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Steve R.

Steve R.

My question to friends these days is "when did the critique of 'political correctness' become of more importance than the issues that those (sometimes over the top and preachy) folks are trying to tackle"?  Isn't our rush to distance ourselves from being "too correct" (not sure such a thing is a thing, but whatever...) a diversion from thinking about the issues raised by titles and song lyrics, etc.?  

 

"Crack pie" was (I'm sure enough to state this) never intended to traffic in human suffering, but only to cash in on an idiom that would help sell more pies.  But, stepping back and trying to correct past injustices or insensitivities (for whatever reasons) isn't as bad as the original injustices or insensitivites themselves, is it?   I don't think its too much to ask of me to spend a little time self examining what I say or do and editing out what I can. 

Steve R.

Steve R.

My question to friends these days is "when did the critique of 'political correctness' become of more importance than the issues that those (sometimes over the top and preachy) folks are trying to tackle"?  Isn't our rush to distance ourselves from being "too correct" (not sure such a thing is a thing, but whatever...) a diversion from thinking about the issues raised by titles and song lyrics, etc.?  

 

"Crack pie" was (I'm sure enough to state this) never intended to traffic in human suffering, but only to cash in on an idiom that would help sell more pies.  But, stepping back and trying to correct past injustices or insensitivities (for whatever reasons) isn't as bad as the original injustices or hinsensitivites themselves, is it?   I don't think its too much to ask of me to spend a little time self examining what I say or do and editing out what I can. 

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