I despise when people complain about "political correctness." What, so treating your fellow human beings with basic respect is too much work? Seriously? I mean, really, these are the sorts of situations I usually see people using "political correctness":
A: So you're a homosexual? B: That word has negative connotations to me--I'd really rather be called "gay." A: OMGZ POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE MAD HELP HELP I'M BEING OPPRESSED BY A HOMOSEXUAL!!!1!one B: ...
-_-;
Also, re: Avatar, I can't decide which was more offensive: When there were no actors of colour playing the characters, or now that there's one--a token dude playing the villain. Just--what the hell, movie-makers? I'm not even a fan of Avatar and I'm thinking about writing a letter to go "Dude, not cool."
At least the Bomberman guy threatening Hudson was kind of funny. The rest--uh, no.
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dancing_serpent
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Date: 2009-02-03 02:04 pm (UTC)A: So you're a homosexual?
B: That word has negative connotations to me--I'd really rather be called "gay."
A: OMGZ POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE MAD HELP HELP I'M BEING OPPRESSED BY A HOMOSEXUAL!!!1!one
B: ...
-_-;
Also, re: Avatar, I can't decide which was more offensive: When there were no actors of colour playing the characters, or now that there's one--a token dude playing the villain. Just--what the hell, movie-makers? I'm not even a fan of Avatar and I'm thinking about writing a letter to go "Dude, not cool."
At least the Bomberman guy threatening Hudson was kind of funny. The rest--uh, no.