George Carlin on political correctness

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Which policy?

My late sister was gay, so I know how badly she suffered for her sexual preference throughout her life. Sadly, she passed away in 2010 at the age of 63. It till saddens me that she didn't live long enough to see the advances the gay community has made.

As said, context is key.

Look how many people say Trump being labeled a racist is excessive.

In this case it's usually white people telling a vast majority of black people that they are wrong to view Trump as a racist; or put simply whites acting like they know best what is racist against blacks than black people do.

Now imagine you're black, you keep on getting attacked and told by white people that you're wrong to think of it as racism. You'd likely, like many minorities, become easily skeptical when people say some of the same lingo and phrases.

I'm not black, but as a hispanic bisexual immigrant - I know exactly where they're coming from similar attitudes towards the minority groups I'm in. I'd have people saying my actions are like beastiality and that I'm going to hell repeatedly, then once those same people are called out for homophobia they'd act like they were the victim. Then, depending on the setting many straights would chime in and agree that it is too far to call someone homophobic for saying liking the same sex is like someone wanting to have sex with a dog. Minorities go through similar experiences repeatedly and for years without end.

Although different from "it's being tossed around too much," it also reminds me of straight people who believe that homophobia no longer exists. People on the left thinking this. It's like they're living in some alternate universe.

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I can understand and respect somebody not liking Obama because they oppose his political beliefs. But the fact is a lot of people hated him simply because of his skin color. I still remember his election when I was in high school and a lot of redneck white kids were joking about how they wanted to see him get shot on TV while he was giving his speech. If that isn't true racism then I don't know what is...

In the case of Trump, I do believe many of his comments are blatantly racist. And anyone who suggests that racism and homophobia no longer exist are idiots.

It's been awhile, but one of them was the use of drones to kill enemy combatants.

Yeah, there were plenty of folks who were pretty open about their racism. No argument here. I voted for Obama in 2008, but voted for a third party candidate in 2012. His continuation of the Bush policies of interventionism largely swayed my decision.