All of that said, this outrage culture needs to stop. It’s an absolute joke. I’m happy barstool partnered with Bruins and I’m happy the Bruins did not submit to all of this PC bull crap
I always find this interesting, what I’ve found is we don’t have a good clear definition of what this means anymore. What is PC? Do we paint with a broad stroke or go case by case? Is it broad yet simple or pointed and complex?
In regards to what I’ve seen in this argument, I dont consider not sexually harassing women to be “PC” (at least with what ive come to know the term used for) I just consider it being a decent human being. I’ve always thought of “politically correct” as just learning about how people want to be treated and using empathy to learn these things and practice them.
But I definitely agree that it’s a serious problem these days that a) people are way too quick to point the finger and pretend like they’re perfect b) seem to get off on completely ruining people’s lives just because they made a mistake in the past c) play by two sets of rules; where they are so concerned about creating safe spaces for certain people, being kind all that and then treat people that honestly just need to be educated super viciously and therefor end up just driving them away and d) there’s a problem in business culture where we are forced to give “gentle reminders” and beat around the bush about everything because people can’t take constructive criticism. For example; I once had to attend a meeting because I told a colleague not to use their phone inappropriately in a super passive and non instrusive and on display way - a rule that’s clearly already stated prior to employment - solely because this person felt infantilized and had their feelings hurt (and honestly I couldn’t have been more nice about it in the first place)
Comedy is tricky. I’ve heard some comics say EVERYTHING should be on limits and some day some things are off limits
I think one mark of a great comedian is being able to talk about extremely edgy topics and still make them funny but most importantly, their jokes are a protest/advocacy for that thing in the first place. Satirizing how f***ed up it is. John Oliver is really good at this, for example
But I think if you’re just making jokes to mock something, when those people are suffering, and then add in a layer of you’ve never experienced it adding to the callousness of it all, that’s something that deserves a lot of criticism. I’m not into silencing people who say they are suffering. I’d rather listen and know what data supports it to further back it up.
We’ve seen a lot of things get put under the spotlight in recent years and honestly most of it’s been good, it hasn’t been pretty, but it’s been important. There’s definitely going to be some that hitch their wagon to it and abuse it, there will be liars, there will be people that misconstrue their hurt feelings with real systemic oppression, and it’s important to keep the dialogue up because ultimately we need to leave a better world for our kids.
I don’t want little girls growing up in a world where they’re silenced and told to act lady like and be respectful while boys are just being boys, oh he’s mean because he likes you, he touched you because he likes you, he kissed you because he likes you, he put his hand up your skirt because he likes you, you should be grateful for the attention, you should just smile and make him happy. And that’s exactly the kind of culture barstool often promotes and mocks with no shame what so ever
