I’m going to take today’s post to clarify my last entry and extend on something I said last week.

Looking back on it, I oversimplified the argument against political correctness. Dr.ChimRicholds is right. There is a time and a place for everything; and there is a time and a place for political correctness. Formal settings, job interviews, etc.

Newgrant18 said that if we're ever called something you can’t write in print I would “realize what discrimination means.” Here’s the thing: I have been. And like I said in my comment: it stings. I’ve been told that “Oh we need nice strong boys to do that.” And that stings too.

But that’s not what I was trying to get at. There’s can be a difference between saying something bigoted and saying something politically correct. The article I mentioned in the last post, 10 Random Politically Incorrect Thoughts, said things like “All the old media brands of our youth have been tarnished and all but discredited” and “Do not farm. There is only loss.” You can read the whole article by clicking HERE

I’m not endorsing his ideas. But I’d like to point out they’re politically incorrect, but not bigoted.
When I wrote that post I was thinking about Bill Cosby, who has been called an “Uncle Tom” for discussing the prevalence of single mothers in the African-American community. His thoughts aren’t bigoted, but they’re not politically correct. For that reason he’s been criticized for talking about a very real issue in our society.

I’ve always thought that conversations that are hard to have are the important conversations to have.
I’m hoping this makes things a little clearer.

I also wanted to extend on the post I wrote last week about straddling different eras. One of my cousins said the other night that she’s “phonaphobic.” I’m coming to realize that this is a real epidemic among my generation. We’re text and email savvy, but terrified of picking up a phone.