too "p-c"? in rants
- Feb. 2, 2014, 10:39 p.m.
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A few weeks ago, on facebook, I ran across a meme that I found to be offensive. It was of an Asian boy and according to the words, this boy couldn't tell the difference between the sounds of R and L. This is common among certain people who have spoken a language from the far East before English.
My response at seeing this posting was to reply: Sorry, I don't find racism funny. The person who posted it was LIVID!! He deleted me as a friend and said he'd bring the image to the local buffet to see if they thought it was funny. Well, I expect since they want his business, they'd say there was nothing offensive in the picture and the words.
I still feel I was correct in my response. I taught ESL for many years and became sensitive to bias in education... and the world. Was I too "politically correct"?
Mercurial Muse ⋅ February 02, 2014
No, you're not being to PC. I once had a Belgian acquaintance get really upset with me for pointing out that their beloved Sinterklass is kind of a racist tradition. Something might not intended to be racist, but doesn't stop it from being so.