I consider myself to be politically moderate, but I will admit that I lean left on a lot of social issues. That being said, I absolutely HATE that political correctness is running rampant. At Clemson, a harmless Mexican food night in the dining halls was deemed offensive by some. Read on...
Without reading the article I could see it being offensive to Mexicans if the food was really bad or not really Mexican food.
These articles, written in order to inflame temperaments into equating all claims to racism to oversensitivity and political correctness, never bother to include those details that made people think this was offensive. Maybe it was the sombreros the food service people were wearing that made them think it was a caricature, maybe the decor, which is mentioned but not described in the article. Give a full description or don't write the article.
jjjjjj wrote: Maybe it was the sombreros the food service people were wearing that made them think it was a caricature, maybe the decor, which is mentioned but not described in the article. Give a full description or don't write the article.
One of the tweets at least implied that it had something to do with the dress and décor. Either way, it is not offensive and, in fact, these kinds of events are intended to promote diversity. Anyone complaining about this Mexican food night has dang thin skin and their interpretation of the event was grossly off the mark.
What's next? No more Polish sausage. No more Irish Reubens. No more Swiss cheese. No more American cheese, for that matter.
More PC Laughs wrote:
jjjjjj wrote: Maybe it was the sombreros the food service people were wearing that made them think it was a caricature, maybe the decor, which is mentioned but not described in the article. Give a full description or don't write the article.One of the tweets at least implied that it had something to do with the dress and décor. Either way, it is not offensive and, in fact, these kinds of events are intended to promote diversity. Anyone complaining about this Mexican food night has dang thin skin and their interpretation of the event was grossly off the mark.
What's next? No more Polish sausage. No more Irish Reubens. No more Swiss cheese. No more American cheese, for that matter.
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