Political Correctness or PC to give it its' shortened and more
popular title is now entering the realms of silliness. Mind you
it has always been that way but now PC has taken a giant leap
forward.
Let me explain.
I live in the United Kingdom, a multi cultural society where 98%
of the time all peoples of all race and culture get on very well
together.
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So why is it that people who seem to think that they know best
try to put a stop to this living in harmony by making brainless
rules and regulations.
In one of the daily newspapers last week, it reported that a
large national bank announced that they and their staff would no
longer refer to savings boxes as "Piggy Banks" in case the word
Piggy offended a person of the Muslim Religion.
The fact that pigs are also offensive to Jews had never occurred
to these PC crackpots and so had been referring to Piggy Banks
for years.
It gets worse.
Also last week Lambeth Council (Also known as Loony) started to
refer to Christmas lights as Winter Lights. WHY? Who is it
offending? Has anyone from another faith actually written to the
council and complained?
A Muslim Council of Britain spokesman replied that Christmas
lights add to the festive atmosphere surrounding the Christmas
season and are welcome by any individual.
The Inland Revenue has banned staff from helping the Operation
Christmas Child charity because of its' Christian Links.
The Red Cross and Job Centres have told staff not to put up
Christmas trees or decorations.
Finally, Birmingham Council has renamed Christmas Winterval.
I wonder if these unintelligent people from the PC brigade have
these silly rules in their own home. Do they tell their little
children that they won't be getting any presents at Christmas
this year because it might offend the little boy down the road
who is a Muslim? I very much doubt it. Are their houses the only
ones in the whole street that does not have lights and
decorations over Christmas?
I'm sorry, but this country has really gone to the dogs (can I
say that without offending cat lovers?) when we get daft rules
like this.
I am a Church going Christian and have a great understanding and
respect for other faiths and religions. I am certain that is
true for peoples of those other faiths and religions. I know
that in my local Post Office that is run by a family of Hindus
that they love putting up the Christmas decorations and lights
and are only too pleased to display the Christmas cards that
they receive from their customers.
In the same light I know of a restaurant run by Hindus that
don't mind cooking steak. (Cows are sacred to a Hindi.)
So what is going to happen in the future if we don't stop the PC
brigade now?
I can see that all shops will have to stop selling beef so we
don't offend the Hindu faith. Pork will also have to be stopped
as it is offensive to Muslims and Jews. Clothes shops will have
to stop selling leather coats if they are made out of cow or pig
skin. And so on it goes.
Meanwhile lets us look at the other side of the coin. It does
have two halves after all. Is the PC brigade going to stop other
faiths from celebrating their religious festivals in case it
offends Christians? Are they going to stop the loudspeaker
chants coming from Mosques calling the faithful to prayer?
I honestly can not see this happening.
So let's get this into some perspective and sort this out before
this country becomes the laughing stock of the whole world.
To the loony councils like Lambeth and Birmingham and to the
entire "Ever so right" PC brigade I say this.
If you are going to ban Christian Festivals in case it offends
other faiths, then you also have to ban their religious
festivals as well.
However, as you will never do those things, in case it offends
them, then keep your daft ideas to yourself and leave Christmas
and the other Christian festivals alone.
Martin Wood
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