political correctness

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-09-29 07:43am

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-09-29 08:32am

"FUCK" The controling bitches are multiplying like cockroaches.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-09-29 09:03am

Clichés That Hurt

A couple of American Indian students at Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colo., are peeved enough about a headline in the student paper there that they complained to school officials, reports The Associated Press.

Following the school's victory over the University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux, the school paper at Mesa State ran a headline saying, "Mavs scalp Sioux 31-24."

Staff at the newspaper apologized for using the inflammatory term.

Bullshit. Fox is just showing their ass with that one, they had every right to be offended, and that's hardly the picture of PC thuggery.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-09-29 09:13am

true, that one seems legit Frank, but this one is inexcuseable:

School administrators in Scotland have been told to stop sending letters home warning of lice outbreaks because they may hurt the feelings of the kids who are infested, reports The Scotsman.

Raising an alarm about the insects stigmatizes infected children and could cause them long-term psychological damage, or so says the Scottish Department of Health and Community Care.

Teachers said the advice was absolute malarkey, and some said they would actually ignore it.

Andras · Post by **Andras** » 2003-09-29 09:20am

I liked this one

Students in England will no longer "fail" national standardized tests under new guidelines issued by the government, reports the Lincolnshire Echo.

They will instead get an "N" grade for "nearly."

People who grade tests have also been instructed to stop marking math questions as right or wrong, but instead use the terms "creditworthy" or "not creditworthy."

The new guidelines come from the government's Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (search). They cover English, math and science exams taken by 7-, 11- and 14-year-olds in all state schools and some private schools.

Nick Seaton, the chairman of the Campaign for Real Education (search), described the changes as "political correctness gone stark raving bonkers."

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2003-09-29 09:52am

I'm amused they went to a local paper like The Lincolnshire Echo, when it was reported in the national papers.

The 'creditworthy' and 'not creditworthy' marks are not just for maths, but for more grey areas like English and science essays. They also apply to maths to keep continuity across the scheme.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-09-29 09:55am

Yes, Andras. That one IS the picture of PC gone mad! Blecchhh!

This "you're all winners" mentality does a fine job of preparing kids for real life.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-09-29 10:48am

Some of those articles are good, some bad. The idiot at the top of the article who insisted on leading city council with a prayer "In Jesus' Name" and could not understand the problem, for example, is hardly an example of political correctness run amok. He deserves to be shut down.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-09-29 11:00am

A couple are okay...but some looked just to be there because one poor soul got insulted and felt the need to inform the rest of why.

The superhero one cracked me up a bit.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-09-29 11:37am

Darth Wong wrote:Some of those articles are good, some bad. The idiot at the top of the article who insisted on leading city council with a prayer "In Jesus' Name" and could not understand the problem, for example, is hardly an example of political correctness run amok. He deserves to be shut down.

oh i agree, political correctness knows no single ideology. each story is amusing in its own way.

apocolypse · Post by **apocolypse** » 2003-09-29 12:00pm

This one really pissed me off. Guess what bitch, you live in America, not Mexico, get over it. I'm part Scottish, do you think I'll be pissed off if they have a kegger, wear kilts, and eat haggis? Hell no, grow some skin you pieces of whinning shit. Sounds like another pathetic chip on the shoulder bitch.

"They Just Wanted to Do Shots and Drink Corona

A "Viva Mexico" fraternity party at Duke University in North Carolina was demeaning to students of Mexican heritage and proof that intolerance against all minorities is pervasive on campus, reports the Durham Herald-Sun.

The party thrown by the Sigma Chi fraternity was promoted with fliers that look like green cards and featured a mock border patrol checkpoint at the front door. The fraternity said it was in no way intended to make a political or social statement about Mexico.

But student Sandra Sánchez said the party "disgusted and outraged" her. "Everything that I am -- my family, customs, culture and language -- was violated," she said.

The usual demands following such incidents were made of Duke -- diversity indoctrination for members of the fraternity, better recruitment and support of Latino students and a stronger Latino Studies program. The administration immediately acceded."

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-09-29 12:08pm

how do you think i feel. evey year on St. Patrick's Day people here dress up like fucking leprechauns, eat corned beef and get blind drunk...all in the name of celebrating Irish culture. That's like celebrating Martin Luther King day by dressing up like Chris Rock in CB4, eating buckets of fried chicken and collard greens and smoking bags of chronic all to celebrate African American culture.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-09-29 12:32pm

apocolypse wrote:This one really pissed me off. Guess what bitch, you live in America, not Mexico, get over it. I'm part Scottish, do you think I'll be pissed off if they have a kegger, wear kilts, and eat haggis? Hell no, grow some skin you pieces of whinning shit. Sounds like another pathetic chip on the shoulder bitch.

Racial sensitivities to those kinds of stereotyping caricatures tend to be inversely proportional to the level of success the race in question has enjoyed.

I watch South Park even though it portrays Chinese people with those ridiculous straw hats and slanted eyes, but of course, I don't walk around feeling like my race is being persecuted or marginalized or looked down upon as inferior, because, well, to put it bluntly, we Asians generally kick ass in school and are making a lot of money in business. Similarly, Scots and Irishmen have fully assimilated into society and are successful.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-09-29 01:11pm

Out of curiosity, do you find South Park-style Asians somewhat amusing?

And on another note, how would they draw you, an Asian from Canida?

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-09-29 01:19pm

Howedar wrote:Out of curiosity, do you find South Park-style Asians somewhat amusing?

My mom does...and while not an indicator of Mike's view she's a small Korean woman with a nasty disposition on a lot of issue towards asians, and she finds humor in South Park.

And on another note, how would they draw you, an Asian from Canida?

They'd probably draw him with slant eyed version or Terrence or Phillip

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-09-29 01:58pm

Col. Crackpot wrote:That's like celebrating Martin Luther King day by dressing up like Chris Rock in CB4, eating buckets of fried chicken and collard greens and smoking bags of chronic all to celebrate African American culture.

And what exactly is wrong with doing that?

apocolypse · Post by **apocolypse** » 2003-09-29 03:30pm

Darth Wong wrote:
apocolypse wrote:This one really pissed me off. Guess what bitch, you live in America, not Mexico, get over it. I'm part Scottish, do you think I'll be pissed off if they have a kegger, wear kilts, and eat haggis? Hell no, grow some skin you pieces of whinning shit. Sounds like another pathetic chip on the shoulder bitch.
Racial sensitivities to those kinds of stereotyping caricatures tend to be inversely proportional to the level of success the race in question has enjoyed.

I watch South Park even though it portrays Chinese people with those ridiculous straw hats and slanted eyes, but of course, I don't walk around feeling like my race is being persecuted or marginalized or looked down upon as inferior, because, well, to put it bluntly, we Asians generally kick ass in school and are making a lot of money in business. Similarly, Scots and Irishmen have fully assimilated into society and are successful.

Meh, good point. I would say more about it, but then I'd just hijack the thread to hell and back, so I won't.

Edit: Okay, sorry, couldn't resist. I just think people are too friggin sensitive anymore. (Just a general statement, not directed solely to you MW.

) Hell, I'm a mix of many including Indian, my family is black (by marriage) and I think most of this in general is blown way out of proportion. Now if you're burning crosses in peoples yards, then you're just a rascist prick fuckhead.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-09-30 10:20am

Ghost Rider wrote:
Howedar wrote:Out of curiosity, do you find South Park-style Asians somewhat amusing?
My mom does...and while not an indicator of Mike's view she's a small Korean woman with a nasty disposition on a lot of issue towards asians, and she finds humor in South Park.

Well, South Park is ridiculing the Chinese, not the Koreans.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-10-02 11:11am

Col. Crackpot wrote:That's like celebrating Martin Luther King day by dressing up like Chris Rock in CB4, eating buckets of fried chicken and collard greens and smoking bags of chronic all to celebrate African American culture.

I have wondered about this for a long time, but first now I ask: Why the heck are black people being associated with fried chicken?? Where and when did this stereotype originate? And does it make a remote amount of sense. It certainly makes no sense at all.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-10-02 11:14am

Darth Wong wrote: I watch South Park even though it portrays Chinese people with those ridiculous straw hats and slanted eyes, but of course, I don't walk around feeling like my race is being persecuted or marginalized or looked down upon as inferior, because, well, to put it bluntly, we Asians generally kick ass in school and are making a lot of money in business. Similarly, Scots and Irishmen have fully assimilated into society and are successful.

What aboot Southparks Canadians?

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-10-02 11:16am

Simon H.Johansen wrote:
Col. Crackpot wrote:That's like celebrating Martin Luther King day by dressing up like Chris Rock in CB4, eating buckets of fried chicken and collard greens and smoking bags of chronic all to celebrate African American culture.
I have wondered about this for a long time, but first now I ask: Why the heck are black people being associated with fried chicken?? Where and when did this stereotype originate? And does it make a remote amount of sense. It certainly makes no sense at all.

Wasn't there something about that in FUll Metal Jacket?

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-10-02 11:29am

2000AD wrote:
Simon H.Johansen wrote:
Col. Crackpot wrote:That's like celebrating Martin Luther King day by dressing up like Chris Rock in CB4, eating buckets of fried chicken and collard greens and smoking bags of chronic all to celebrate African American culture.
I have wondered about this for a long time, but first now I ask: Why the heck are black people being associated with fried chicken?? Where and when did this stereotype originate? And does it make a remote amount of sense. It certainly makes no sense at all.
Wasn't there something about that in FUll Metal Jacket?

Dunno but the writers of FMJ must have picked up that idea somewhere.