We have bound our language and our thinking with avoidance of anything that might be found offensive by anyone. That leaves little language for us to use. Of course, it is hearting to see an airhead like Sanchez bound a bit.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Political Correctness bites everyone . . .
From Media Research Center : "CNN's Rick Sanchez quickly apologized on his Rick's List program on Monday after inadvertently labeling Barack Obama the "cotton-picking president of the United States." Sanchez used the racially-tinged term in response to the President recently addressing the significant percentage of American population who believe he is Muslim or was born outside the U.S. The anchor raised President Obama's recent comment about his birth certificate with correspondent Jessica Yellin 21 minutes into the 3 pm Eastern hour. Yellin explained that "this is the first time he's talked about it since the polls showing how many Americans believe him to be Muslim came out" and that "you get the sense that he's been sort of through this. He wants to set the record straight, but he really does seem to accept that he's not going to convince everyone, and he's not going to spend a lot of time and energy on something that's not going to change." Sanchez replied to Yellin full of frustration: "I'm just sitting here just shaking my head. He is the cotton-picking president of the United States!""
We have bound our language and our thinking with avoidance of anything that might be found offensive by anyone. That leaves little language for us to use. Of course, it is hearting to see an airhead like Sanchez bound a bit.
We have bound our language and our thinking with avoidance of anything that might be found offensive by anyone. That leaves little language for us to use. Of course, it is hearting to see an airhead like Sanchez bound a bit.
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