Why I choose to be politically correct

The [Duke] Chronicle ^ | 01/16/2019 | Nathan Heffernan

[ml/nj]

I visited Duke University this weekend to attend a basketball game there. While there I picked up a copy of their student daily and saw this article in the paper's opinion section.

I reproduced the entire column here but I just will focus on one sentence: "Politically correct means non-offensive and non-controversial," and the implication of the column title.

This is a student at Duke University which supposedly only accepts the brightest student.

When I read this I thought: What about me? I guess I don't count or even exist in Mr Heffernan's universe; because I'm quite sure he doesn't mind offending me. I'm also guessing he doesn't find it controversial for a male to use a bathroom or a changing room set aside for use by women. That I do is offensive.

That I support Donald Trump is offensive. That I believe in traditional marriage, or nearly anything traditional, is offensive offensive. That I believe that the Framers were incredibly enlightened MEN who established a great political framework that we, in this country, inherited offensive.

Obviously I could go on and on with the preceding paragraph.

ML/NJ

[SamAdams76]

I get the feeling Nathan’s “political correctness” will go right out the window if I showed up at his school with a MAGA hat.

[E Pluribus Bellum]

Wow, This guy Nathan must be a real lady’s man. How strong and brave he is! Barf.

[BwanaNdege]

Nathan Heffernan is a Trinity sophomore.

He's about 20 years old and knows EVERYTHING!

We must listen to him!

/s

[neverevergiveup]

You are spot on.

[tired&retired]

The word Duke is offensive to UNC fans..

[x]

Where does he say that what you do or think is offensive?

[tired&retired]

This is the same University where Nifong was prosecuted for Prosecutorial Misconduct for false charges of rape against the Duke Lacrosse Team and 84 faculty members signed a petition to banish the lacrosse team before any prosecution was done.

[stinkerpot65]

Every Democrat is a violent totalitarian thug.

[House Atreides]

Jeez, another cuck “explaining” that his Stockholm Syndrome is a good and wonderful thing. He’s a coward and nothing more.

[Grimmy]

“In my study of communist societies, I came to the conclusion that the purpose of communist propaganda was not to persuade or convince, not to inform, but to humiliate; and therefore, the less it corresponded to reality the better. When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is...in some small way to become evil oneself. One's standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even destroyed. A society of emasculated liars is easy to control. I think if you examine political correctness, it has the same effect and is intended to.” ― Theodore Dalrymple

[CodeToad]

Colleges no longer teach HOW to think, but WHAT to think.

In my opinion, if you have a newer degree, it isn’t worth spit unless it is a doctorate because only in a doctorate program is a student required to think and write.

[Rebelbase]

IOW, Nathan is a pussy who won’t take a stand on any issue other than being a pussy.

[jospehm20]

A member of Generation Front-Hole.

[Doogle]

...he obviously likes to type and read while conveying nothing.... guess he thinks “comfort zones” where people can go to hide and pet each other on the head after they couldn’t decide what kind if pizza they should order
is OK with this flake....in the past they were called asylums.

[KC_Conspirator]

Just another virtue signaling lib.

[allendale]

Political correctness at its core is willful self delusion. Anyone who hires this man for any position is a fool.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"Politically correct means non-offensive and non-controversial."

Wrong. It is the antithesis of truth and comes straight from Satan himself. A political tool of bloodthirsty leftist totalitarians to denote which thoughts, actions and speech are 'acceptable' of the moment, subject to change when the agenda does.

[Fungi]

“It is important for us to take ownership of our words” how This guy is a dunce.

[Ezekiel]

I still make mistakes, but with good intentions I never feel like I have to worry.

I think I feel a song coming on.