First, I love the work you guys do at The Banter, so any feedback is my attempt to be helpful. I appreciate so-called "political correctness" because people/coworkers can no longer scream Queer in my face, strangers seldom insult me with impudence in public anymore, etc. Holding people accountable for hate-speech, homophobia, racism etc. is a very good thing. Nit-picking on other quasi-related, not-so-justified forms of discrimination can be annoying and abused. But let's not forget, the original political correctness tag came from people whining about their loss of freedom to hate/insult/bar minority groups without consequence. You may long for the good old days before political correctness but I do not.
Um, did I sign up for the wrong Substack? This is straight out of the right wing grievence camp. And I find it really funny that he addressesthings you guys gloss over in your usual DNC lockstep, yet when attached to a right wing talking point, they are suddenly salient? Man, its kinda headspinning in the worst way, so let me just say this.
"Cancel culture" is just an excuse to go red. Out of control liberalisms and pc? Same. I think its poignant that media has been so up in arma about this because it hits yall most, so of course you frontload the whine.
First, I love the work you guys do at The Banter, so any feedback is my attempt to be helpful. I appreciate so-called "political correctness" because people/coworkers can no longer scream Queer in my face, strangers seldom insult me with impudence in public anymore, etc. Holding people accountable for hate-speech, homophobia, racism etc. is a very good thing. Nit-picking on other quasi-related, not-so-justified forms of discrimination can be annoying and abused. But let's not forget, the original political correctness tag came from people whining about their loss of freedom to hate/insult/bar minority groups without consequence. You may long for the good old days before political correctness but I do not.
When did you guys hire Bill Maher?
Um, did I sign up for the wrong Substack? This is straight out of the right wing grievence camp. And I find it really funny that he addressesthings you guys gloss over in your usual DNC lockstep, yet when attached to a right wing talking point, they are suddenly salient? Man, its kinda headspinning in the worst way, so let me just say this.
"Cancel culture" is just an excuse to go red. Out of control liberalisms and pc? Same. I think its poignant that media has been so up in arma about this because it hits yall most, so of course you frontload the whine.