Being a "son of the Prairies" I not-so-fondly recall Conservative hatred for our second national language. I recall the bumper stickers (which can still be seen on some pickups in AB and SK), and buttons. The anger that swept the Reform/Cons into seats across the Prairies included this anti-French, anti-immigrant, and pretty much anti-anything different xenophobia...
Reading this story today, I was reminded that the xenophobia still exists... Oh yeah, anti-political correctness mavens like to call these bigoted comments "jokes". Ha ha.
If a child in a school playground was subjected to such insolence and hatred, we'd be hauling off the instigators into counseling sessions and race relations seminars.
While I also feel that "political correctness" can be taken a bit far sometimes (for example, the Australian Santa's "ho-ho-hos"), there IS a point where the movement against political correctness/social justice crosses the boundary between "saying it like it is", and bigotry. While the media now-a-days seems to agree with these "straight-shooters" who "say it like it is" (in their perception), a lot of their comments are hateful, and do perpetuate racism, sexism, etc.
3 comments:
People have a God given right to be anti-immigrant and anti-French just like the left loves to be anti-American and anti-Israeli.
How can the leftist loons try to say its not ok to hate immgirants or the french when the LEFTISTS love to hate Amercians and Israeli's.
I suppose Jonathon doesn't know the difference between derogatory comments and criticism of policy. First of all, while I am a Liberal, I'm not what someone would call a "leftist" when looking at the political spectrum as a whole. Canadian Liberals fall at the center of the political spectrum - we are equally suspicious of the "leftist loons" as we are of the "rightist nutjobs". As moderate liberal democrats we feel that both sides are "extreme". That's why we stick to the middle.
Like the song goes: "Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right"...
... Oh... and "johnathon" - you just proved my point. As one of your old nemesis used to say: "the proof is the proof..."
LOL!
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