06-19-2015, 08:40 AM
(06-19-2015, 02:32 AM)Lighthead Wrote:(06-19-2015, 02:13 AM)Splash Wrote: imo equating spiritual correctness with political correctness is a false equivalency...
someone stating there is only one truth in spirituality, 'expressing stereotyped, methodical, unthinking' spiritual statements - is quite a different thing than millennia of struggle to counter discrimination due to gender/race/sexuality/disability (et al).
(imo "political correctness" is a pejorative term used to subvert and criticise the principle of equal opportunity and respect for all.)
(It's most usually men (and predominantly white men, white male conservative politicians, white male comedians) - that most object to the principle of equality of respect for all representations of sentient life - (which the implementing of, challenges, and seeks to modify, their long-standing automatic privilege), and who use the term "political correctness" to undermine what is a challenge to their innate (and frustratingly - unrecognised by them) privilege - that of being at the top of the hierarchy of privilege on this planet.)
There are other things I have in reply to your OP, as I agree with other ideas you're presenting... but for the moment have to dash to the post office...
..while at the shops I'll get some popcorn![]()
"...and as you can see by this reply your Honour, the defendant is indeed unaware of the privilege he possesses as is shown clearly by his feeling content enough and immune enough from the disadvantages of discrimination in his life, that he can post a frivolous reply about such serious matters..."
"I rest my case"
{Sadly I'm posting this while a "Breaking News"alert is being broadcast here (Australia) that there has been a young male white supremacist arrested for gunning down 9 African-Americans inside their church.... (after they welcomed him into their prayer group)...
}"I REST MY CASE."

^j^

![[Image: jesus_facepalm.jpg]](http://www.robshep.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/jesus_facepalm.jpg)