Don't talk about religion, you will be called extremist.
Don't talk about gays, you will be called sexist.
Don't talk about color, you will be called racist.
Don't talk about country, you will be called jingoist.
Don't talk about women, you will be called chauvinist.
Today we live in the world where we have to think so much before we speak.
Anything you speak out of free will with no ill intentions are being held against you in the name of harassment or being offensive. But I fail to understand why?
Literally, in today's world you CANNOT have an honest and open conversation of substance in public. Everything is controversial or a sensitive topic. Which leaves us with nothing but small talks about burgers, dresses or ketchup. (that sounds messed up, and that's how I feel today)
Why?
I was in a meeting earlier this week, where we were reviewing an org chart, and my VP (an American) suggests a correction in that pictorial representation which had 3-4 colors depicting various teams "And move that black person to next block. Oh okay, I should not have said, scratch it off, just move that next to green person over to next block."
This is not the first time I have seen people being apologetic for something so innocent and unintentional as this.
I totally understand that we have to be vigilant about it when we are in presence of that generation who have felt the burnt of it. When the word black was used offensively, and whenever they hear that word, it unsettles them. But the folks who really make a huge deal out of it, don't even know what it feels like; but for sure - every white is now trained to be way too cautious not to use the term.
Everything has to be so politically correct these days. EVERYTHING - whether it's a movie or an art or a figure of speech; it's just way too much emphasis on what others will feel. It's getting so refined that there is no longer any honesty, any substance, any true feeling in conversations.
Everyone is trying to be diplomatic. It's just a fake world filled with phobic-centric people.
One of my workout partner says - it's like going back in time. We fought so hard to get the freedom. And there's all this emphasis and rules today on how NOT to use that freedom.
True. For me, it just doesn't make sense. I am not advocating people to be offensive. All I am saying is not to be apologetic for having a view, to have the freedom to share what one feels without having to worry about hurting someone's glass like ego. Stop labeling every teeny weeny thing as a hate speech - it's a strong word, and just because our opinions differ on a particular topic, doesn't make one a terrorist and another a saint.
I totally understand that we have to be vigilant about it when we are in presence of that generation who have felt the burnt of it. When the word black was used offensively, and whenever they hear that word, it unsettles them. But the folks who really make a huge deal out of it, don't even know what it feels like; but for sure - every white is now trained to be way too cautious not to use the term.
Everything has to be so politically correct these days. EVERYTHING - whether it's a movie or an art or a figure of speech; it's just way too much emphasis on what others will feel. It's getting so refined that there is no longer any honesty, any substance, any true feeling in conversations.
Everyone is trying to be diplomatic. It's just a fake world filled with phobic-centric people.
One of my workout partner says - it's like going back in time. We fought so hard to get the freedom. And there's all this emphasis and rules today on how NOT to use that freedom.
True. For me, it just doesn't make sense. I am not advocating people to be offensive. All I am saying is not to be apologetic for having a view, to have the freedom to share what one feels without having to worry about hurting someone's glass like ego. Stop labeling every teeny weeny thing as a hate speech - it's a strong word, and just because our opinions differ on a particular topic, doesn't make one a terrorist and another a saint.
It's like people are apologetic for who they are, and the underdogs try to send people around them on a guilt trip at every chance they get.
Well, I for one would like to stay away from this fake world. I would prefer an open debate in a bar on any so-called sensational topics over a friendly fake chit-chat. (Even if that means throwing beer on one another’s face than having a fake smile. Raw emotions are what makes us real.)
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