Do you think the world is too PC

I agree with quite a lot you said, actually. Probably not just you. :icon_bigg

I definitely agree about the meat part. I don't each much meat, but when I do, I just want the animals to be killed in a humane way, just like you said.

 

Well let's start with the subway and pizza hut thing.

First of all, last time I checked only a handful of places are actually doing that. Someone pointed out to me the other day that it's an economic, not a political decision. If you are in an area with a large quantity of people who can only eat certain things, you want to bring them in. Not to mention that the contamination factor from those foods is also important to some people. They can't eat food that might have been contaminated with food that wasn't prepared the right way, so they won't eat there.

Most people don't give a damn one way or the other, and frankly if you hadn't been told about it you probably wouldn't have questioned it either. If someone from subway had said "Well bacon doesn't sell well so we replaced it with turkey" you wouldn't question it as a business decision, because ultimately it is up to the franchise owner.

You cater to the people you want to bring in. If those stores want to be able to bring in Muslims to eat, they are more than welcome to. You aren't forced to eat there, and there are hundreds of other sandwich shops that aren't doing it.

As for the burka. That's debatable. It CAN be a dangerous thing but so can hooded tops, hats, scarves, baggy clothing, long coats, bags, steel toed shoes.

 

It's definitely a problem in the U.S., too.

It goes like this - Person A says "I hate Parmesan cheese."
Two seconds later, the President of the National Anti-Hate Against Parmesan Group is calling for Person A to apologize, give up their life savings, and die a horrible death.



Although that above is a joke, it's becoming just a bit too close to the truth. I think that we need to find a way to nicely say things we want to say.

 

Except in the quoted example, it's not like that at all. It's a community of people saying "We can't certain foods" and a handful of franchised business owners saying "Fair enough, we'll sell something else".

It's not like halal food has become the only permitted food prep method...

 

The overwhelming majority animals slaughtered for Halal meat are pre-stunned - it's no different from ordinary meat, for the most part. It's another case of the media latching onto a story that they know will get the attention of the gullible public who will believe anything they read, without so much as a second thought.

I think people who are most upset about political correctness are those who want a free pass to make offensive comments under the guise of a joke.

 

Also fursuits.

When I rob that bank, I'm wearing this:



This way, I can pursue a dangerous life of crime and mayhem, and NOBODY will ever know it's me!

~

But no, I don't really think the world is too PC...there's so many crazy, backwards people here in the US that it's going to take ages for me to think it is. I mean, we don't even have gay marriage/rights in most states, and the religious right keeps finding ways to teach creationism in publically funded schools. So no, we have a long ways to go, here in Jesus-$-Oil-Power-Gluttony-Land. ®™

Then you have all those crazy anti-gay nations in Africa and the middle east, Putin's Russia, wars, abductions, children sold into slavery, starvation...the world still seems pretty barbaric, all in all.

 

Given that a lot of the people (at least in the US) who complain about 'too much political correctness' are often complaining because they've taken heat for saying nasty things about LGBT people I'm inclined to think folks need to be careful what they wish for.

Of course, another common occurrence is that people who are against 'political correctness' are really only against the part that limits what they can say about others. They are usually all for the part that limits what others might say about their own particular sacred cows...

Todd

 

I agree with this 100%. It sums up everything that needs to be said.

 

YES YES YES! Our Western societies have caved into political correctness. Halal is one example. We tolerate it because of the religious practice, but in reality, it's a gruesome way to slaughter an animal. Why aren't animal activists up in arms over this? There are so many things I want to say, but I don't have time to type them all. In short, the West is WAY too PC!

 

:eusa_clap This is so well said. I feel like I should copy it into my clipboard for easy access on facebook.

 

I was labelled as PC a few years ago for 'banning' a Christmas Tree. In actual fact I didn't ban a Christmas Tree at all, I just said that we needed to pay the same respect to the festivals of colleagues of different faiths and it needed a bit more consideration before we put it up. It got very out of hand and needed to be escalated.

For me this is a personal example of how things get taken out of context and blown up in this silly PC debate. What we often call PC is really about is showing consideration to other groups of people. What's so wrong with that?

 

I'd agree. It's about being polite, and approaching things in a manner so as not to be needlessly inflammatory, and to diffuse tensions.

It seems ironic that people see it as something so negative.

 

Nothing is wrong with showing consideration for others, but sadly, a lot of the "others" can be militant. Many atheists for example want Christmas trees to be taken down, or to be called "Holiday Trees". The last time I checked, we celebrate "Christmas, not "Holiday". Everyone is entitled to celebrate whatever they would like, but why take away the joy of Christmas for example, and bring nothing but misery to the majority of people?

Feel free to celebrate Chanukah for example, and put up a Menorah, but don't force me to take down my Christmas tree, or call it a "Holiday Tree". If it's a "Holiday tree", then I guess the Menorah should be called a "candle holder".

 

God I love your posts.

The OP's rant was bizarre. I only really know the Halal story: EU regulations say that Halal meat in the UK is stunned before slaughter, so for the beast I'm not sure what the difference is. I come from a farming family, and if you're so concerned with animal welfare then you should really be thinking about the quality of animals' day-to-day lives rather than their final moments (especially when they're not aware of their death!): I guarantee you that Subway meat is factory farmed, whether you go to a Halal branch or a non-Halal branch.
P.S. Subway made this decision in 2007, it was only a few days ago that a certain tabloid decided to kick up a fuss about it.

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Do they though? Do they really?

 

I agree that it's not like that, but can we just talk about how Oprah was once sued for saying she'd stopped eating hamburger? That's not really political correctness, though, that's just huge corporations.

 

Really? Somehow, I don't think at any time in the near future the 'politically correct' are going to burst in, and take away your Christmas tree.

You have more to fear from the Grinch, in all actuality. He's a known tree thief.

 

PC Brigade

 

Not once in my entire life have I ever heard an atheist say they want christmas trees taken down or to have their name changed.

I've heard them talk about how christmas trees aren't remotely christian. I've heard them saying they aren't keen on having manger seens in public places, but never have I heard someone say they want christmas trees banned or renamed.