Political correctness impositions hurt a lot of people

When leaders of all persuasions can’t say what they think because of political correctness, because it may offend someone or group, then many people have a great disservice done to them (I would have said been screwed, but that is politically incorrect or at least politically insensitive). Since there is no “code” or “law” about what is and is not politically correct, what has come about is a form of censorship in this land of the free. Unbelievable. And since there are no “codes”, anyone can appoint themselves the arbiter or judge of these unwritten “codes”. In this age of good mass communications, it could be Al Sharpton, the president and chief executive of the National Hispanic Media Coalition, or you and me. That the media seems to have appointed them selves the jury or part of the court of public opinion led by the media, then the whole thing is too often a kangaroo court conducted through the media.

That all this exists is part of our American culture, but it is also part of do gooder efforts led by proponents of multiculturalism. Political correctness did not grow up naturally, otherwise we Americans would have already invented it. It is a new form of censorship sold as sensitivity, and so far bought hook, line, and sinker, mostly. And like the sinker, it will sink because it is un-American. What we have to do is get through it, and sink it.

Yesterday, the “Governator” of California was called on political incorrectness when he gave his opinion on learning English, the language of America. That he had to learn English as an immigrant gives him certain experience credibility, and he voiced his opinion. And then the political correctness criticisms came on. Basically he said all immigrants must learn English, and turning off Spanish language TV makes one speak and practice and learn English faster. That’s it. And most agree, and he did all immigrants, and more importantly, the Spanish-speaking immigrants in his State, a favor as an earlier immigrant’s lesson learned.

No one has to follow his advice, and most have their own common sense on how to proceed as an immigrant in the newly adopted country. But for outsiders to attempt to censor such discussion does a terrible disservice to the intended audience. Are they supposed to gain their wisdom from the self-appointed arbiters of what they can and cannot hear. Now that is a terrible state of affairs that is totally un-American. Amplify this across society, and we American citizens have much work to do to eradicate this so un-American cancer.