the fact there are really only 2 major ones, you're basically assuming they celebrate either Hanukkah or Christmas (And possibly Kwanzaa if you're in the U.S.).

So yeah, if you really want to take the non-offensive route, you should probably be a grinch and not wish anyone a happy anything.

 

[Tornado]

I'm offended for being told to be happy.

 

[TenEightyOne]

And because it's a well-meant gesture, I really don't accept that there is anyone intolerant of it.

I agree. I've known and worked with a lot of people from all over the world, from all kinds of cultural and religious backgrounds and I've never known anyone be offended by it. The only people who are offended by it are the imaginary ones in the heads of the people reading the "OMG They're Going To Change Your Lifestyle" articles.

 

[UKMikey]

To decry the broader "Happy Holidays", however, is a dick move plain and simple. It isn't offered to not hurt feelings; it's offered to be respectful.

It isn't a recent invention either, although the backlash against it seems to have been manufactured a lot more recently.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...-political-correctness-gone-mad-a8697001.html

Even the Xmas abbreviation dates back to the 1500s. I can't believe there are no Chinese Americans celebrating Dongzhi though.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Even the Xmas abbreviation dates back to the 1500s. I can't believe there are no Chinese Americans celebrating Dongzhi though.

I remember being disappointed when I first heard of Dongzhi that it wasn't a spoof pronounced "Don-key".

 

[UKMikey]

I remember being disappointed when I first heard of Dongzhi that it wasn't a spoof pronounced "Don-key".

Perhaps there's a "Little Dongzhi" for Chinese kids.

 

[TexRex]

I can't believe there are no Chinese Americans celebrating Dongzhi though.

I bet the liberal left outlawed observance of such a holiday because it has "dong" in the name and is thereby an affront to decency.

 

[UKMikey]

I bet the liberal left outlawed observance of such a holiday because it has "dong" in the name and is thereby an affront to decency.

I think "zhi" is one of those alternative gender pronouns though, so it probably evens out.

 

[TexRex]

I think "zhi" is one of those alternative gender pronouns though, so it probably evens out.

Hah! Nicely done.

 

[Northstar]

The only people who are offended by it are the imaginary ones in the heads of the people reading the "OMG They're Going To Change Your Lifestyle" articles.

Or those who are legitimately offended but are afraid to speak up because they'll be mocked and ridiculed if they dare speak up. Which seems rather odd since it's usually an "accepting" person doing the mocking and ridiculing.