tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32646270.post2434865999516984206..comments2024-01-28T19:45:49.757+13:00Comments on <img src="https://i.imgur.com/96UqJAN.jpg"> Australian Politics: jonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32646270.post-5941408307368576662017-08-01T16:12:42.098+12:002017-08-01T16:12:42.098+12:00RE: "Baby Boomers have had it with your polit...RE: "Baby Boomers have had it with your political correctness."<br /><br />I'm part of the 'at the end of the end'of the boomer gen, and I find the whole idea of having to formulate what I'm saying to certain people has to be carefully crafted so as not to "offend" them.<br /><br />My brother has a saying. He'll ask, "have you ever been offended at some point in your life?" <br /><br />The response usually is, "yes."<br /><br />My brother: "Did you get over it?"<br /><br />When did "words" morph into the realm of "offensiveness"? Was it the Liberals, the feminist movement, the GLBT -- who initiated this whole pattern of making sure a word isn't used that could "offend" someone? Is it the Progressives who made this hill into a mountain?<br /><br />He / She / other / - honestly, I've seen people and have been unable to determine their (birth) gender.Drake's Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134437337625340108noreply@blogger.com