05-24-2014, 08:23 PM
Just wondering what you think of PC and the free speech police? It has been in the news of late, a lot. Most recently, locally, a couple of Howard Stern wanna-be's who hosted a morning show in these parts
were fired for comments against the transgender community. Calling them nutbags, and the like. Click their names for an article Kimberly and Beck . The issue being that there is controversy over whether health insurance should pay for sexual reassignment surgery.
Kimberly and Beck trashed the hell out of them mercilessly, going well beyond their usual brand of asshole behavior. You can research to learn more. Entercom, the owner of the station is felt to be in the right because the whole thing regflected negatively on the brand.
But with that, and the Clippers owner, and other issues out there.
Where does free speech end and common sense begin?
I am pretty liberal, as liberals go, but I think we as a community have become way too PC. Getting all up in arms over what to call people.
Being that I work in the disabled community, I see this a lot. SO I will speak of what I know OK, they have eliminated the word "retarded" from official vocabulary, and are trying to get people to understand the word can be hurtful. But to say "hearing impaired" rather than deaf. Physically challenged rather than handicapped? Deaf people have no issue with DEAF. That is what they are. People with cerebral palsy, in some areas are called "spastics". But for some, that is part of the medical definition of what they are.
I can go on boring all of you mockers, and that is not my intent.
I would just like to converse about words, racism and the First Amendment.
were fired for comments against the transgender community. Calling them nutbags, and the like. Click their names for an article Kimberly and Beck . The issue being that there is controversy over whether health insurance should pay for sexual reassignment surgery.
Kimberly and Beck trashed the hell out of them mercilessly, going well beyond their usual brand of asshole behavior. You can research to learn more. Entercom, the owner of the station is felt to be in the right because the whole thing regflected negatively on the brand.
But with that, and the Clippers owner, and other issues out there.
Where does free speech end and common sense begin?
I am pretty liberal, as liberals go, but I think we as a community have become way too PC. Getting all up in arms over what to call people.
Being that I work in the disabled community, I see this a lot. SO I will speak of what I know OK, they have eliminated the word "retarded" from official vocabulary, and are trying to get people to understand the word can be hurtful. But to say "hearing impaired" rather than deaf. Physically challenged rather than handicapped? Deaf people have no issue with DEAF. That is what they are. People with cerebral palsy, in some areas are called "spastics". But for some, that is part of the medical definition of what they are.
I can go on boring all of you mockers, and that is not my intent.
I would just like to converse about words, racism and the First Amendment.