It’s not what you say it’s who says it

Posted by Bruce - in Blog, Philosophy - No Comments

#NCC Tournament, # Orangtutan Arms,  #Final Four, # Racism,

Yesterday while watching the NCAA tournament discussions I heard one of the commentators suggest his fellow commentator had “Orangtutan Arms”.  There was no uprising from “Social Media” or the press to ban this individual who made these remarks, even though his remarks were directed at an “African American”. I knew the line was said as a joke but wasn’t this joke over the top to the PC police? I guess it’s not what is actually said but who says it because the man who made this remark was “African American”.

The truth is we can get away with deragatory remarks about our own people in public but when that joke goes into another group uh oh we’ve passed the line.  Isn’t this a bit silly shouldn’t a joke just be a joke? In a free society shouldn’t we allow people to actually speak freely? Just because words don’t pass from your lips doesn’t mean they don’t exist. I agree with having tact and there is no reason to cause a fellow human being unnecessary pain but there is a difference with the occassional slip and being labeled “racist, homophobic, anti-semitic, etc.  It’s time we all stop being so sensitive and grew some balls like an Orangutan.

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