Perhaps the last essay that ever needs to be written about "Political Correctness"

[holzman_tweed]

Original byyeloson, also cross posted to sex_and_race:

"OMG! Call in the PC police!"

Politically correct. The reason you should not call someone a racist genocidal slur is because it's bad politics. Not because you respect them as a human being, not because you think randomly insulting people for no real reason is asinine, not because you believe in anything other than white supremacy[1].

Because really.

When you think you have the right to insult people with words, images, or stereotypes that HAVE killed people, and that taking it away is some kind of hassle, that's white supremacy. You get the right to hurt and demean people just because of your skin color, and their right to demand basic human respect doesn't matter in the face of that.

Obviously, if YOU have no problem doing this, the problem isn't YOU, right? It has to be those annoying people who keep getting upset all the time over something that isn't bothering YOU, and if it isn't bothering YOU, it's not a problem, right? So if they would just stop getting upset, YOU could go live your life in peace, right?

If I gagged and muffled you so you didn't complain or scream when I cut off your arm, then it must be ok, right? After all, you didn't complain this time. Maybe if I shot you full of morphine first, so you didn't feel it, it'd be good. After all, I wouldn't feel any pain, and it's no problem for me, therefore it's not a problem.

Of course, were I to do so, you'd call the police. And I couldn't go, "Oh, but look, here you are trying to be anatomically correct" and roll my eyes and get off by saying, "I don't see what the big deal is, you're getting upset over nothing, you're oversensitive, see, I feel just fine!"

Oh but it's just words, not an arm, right?

But people kill themselves over self hate. People live scarred and hurt for their entire lifetimes because everyone who supposedly knew what they were talking about called them stupid and ugly. And unlike many things in this life, your DNA still as of yet cannot be changed, so you just have to live knowing the rest of your life you can't fix it.

Sort of like missing an arm.

So, I'm willing to make a deal. If you want the full right to not have people complain or "Call the PC police", I want the full right to cut off your arm and you not to call the real police.

I'm sure we'll have a happy get-a-long society then. We can all hold hands (or not) and sing Kumbayah.


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[1] If male supremacy, heterosupremacy, or some other hegemony is your particular cup-of-oppression, I think it does little violence to the piece to read it as included. -- DBHT

Comments

[rmjwell.livejournal.com]

Yep. The answer to hate speech is more speech.

[shadowfae.livejournal.com]

This is totally off topic:

But could I get your email address? I want to talk to you more about Faire and when it's possible for us to meet up! :D

[holzman.livejournal.com]

holzman-tweed@winterdream.org

[shadowfae.livejournal.com]

Thank you :D

nod

[wolfdancer.livejournal.com]

I agree. Too tired to do more.
We had our bathroom remodeled, and the basement this week.
The parrot got out, we got him back.
The cat is still out.
shoot me now.
I hate the 4 of July.

[seaya.livejournal.com]

Off topic. In deadbro you said you were in NYC. I had thought you were in Atlanta! I am going to be in NYC visiting littlebutfierce in like mid August. I think at least her partner is into gaming. If you wouldn't mind, we could meet up for something gaming related. I know you don't know me really, but it was a thought.

[holzman.livejournal.com]

I've seen you post, and it's great that you're interested in meeting!

August is kinda tricky for me because of some travel for work, but it's definately worth looking into, whether it's something gaming related or just putting faces and voices to names and words.

[littlebreeze.livejournal.com]

great post. I'm bookmarking it