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Published: 2008-12-04 18:52:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 14011; Favourites: 301; Downloads: 94
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Because political correctness is for squares.Okay, this comic is based on a semi-real event that happened to me yesterday. I did make a holiday card for a soldier (
), and the guy at the table did ask me to be politically correct in my message. I told him that I wasn't a fan of political correctness (in a different way from the me in the comic), and I ended up writing a quasi-politically (in)correct message. I liked the message, and I'm 95% sure that the soldier who receives my card will like it too. It's just the PC police who wouldn't like it. 
For those who do not know what political correctness is, PC is a term applied to language, ideas, policies, or behavior seen as seeking to minimize offense to gender, racial, cultural, religious (or anti-religious), disabled, aged or other identity groups. Some examples of political correctness include referring to starving people in Zimbabwe as "food insecure," calling terrorists "misguided criminals," requiring public property to be either religious holiday neutral or represent all major holidays, saying "police officer" instead of "policeman," and changing the song "Baa Baa Black Sheep" to "Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep." I kid you not, these are real examples that have actually been used.
I get that political correctness is supposed to help eliminate exclusiveness and offensiveness of language, and it would be nice if that were possible. But it is only an unrealistic, utopian dream. Language will always offend someone and exclude someone, no matter how you use it. Even the most politically correct situation will offend at least one person. In the end, political correctness is an unnecessary form of censorship, infringing on the freedom of speech. It is rather comparable to Newspeak from 1984. Why can't people just get thicker skins, instead of getting offended when someone says "God bless you"?
As for the art, I tried drawing myself again, but the face looks off.
It doesn't exactly look like me. Oh well, it was just a quick pencil sketch anyway. Proportions are off, and I ended up shorter than I really am. :/
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I agree with you 100%. Totally.
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LOL Is it just me, or would it really matter to someone who is overseas with a gun how you say happy holidays? I wouldn't think so, but I guess some people never knew the idea of "the thought that counts". I wonder if they would have been offended if you would have said thank you as well lol.
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In my experience, the "I'm too cool for political correctness" people are the first to throw a fit when you offend them.
This is cute, though. Nice comeback!
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Political correctness sucks. Dx
Nice of you to send a card.
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xD I agree, political correctness offends me, too.
Totally fave'd.
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"Oh, hey. That's gay." STFU! 
"Don't be a retard!" Don't say that!
"
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ahaha! I've just been covering this exact topic at college 
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Thank you! I'm so sick of being told, 'No you can't say Merry Christmas! It will offend people!' Please, I would offend them even more if I swore at them...no wait that's acceptable nowadays too since even little five year olds will tell you to f-off.
I think it was an encouragement in itself that you were sending a card to our troops, people's two-faced atitude about our soilders also bothers me, but I'm getting off topic. So the PC Police should just mind their own bees wax Xp
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Baa Baa Rainbow sheep? 
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Nice!Way to stand up for what you believe in!^^
We recently studied 1984 a few weeks ago.At first I was very interested in the book,but as soon as I started reading it I got bored.-_-'
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Agreed.
I'm not going to watch every little thing I say just because I might offend someone. People are too sensitive these days.
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this is totally random... but I love your icon! hooray for puppy tamaki! <3
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Randomness FTW!
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1984 newspeak -shudders-
the very idea of that has always scared me.
me and a friend tried using it once whenever we talked for this one class and... yeah. its not funderful :<
political correctness can kick my ass.
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*kiss not kick. wtf did I type that for?
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I agree! Political correctness is for people who don't want others to know what they believe. It's a cowardly method of hiding! Nice One!
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Amen to that!
Many of the PC comments people make just makes me laugh.
For example, saying someone is "mentally challenged" instead of calling them stupid.
Honestly, saying things politically correct makes it sound worse.
That's just my opinion though.
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DOWN WITH POLITICAL CORRECTNESS! WHOOO!
The thought police will never get me, lol.
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Archie Bunker is the very definition of political correctness.
Seriously though, sometimes this political correctness thing goes a bit too far. Thanks to it, there are so many restrictions along Christmas and such, and that's really annoying. Why can't we just stick to some regular things and not have to be so paranoid every five minutes? Any joke I say involving a certain culture is just in good fun, never in any sort of offense.
At least you draw yourself better than I draw myself!
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That really happened? Wow that's kinda...
PC is just stupid, like you said there will always be one person (or a few) that will be offended. But hey, that's just life! I see things that offend me and I don't go running around throwing a tantrum about it
But I still can't believe that this event took place D:
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The idea is to minimize the amount of people that you upset.
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we know that -_-
but u can only take PC so far
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to the point where santa cant say "hohoho"
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Ok, that's just plain stupid. I don't know who considers that "politically incorrect" but they really have issues.
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that they do. i do, however see MAYBE y it might be offensive: HO
that word ho, as in prostitute. but still.
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Well of course, but it's just a laugh. And as in prostitute, it's spelled "hoe."
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i didnt know that off the top of my head
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Well it doesn't really matter.
My point is that political correctness is good in a lot of situations, but it can very easily be taken too far.
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i remember that happening a few weeks ago when someone told me about the baa baa black sheep incident. as much as i liked rainbows, it was ridiculous what lengths they went to.
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I wish there was an option on dA to get several dozen "favorites" added--like I could click it five times if I loved it--because that's what I would do....
if i had it...
because this comic is hilarious ^^
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DOWN WITH THE FUCKING SPARKLEPIRES!!
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I tend to go back and forth on how PC someone should be, but I love your take on it. And "food insecure?" Come on, that's just too much PC! It's almost more insulting than the original phrases, since to me it implies "You can't handle the real truth, your mind is too delicate."
The rainbow sheep just made me laugh.
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Oh lordy. I get how they're trying to be non-offensive and everything, but political correctness isn't really politeness, either. It's so stupid. You can't say ANYTHING anymore without getting jumped on by somebody calling you a Nazi or something, and if anything's politically incorrect, THAT is.
Santa can't say "ho ho ho" anymore, either. What a world we live in....
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i know right? rly dum, isnt it?
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And then today this guy can't remember my name so he calls me "Mini-Tojo" the jerk.
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Santa can't say "ho ho ho"?
Why. 
Damn squares.
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What, seriously????
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Probably. (Howdy Northern Neighbor! XD)
Not only is America turning into a nanny country (California in particular) like Sweden, we've also got people protesting in front of churches and businesses that gave money to and/or don't support certain propositions that were voted upon.
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Ah! It makes sense now!!! (How's it going down thar? =3)
What ever happened to "to each their own" and freedom of speech and such...? That blows. =_='
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America's still great and everything. It's just not AS great as it once was. Not mention our president-elect can't even pass national security clearance but whatever.
You may find me living under your porch within the week. Beware.
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Ah. Makes sense. Stupid PC....-_-'
GASP!!!!
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