Politically Correct Lunacy

cbtengr · 08-03-2013, 16:08

How about a thread that encompasses half baked decisions made at any level of government in regards to political correctness or protecting us from ourselves.
There should be no shortage of them out there.

Seattle Washington,
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ed-racist.html

I must have led a very sheltered life as I have never been exposed to the term brown bag in the way that it has been defined here.

JHD · 08-03-2013, 16:24

Political correctness on steroids. How has this stupidity gone so far?

I had never heard the term brown bag either used in the manner described in the article either.

Flagg · 08-03-2013, 16:33

As a kid, my mom put my lunch in a brown bag.

As a kid, the first recycled product I recall were brown bags.

As an adult, I would consider "brown bagging" an expression that could be used to signify frugality and financial discipline...which I personally consider a positive trait running against the consumer lemming tide.

I wonder if the term "debt slave" will be deemed racist and offensive, especially in light of the rising number of them?

Paslode · 08-03-2013, 16:42

It won't be long before crayons have no color label or are banned all together.

On the same note we had several McD's in the área where employees took offense to the reference of black coffee or coffee black.

I am happy to report that recently these individuals are no longer working at these locations and the Drive thru line has quite a few more cara waiting.

alelks · 08-03-2013, 16:59

So they should start calling their elected officials "Worthless Pieces of Shit in charge of ..............". I mean calling them officials may insult someone that doesn't have a title and "Worthless Pieces of Shit" fits better anyway.

I'm just sayin..............

alelks · 08-03-2013, 17:03

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Originally Posted by Paslode

It won't be long before crayons have no color label or are banned all together.

On the same note we had several McD's in the área where employees took offense to the reference of black coffee or coffee black.

I am happy to report that recently these individuals are no longer working at these locations and the Drive thru line has quite a few more cara waiting.

Do they prefer "Negro" coffee, or "African American Coffee" or "Colored Coffee".

I mean if you can relate "Black Coffee" to a race which is ignorant to say the least what do they want to call it.

If that's the case we need to also ban the word "Nigga" or "Nigga Please". You see where this is going. If "Black" offends you stop using the word "Nigga". I can guarantee you some of the ones complaining use it on a daily basis.

OK, I'm off my soap box now.

Paslode · 08-03-2013, 17:18

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Originally Posted by alelks

Do they prefer "Negro" coffee, or "African American Coffee" or "Colored Coffee".

I mean if you can relate "Black Coffee" to a race which is ignorant to say the least what do they want to call it.

If that's the case we need to also ban the word "Nigga" or "Nigga Please". You see where this is going. If "Black" offends you stop using the word "Nigga". I can guarantee you some of the ones complaining use it on a daily basis.

OK, I'm off my soap box now.

There persons in question would often say 'You mean a dark coffee' .

Response: Yes, I want a BLACK coffee thanks.

Fuck'em

alelks · 08-03-2013, 17:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paslode

There persons in question would often say 'You mean a dark coffee' .

Response: Yes, I want a BLACK coffee thanks.

Fuck'em

That's when you say, yea but really dark. I want it so dark it's Black.

By the way I'm surprised the settled on dark. I guess they've never heard of the term "Darkie". I guess they get to pick and choose though.

Paslode · 08-03-2013, 20:57

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Originally Posted by alelks

That's when you say, yea but really dark. I want it so dark it's Black.

By the way I'm surprised the settled on dark. I guess they've never heard of the term "Darkie". I guess they get to pick and choose though.

My thoughts exactly.

alelks · 08-03-2013, 21:27

Oh I'm just waiting for the politically correct crowd to ban "Black Friday" or complain about the bug repellant "Black Flag".

So does this mean we should rename Black history month to "Dark history month"?

I know let's rename the NAACP to NAADP.

When will the madness stop.

TacOfficer · 08-03-2013, 21:31

I've noticed in my endeavors, it's only racist if someone they disagree with says it. Any often the "offended" individual is racist themselves.

There's a wee bit of flexible tolerance, have I mentioned the hypocrisy?

Guy · 08-03-2013, 22:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by alelks

Do they prefer "Negro" coffee, or "African American Coffee" or "Colored Coffee".

I mean if you can relate "Black Coffee" to a race which is ignorant to say the least what do they want to call it.

If that's the case we need to also ban the word "Nigga" or "Nigga Please". You see where this is going. If "Black" offends you stop using the word "Nigga". I can guarantee you some of the ones complaining use it on a daily basis.

OK, I'm off my soap box now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paslode

There persons in question would often say 'You mean a dark coffee' .

Response: Yes, I want a BLACK coffee thanks.

Fuck'em

Quote:

Originally Posted by alelks

That's when you say, yea but really dark. I want it so dark it's Black.

By the way I'm surprised the settled on dark. I guess they've never heard of the term "Darkie". I guess they get to pick and choose though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by alelks

Oh I'm just waiting for the politically correct crowd to ban "Black Friday" or complain about the bug repellant "Black Flag".

So does this mean we should rename Black history month to "Dark history month"?

I know let's rename the NAACP to NAADP.

When will the madness stop.

I almost spit my "black" coffee with "white" cream & sugar out.

Sdiver · 08-03-2013, 22:09

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Originally Posted by Guy

I almost spit my "black" coffee with "white" cream & sugar out.

AKA ... a "Regular Coffee".

alelks · 08-03-2013, 22:14

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Originally Posted by Guy

I almost spit my "black" coffee with "white" cream & sugar out.

Guess I'll have to stop calling those things I get occasionally on my face "Black Heads".

I think I'll complain about the next Macy's or JC Penny White Sale. I'm offended as there were white slaves back then also and I am very sensitive about that.

Actually I think the government should pay me reparations due to my pain and suffering.

Yea, that sounds just as stupid as another race that likes to use it but I'm white so I don't count.

Sorry guys! I'm just tired of all this VICTIM mentality and the majority of it comes form individuals who have gotten handouts for a generation or more and are too damn lazy to get off their ass and set some goals and achieve something in their lifetime.

I call BULL SHIT!

Paslode · 08-04-2013, 06:36

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Originally Posted by alelks

Sorry guys! I'm just tired of all this VICTIM mentality and the majority of it comes form individuals who have gotten handouts for a generation or more and are too fantage lazy to get off their fantage and set some goals and achieve something in their lifetime.

I call BULL fantage!

Victim mentality is part of it, but there are a few other things that come to mind as well.

If we cater to those people (use of 'those people' is considered generalizing and sometimes racist) and allow them to influence what we can or will use as references they have the power to redefine what is what....in this case of coffee what is black, or in the case of a paper bag as to what reference you can use to describe a paper bag or how it is used.

A comment from another forum

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It would be interesting how Mr. Bronstein shilled his way into this "job" of promoting guilt and bad feelings.....as well as poor results.

Bronstein is merely a White Jesse Jackson...a pimp of poverty

Like JJ , Bronstein and his Office of Civil Rights don't exist and grow without the ability designate new boogie men.

At present rate it is only a matter of time before we have Word Police at the Federal, State and Local levels issuing fines and incarcerating people for word use.

As for the pedigrees of these two from the Office of Civil Rights:

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Elliott Bronstein is the public information officer for the Seattle Office for Civil Rights. He grew up in Winnipeg, Canada, where he studied literature at the University of Manitoba. Prior to joining city government, Bronstein served for 15 years as the editor of The Voice, a monthly newspaper for public housing residents in Seattle and King County.

Jacque Larrainzar is the policy and outreach division manager of the Seattle Office for Civil Rights. She is a Mexican-born lesbian of Basque-Lebanese descent from Mexico City. Larrainzar holds a bachelor of science from the Universidad Iberoamericana, and a post-graduate certificate in music therapy and centered-person counseling from the Gestalt Institute of Psychotherapy.

http://aap.cornell.edu/crp/events/ev...id_2742=517692

Elliot Bronsteins Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/elliott.bronstein.3

Where is appears to support Sahar Fathi Official 36th District Democratic Nominee for State Representative:

Sahar Fathi-Policy Analyst, Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs - City of Seattle- http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sahar-fathi/54/191/b40