Izabarack wrote:

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Might be worth taking your opinion out of the poll question. Another option is also needed, something like, "Has the pollie shot himself in the foot by making such a stupid Facebook post?"

I am pretty sure the whole post will disappear soon given the Webmaster's most recent comments.

Iza

 

I was only using the news item as and example, not as a specific. I am not asking for a poll on this example but the general question of the poll. Not sure if my opinion is there.

I asked for no comments for a reason.

-- Edited by RustyD on Monday 19th of February 2018 02:44:04 PM

Swoffer wrote:

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And your reason for asking such a thing ?

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 Just curious. No deep seeded double meaning agenda

Political Correctness has no relevance in the referenced incident. Appears Christianson thinks the actor who played Dirty Harry is a real policeman taking care of real bad people. A fproperty owner recently shot and killed an officer doing environmental protection work. Pretty sure the dead man's family sees no reason to have a sense of humour in viewing Christianson's stupidity.

Iza

I was just taking a poll on "Do you think there are too many precious people with no sense of humour who are trying to suppress those with a sense of humour for the sake of political correctness?"

It happened to be a topic of conversation last week that I got involved in. And then after the George Christiansen item reminded me of my conversation I thought I'd ask the question to this forum. I am not asking for comments on that particular item otherwise it becomes political and hence this will get shut down.

The item of reference is just that. The reason I didn't want any comments was I only wanted the poll answered as a general poll and that is "Do you think there are too many precious people with no sense of humour who are trying to suppress those with a sense of humour for the sake of political correctness?"

Gday...

political correctness
noun
the avoidance of forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude, marginalise, or insult groups of people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against.

I guess there is humour and there are forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude, marginalise, or insult groups of people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against.

The line is never clear, often crossed, and often very subjective. Me ... I'd rather have a good laugh at clever wit and genuine humour.

Jest sayin' 

Cheers - John

Likewise John, and RustyD - as soon as I saw the title - I thought "here we go" - but laughed, because I think it so true!  So do you think this would be considered "politically incorrect"?

 

jules47 wrote:

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Likewise John, and RustyD - as soon as I saw the title - I thought "here we go" - but laughed, because I think it so true!  So do you think this would be considered "politically incorrect"?

 

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 Politically correct or not, I find that hilhairious.

Cheers, John.

Watch or read. It is only short.

Charlton Heston's speech to a graduating class of law students at Harvard. -Against the political correctness that he felt was dividing the United States (and later, other democracies). He cites examples of the madness of political correctness and encourages students to practice civil disobedience against the oppression of political correctness that is plaguing US (and our) culture. It is a rare honour to be invited to speak to a graduating class.

www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/charltonhestonculturalwar.htm

More recently, Jerry Seinfeld on political correctness,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXDHjwaUtPI

-- Edited by Leo on Tuesday 20th of February 2018 09:08:32 AM

-- Edited by Leo on Tuesday 20th of February 2018 09:09:25 AM

Denis,

in my opinion, a well thought out and explained point of view.

I don't consider myself precious, but there are things, that due to my life experience, I don't find funny, and prefer not to see joked about. And that change in position has in a lot of instances happened after I had previously found humour in that thing, but my experience changed my mind. That is called growing up, and has nothing to do with being precious or not having a sense of humour. In fact, most of my friends feel I have a great sense of humour, perhaps because I try not to direct my humour at types of people, more at experience of people or myself.

I am certain that if we all took a look at ourselves, most if not all of us would find our humour and outlook have changed as we got older, and that has made us more "politically correct", for want of a better term, in our outlook. Our experience with people does that to us.

For instance in my case I find jokes about shooting others like Christiansen's post, Alzheimers, intellectual disability, Gay people and the like unfunny, and wonder how those making the "joke" would react if they had different life experience, or if the joke was directed at something that they didn't find funny due to their life experience.

So to answer your poll RustyD. No, there are not too many precious people with no sense of humour trying to suppress the fun of those with a sense of humour. Just more people with different humour, saying they don't find that particular joke funny anymore.

Leo wrote:

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'Politically Correct Bedtime Stories'

http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-02-542730-3

Is this the link?

https://danwin1210.me/uploads/dopet4xfndl3wvnt/politically%20correct%20bedtime%20stories.pdf

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 Gday...

Cheers - John

-- Edited by rockylizard on Wednesday 21st of February 2018 09:00:01 AM

Gday...

Not Central QLD  Born Gympie, lived on Fraser Island til I was two, father itinerant so moved all over the place with him chasing work.

Predominantly, Wide Bay/Burnett area but also Blackall, Gin Gin and other outback locations and then Victoria for my teens. I have moved around all over VIC and SE QLD over the past 40 years.

Now moving all over Straya in me van.

Cheers - John