In my world, especially in my blogs not many things follow on, I tend to bob around changing subjects as often as I change my socks – prepare yourself for a surprise. Okay it is in my own unique style but today's offering does continue (in a fashion) where my last entry left off.
Last time I spoke about the way we over complicate the world we live in, forget about how much simpler things can be, today I continue with a subject that highly agitates me and adds to the difficulty of life whilst masquerading as being helpful.
I am talking about the world of political correctness along with the abandonment of common sense. If I asked anyone to describe me there would be certain words that I would expect to be used, one of those being – short. A harmless little word and also very accurate but not in today's world apparently now that is highly offensive and will have me crumpled like I've been mortally wounded by it. Well that is if you listen to the political correctness brigade – absolute tripe!
Lets get some perspective back into the world, I'm far from old but I do remember a time when you could call a spade a spade without fear of recriminations. Common sense still existed in those distant times. If I tripped over a pavement that made me clumsy and caused a few laughs for those that witnessed it, not now. If I was to trip over a pavement as I left the house today I would be informed that someone was to blame for it, that I needed compensating for my 'ordeal' – again more tripe!
Is this what the world has come to? The need to apportion blame to any unfortunate incident. Whatever happened to brushing yourself down cursing at the pavement and carrying on regardless? All I can see arising from the culture of madness that is cultivated today is a fear in each and every one of us. The fear of each of our actions opening the possibility of us being blamed, becoming the guilty party despite having done nothing untoward.
As I've said before words have always been difficult enough but now they are pitfalls for each and everyone of us, words that have previously been accepted as containing no malice become vilified, if it was become the majority found them offensive it would be acceptable enough alas it isn't, it is a case of those who 'know better' instructing us on what language people want to hear, to be perfectly honest the politically correct language offends me so if you don't mind whilst addressing me say it as it is. Thank you.
If only it stopped there, but as you will know only too well it doesn't. Each action is censored, George Orwell now appears to of been a prophet, I am a strange character that much is true but I still believe that the majority don't need instruction on the 'best way' but then again I didn't think the Golliwog needed removing from Robertson jam jars, so am I out of touch? Or is it more of a case of too much cotton wool suffocates rather than protects?
Something for you all to ponder.
Take care my friends
Enjoy today, look forward to tomorrow.
Okay, so outside of laughing at cursing the pavement, I think this is a VERY VALID POINT.
ReplyDeleteWhere have all the golden ruler gone? Do unto others....WOuld I blame you for stepping on my toes in a line up? No, because I was probably standing too close....But I have been told of for doing such a thing and only for the reasons addressed above.
The best thing for us to do, is be ourselves.....try to make a difference...good or bad will be in the eyes of the observer and at least, at the end of the day, the short people will be able to continue without banging their heads, which is a BLESSING, and the skinny will be able to stand in a phone booth comfortably and all without the words of someone else who thinks it isn't right.
Thanks. I am always given a new perspective or a new release level of ones I already had when I read you blog......Keep me smiling please! :o)