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[–] NikoMyshkin 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

i respectfully disagree.

growing up in 1980s UK I saw huge amounts of open racism by people from all walks of life. including people who 'should know better'. it was totally acceptable. then came PC and people at first thought it was bullshit but slowly they realised that it isn't fair to joke about and point and deny jobs/friendship etc to someone based on their skin colour. all well and good. for a while. then, as human movements are wont to do, it went too far. suddenly criticising religion makes you racist! how?? religion is a choice - it's perfectly OK to criticise choices.

we just need some common sense - stay in the middle - it's not fair to dismiss someone based on something they cannot change (eg skin colour, disability, gender) and it IS ok to judge someone on their CHOICES (eg religion, political affiliations, being obese etc) because choices are under our control. if we don't have the right to criticise and challenge people's choices then how can a manager tell a bad employee to work harder or how do we tackle the inevitable rise of people that will use religion to justify murder, beatings, paedophilia - these are not hypotheticals because they are perpetrated right now by millions in the name of religion. it is fair and just to criticise these actions. but not according to contemporary PC, that fucking cancer.

tl;dr: PC at first was useful, helpful. now it's gone too far as is a fucking cancer in that it literally threatens to destroy society by forcing a swing back to the other polar extreme (again, as human movements are wont to do - move from one extreme to the other).

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[–] throwaway56789 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

Um, who cares if it's "fair" not to have friends or dating partners that are of a particular background? Am I homophobic because I don't fuck other women? Who affirmative-actions their sex life or friend circle?

I actually don't have any friends because I'm a die-hard misanthrope who hates people and prefers to be alone. Not interested in dating either. But what's the big deal if all my hypothetical friends or paramours are white? Nobody complains about blacks who only have black friends. There's Christian Mingle dating site for people who only want to date Christians. There's JDate for people who only want to date Jews, and Black People Meet for blacks who want to date other blacks. Why not AryanLove.com or AlbionPartners.com for people who only want to date whites?

Everybody has their preferences and their deal-breakers. For some it's weight; for others it's "those things you can't control" but which are still part of the person that may turn you off. Gentlemen preferring blondes is OK, but not gentlemen specifically not preferring blacks? Is it now a hate crime to write "SWF seeking SWM" in the personals?

I don't even think it's OK to criticize people for excluding others from their personal life based on immutable characteristics. Others may think you're a dick for not having friends in wheelchairs but that's not the same as saying it's "hateful" or deserving of social shunning. Everybody on the show Friends were only friends with single able-bodied white heterosexuals. Is that show now Stormfront propaganda or something?

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[–] NikoMyshkin ago 

the problem is if you would otherwise be friends with someone because eg they share your interests. or if you didn't want to be married by a black/brown/yellow/female minister

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[–] RoninSnowman ago 

fair enough, but seeing what PC has become, is why it is so dangerous once the PC genie is out of the bottle. IMO>

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[–] NikoMyshkin ago 

i just think we need a balance - this balance: it is only OK to criticise things that people can change (eg religion, opinions etc). not race, gender, disability.