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Political Correctness Creates Fools, Bullies, and Cowards
Chroniclers of academic insanity have a real beaut on their hands at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Apparently the apparatchik in charge of something called the Office of Diversity and Inclusion invented a series of new pronouns to ensure that all the institution’s incoming Babes in Toyland will be accepted regardless of their gender or species preference. Old-fashioned designators such as “him” and “her” must now succumb to the brave new world of “ze, hir, zir, xe, xem, and xyr.” Fortunately for the Klingon-challenged among us, this edict is accompanied by a chart illustrating the old terms and the proposed new ones.
That covers PC and fools. What about bullies? Oh my. So much evidence, so little time! At the risk of pointing out the obvious to weary culture warriors, let’s throw out a few oldies but goodies anyway. Zo, sie zay zyr liken de traditional marriage? (Sorry, still trying to get those pesky pronouns correct). Bigot! Homophobe! You probably also eat at Chick fil-A, which everyone knows is run by Christians. Or Nazis. Same thing, right? Speaking of which, comparisons of Nazis with radical Islamists are not welcome, regardless of what the two groups share in terms of historical connections and committing unspeakable barbarisms. Above all, do not refer to undocumented immigrants as ‘illegal aliens’ or ‘Democrat voters-in-waiting’, lest you be accused of being a Hater, Divider, Racist, or Republican. And sink that anchor babies talk. In fact, shut up already!
Which leaves us with the PC-coward connection, especially on our college campuses. Just think about all those institutions that are filled with wide-eyed, eager-to-please swarms, pitifully naïve about the ways of the world, bereft of knowledge, guts, good sense, and often good manners. And that’s just the administrators. For the students, the aforementioned have something special in mind, particularly if the little darlings get the vapors after being exposed to some idea that conflicts with years of determined indoctrination. Hence, trigger warnings, counselors, and quiet rooms, where nary a contrary thought is allowed to venture and all the micro-aggressions melt away in an ambience filled with soothing music, soft colors, padded walls, and maybe a pizza or two.
As preposterous as political correctness has been, we must keep in mind that its perpetrators are dead serious about completing their conquest of America and transforming the country into a totalitarian enterprise, ruled by the masters and commanders of speech and thought. From campuses to courtrooms, legislatures, bureaucracies, businesses, and churches, this project continues to succeed at a frightening pace.
Perhaps for the first time in its history, however, political correctness — in its media expression at least — has been challenged by a force that cannot be manipulated, co-opted, bought, bullied, fooled, or fired: Donald Trump.
Trump is a national phenomenon who apparently wants to rescind the last 16 years of Republican-Democratic governance in foreign and domestic policy, doesn’t suffer fools gladly, and refers to the current regime as ‘stupid’ and ‘incompetent.’ Whatever his policy prescriptions (which may or may not be nonsense), Trumpism represents a take-no-prisoners attitude toward political correctness—consider his dismissal of PC’s Univision darling at a recent press conference—that perhaps offers a teachable moment to many in the GOP’s milquetoast establishment, who too often seem scared to death about saying something that might offend America’s entrenched PC class.
Might not that attitude be of some good on America’s college campuses? Indeed, many rank-and-file Republicans have been waiting for decades for someone on the national stage to proclaim that the country’s education industry is corrupt to the point of being evil, and that something has to be done about it.
If that day never arrives, prepare to be ruled by America’s burgeoning corps of fools, bullies, and cowards.
Published in Education, General
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I’m with Valiuth, “it” is an acceptable pronoun, especially when the gender is unknown or unnecessary. I think “it” is also appropriate for those transitioning between male and female. This would reflect their desire not to be their former gender, while also reflecting biological reality that they aren’t yet their desired gender.
Additional benefit: Easier for grandparents to understand than all that “xe” and “ze” garbage.
I’m glad this is happening at UT Knoxville. Maybe they can manage to help silence that horrid Dr. Helen Smith, a cisnormative “woman” who writes in support of cisnormative “men” and “boys.”
And while they’re at it, they should try to take down xe “husband” [cisnormative big-mouth lawyer Glenn Reynolds, who calls xeself “Instapundit.”] a notch or two.
I have seen them on twitter. SJWs tend to have a “my pronouns are: bam, bum, barm” statement in their profiles there.
I believe the term is “awful human being”. Occasionally the term “s****y person” is substituted. If describing a confident man, the more evocative “do****canoe” or “s***lord” can be applied.
Remember, political correctness is just politeness.
Shocking, Just Shocking !!
It is totally offensive and intolerant to demean all the nouns who may or may not be pros.
All good comrades will be shocked and horrified to learn that Ricochet is an open forum of discrimination and
oppression of all the unprofessional nouns and be inspired to burn the place to the ground.
English and Education majors are going to have one helluva time getting teaching jobs, except at the U. of Tennessee.
The only liberal/PC term I like to use is “Ms.”, because it makes sense. Besides, we here in the South are used to saying “Mizz”, so it’s no big deal. In the olden days (I’ll leave it up to you all to define it), men were the designated “make the first move” sex in any social encounter with a female. If the woman said “I am Mrs. Jane Doe”, the guy knew “Aw, she’s hitched, so she’s not fair game to ask out, or persue.” OTOH, if she said (or was introduced as) “Miss Jane Doe”, the guy knew – unmarried, fair game to ask out, etc. There was also the ring thing on the left hand to look for . . . Men didn’t need separate terms, because a real gentleman would not persue a married woman; hence, “Mr.” was all one needed to know.
In this day and age, things have changed. Women don’t necessarily wear wedding rings, or go by “Mrs.”, or “Miss”. Also, they are more likely to be the ones on the offense (so to speak) when looking for a guy to ask out.
Therefore, I suggest we MEN probably need a new term of address, so the modern woman can determine our marital status. My proposal?
Single man: Mr.
Married man: Kill Me Now
The Japanese words for “husband” (shujin) and “prisoner” (shuujin) are nearly identical. Coincidence?