Emma Marlow

I’m so tired of political correctness. In this country, it’s politically incorrect to say anything negative about anyone except white men, fat people, blonds, southerners and Christians. I’m a spirit filled, over-weight, bottle blond from the deep-south! I have a target on my chest!

The political and social climate in this country is exhausting and I just don’t know why someone won’t stand up and say ‘enough’. Some minority is always getting offended and trying to make an example of someone’s poor judgment…demanding apologies and insisting on ‘their job!!’

Al Sharpton gets his black panties in a wad and everyone scurries to save their careers. Jumping through the hoops that the black community puts out there are ridiculous and exhausting and I’m just tired of it all. I’m not in any way saying that anyone should be rude and crude and degrading to any other human being but come on! What’s wrong with personal opinion and freedom of speech? If you think it’s un-acceptable for some guy to call a women’s basketball team that is predominately black: “Nappy ho’s” then don’t listen to his program or boycott the advertisers and let them know that you aren’t purchasing their product! The Al Sharpton politically correct Gestapo squad is getting tiresome and a bit scary that he and his cohorts are getting away with it. He and Jesse Jackson DO NOT represent the whole black community and history will see them as the “McCarthers” of our time.

Let’s take this ridiculous standard to the furthest logical conclusion: Rosey O’Donnell…a hetero-phobic cow, (Read Amos 4:1) looking for every opportunity to jump on any words or actions that would imply a negative response to homosexual behavior or their perceived “rights”…attacked Kelly Rippa for rebuking a guest on her show for putting his hand over her mouth while she was talking. It was clearly rude and disrespectful and Kelly was obviously offended. She attempted to lighten the situation by saying: “I don’t know where that hand has been” in an attempt to help all of them ’save face’ and make fun of a tense situation. Since Rosey’s mind went directly to the toilet and assumed that hand of her gay friend had been on his or someone else’s penis…she publicly rebuked Kelly. It was hetero-phobic and she got away with it. Do you know why? Because straight, heterosexual people are open game in this country.

Since on I’m on a roll and Rosie is up front…then let me mention her public and primetime comment about Christians…blaming Christianity for the ills of the world! She actually said Christianity was more dangerous than Al Qaeda. What was more disturbing is that her audience clapped. Why? Because Christians are open game…it’s completely acceptable to bash a Christian or conservative standards or opinion and no one balked.

Howard Stern can look at a centerfold and say the most filthy things on television that I wouldn’t dare repeat here and I can turn the channel or not purchase the items advertising on his show but no one complains that it’s degrading to women in general?

A black man can harass a professional comic during his routine and provoke him to rage but the white man grovels and begs Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton for his career when he uses the unholy “N” word during his angry response? Hey…party of five on the upper level….how about shutting up and letting the comedian do his job and if you don’t think he’s funny…drink your drink and be respectful of the white guy who is working down on the stage! I’m sure a grown up can be still for five minutes….no matter how bored or spoiled. Of course this doesn’t even begin to mention that a black comedian could be spewing the “N” word with wild abandon and the audience is allowed to laugh.

Forgive me if I’m using the “black” word in my writing here. We white people were told to use ‘black’ back in the sixties…remember the ‘black is beautiful’ campaign? Negro was out…black was in. Well…I’m told it’s “African American” now. What’s wrong with just being American or People? Should I insist that I’m called ‘Caucasian’ or Anglo-American? Or should I be offended that I’m not labeled as German-Irish American? Since America is the ‘great melting pot’ it’s hard to make a real distinction after we’re melted together. Separate but equal didn’t work when the white racists enforced it and it doesn’t work when the African American racists enforce it.

I just don’t understand it. Could we have Anglo Colleges for just white people? We have black colleges….that get federal funding. And what’s up with the Negro College Fund? Why haven’t they changed that name if it’s so offensive?

I’m in no way implying that African Americans shouldn’t be proud of their history and their accomplishments and they should teach their children perseverance and dignity of all races and religions, just as Jewish Americans and Italian Americans and Chinese Americans…..

I’m also not saying there hasn’t been injustices and hardship along the way….but for gosh sakes….they aren’t the only people that have had it rough! The Jews were in slavery for hundreds of years and there isn’t a lobby to get restitution from the Egyptian government! They aren’t teaching their children that someone owes them something because they are Jews!

The Al Sharptons and Jesse Jacksons are crippling another generation of black children by instilling a ‘you owe me’ attitude in them. The righteous indignation that fueled the movement for equality forty years ago has been tweaked into a political machine that has become increasingly destructive to the black community.

The Irish immigrants, the Native Americans, the boat people from Cambodia….the Mexicans looking for a better life today!! Let’s get real! Life is too short to keep your political sensibilities so fragile. The opportunities of this great country are still available to those that work hard and light a candle instead of demanding that someone else light it for you while you curse the darkness.

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