Absorbine Jr. as a metaphor of modern life? Sure.
When I was a boy, AJ was used for a lot of things- cuts,
scrapes, bug bites, sore muscles. In my
houses, it still is.
The label says differently. Lawsuits, I am sure, and perhaps the FDA,
have reduced a very effective, significant first aid item from my youth to a
simple treatment of sore muscles and pain relief. Somebody got a rash, or an inflammation- got
their little feelings hurt, n’est pas?
Somebody was offended, which is a way of life these days, led by the
POTUS. Tantrum 101.
As you probably remember, for Chris Rock, it was
Robitussin. “Broken leg? Robitussin.
Got to get me some of that ‘tussin!”
Hysterical. Chris
is a comedic genius.
So, it’s an easy jump from Absorbine to modern political correctness,
right? Nothing is like it used to be,
the sometimes-not-so-good old days?
That being said, I hate that term because it is most-often
used by people who are prejudiced or judgmental, and who want to just say
whatever they want about people different than themselves- gays, minorities,
women, atheists, Jews, Catholics, etc.
However, being polite does not mean ignoring reality- at
least as I see it.
There are Black people in the world. There are not any Negroes (in any form of the
word), nor any brown, red, or yellow people.
Period.
Women are women, equal citizens. They are not girls, chicks, bitches, etc.
Babe is a word you use with your wife or girlfriend. The “C” word?
Never.
Frankly, it’s long past time for women to run the
country. Men have been screwing it up
long enough, and matriarchical societies are usually more successful.
Many Central and South Americans are Hispanic or Latino-
or Ecuadorian, Panamanian, or Mexican.
No Spic, which comes from Hispanic, no wetback. Besides, this was their country before it was
ours, and they are welcome here with open arms in my book.
Catholics should not be judged by their sexism, nor by the
actions of a few corrupted priests.
“Fish-eater” is classless, but not the end of the world.
The Washington Redskins should simply change to the
Washington Potomacs. They wouldn’t even
have to change their logo, right? Local
interest, local history- and honor for a local tribe.
I have mixed feeling about the Cleveland Indians and the
Golden State Warriors. And in Winters,
CA, the logo of the high school, the Warriors, has caused them to be having the
same discussion that takes place nationally off and on. Wolverines, Wildcats- or perhaps the Winters
Wintuns, a local Native American population?
For the Jews, I never knew what Kike meant so I looked it
up. The best explanation is that at
Ellis Island they refused to use an “X” to make their mark, because it was too
close to the Christian cross. So, they
used circles, and the word comes from the Hebrew word for circle.
Kike is not allowed, period. Jokes about money, or being rich, come from
the old days, and the Christians are actually to blame. Non-Christian moneylenders were ok somehow
under the rules of the Christian Bible, so the Jews became the bankers of old.
Jew and Hebrew are acceptable words, but there is no
“Jewing” people down on prices.
Personally, I walk a fine line with the Jews, because a
few of the Jews in my life are pains in the ass, one of them a self-described
Jewish American Prince- one who likes to use the “N” word. AYFKM?
And you objected when you pissed somebody off and they called you a
Kike? Really?
He leaves the shower a mess on those rare occasions he
even takes a shower. I might have been
heard to say that wandering lost in the desert for 40 years makes you pretty
filthy.
On the other hand, I told my friend who was trying to take
a picture of the Jew cleaning the oven to knock it off!
No oven jokes, no Nazi jokes, no heathen jokes.
Quite simply, they are gays and/or lesbians. And there are bi-sexuals, transgenders, and
those who are questioning.
Nothing else, you homo-phobic pinheads. Get over yourself, and your goddamn Bible,
too. Leviticus is Judaic law, not
Gentile- it’s for the Jews to follow, nobody else.
Oh. “Abomination?” Right next to, literally, Man Lying Down With
Man, is eating shellfish. If being gay
is like eating lobster, bring on the conversion therapy!
The bottom line is this: if you want to complain about the
current environment being too “politically-correct”, you are probably an
asshole. (_*_).
People should be typically be just described as they
prefer. Yes, once they were Negroes, but
now they are not. Just like WASPs don’t
particularly like to be described as gringoes, and we get particularly miffed
when the native Hawaiians describe us
Haoles, right?
How about “polite-ically” correct? Try it.
It’s not that hard. If you
struggle with being considerate, with being a decent human being- try AA-
Assholes Anonymous.
