I was recently made aware (by a dear friend), that I have been guilty of being politically incorrect. I confess…I am.
In my estimation…”Politically Correct” has come to mean some very disturbing things. To be “Politically Correct”…is to never offend anyone, anywhere, anytime, in any manner…at any cost. I believe that the cost…is too high. In times past, facts were facts…truth was truth, right was right, and wrong was wrong. Not so anymore. Since the rearing of the ugly head of PC…we have become more concerned with verbiage…than with substance. We spend so much time, considering whether a statement is PC…that we fail to analyze whether the event that we are describing, is moral or ethical, whether it is right or wrong. We have sacrificed too much…in the quest to be known as a “Politically Correct” people. Like so many things…this concept has run amuck.
Lady Justice stands proudly…with her blindfold firmly in place. At her inception…she wore the blindfold…in an effort to convey justice and freedom…without discrimination. Perhaps we should add ear plugs and a gag…and a new meaning to her accoutrements. See no evil…hear no evil…and offend no evil.
I submit to you…that life…is not politically correct. While I do not suggest that we abandon all sensibilities…I do suggest a moratorium on “Political Correctness”…and a return to common sense, honest communication, decency, morality, and ethics.
Be Happy!
2 comments:
Ummm. . . Lady Liberty does not have a blindfold, but Justice does.
Not at all! I did not take offense. I am not easily offended, and I enjoy knowing how everyone else thinks about stuff!! It's just healthy debate! :)
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