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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 17:54:00 EST
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- From: gilbertsmith <N567126@NCSUADM.ACS.NCSU.EDU>
- Subject: Political Correctness Bullshot
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- It has been pissing me off for months now, on the list, all these
- turkeys saying something is "politically correct", and now someone
- whom I will not name is saying it about this piece of poetic text
- by Ms. Maya. Saying that something is really "politically correct"
- is implying that the speaker is not sincere, but just trying to
- fit in with the currently acceptable ideology. So, what it
- reveals is the ultra-conservative, reactionary mindset of the
- pompous ass making the statement.
- I say, and I am probably right, that it is possible to align
- oneself with the currently acceptable ideology because one
- believes it to be <right>, or <just> or <whatever>, and that
- does *not* make one an insincere doltrk trying one's best to
- be a ***today*** sort of guy/gal.
- SO, if I say Hello Ms. Maynor, I am recognizing that the person
- I am speaking to (our own beloved Natalie) is what she is whether
- she is *married* or *not*....
- If Maya sticks all this multiculturalist dogma into her poetry
- (if you want to call it poetry: I, myself, don't like it *at*
- *all*), it is perhaps maybe just by chance because she really,
- sincerely believes all that and you call-it-pc-if-it-offends-you
- folks can just pick your respective noses until you get your own
- kind back in the Casa Blanca.
- Having said that, I will go pack for my trip to Richmond, VA.
- Must watch the tc/sw *do* an opening of her Czech poster show.
- --ggs
-