Word Cop
Hey, all you hear about today is what you’re not supposed to say anymore. What the Christ is left, Bucko?
Just so you are up to speed, here are some words and expressions that are on the no-fly list for being supposedly insulting or offensive to certain groups: spaz (the mentally ill), mumbo jumbo (Mandinka Warriors), fuzzy wuzzy (an East African tribe), long time no see (Indians), basket case (limbless people who need to be carried around in baskets), you guys (women), master bedroom (slavery), hooligans (the Irish, what?), pea brain, moron, and dumbo (people like me).
My friend, the talented writer Conor Berry, said to me, “Based now on what you can’t say or do, we’re gonna have to cancel our childhoods.” Another friend, Denis Gagnon, nailed it when he said, “I’m offended by people being offended.” Bill Maher said something similar: “Lots of stuff makes us uncomfortable. You know what makes me uncomfortable? This bullshit.” Maher recently created the Cajones Awards to honor those fighting back against cancel culture. Google that segment.
Time to lighten up, America. Unless we get our sense of humor back, we’re gonna continue to be a laughingstock. As always, it’s a small loudmouth contingent driving all this nonsense. Whether it’s the religious wingnuts on the right or the virtue signallers on the left, they’re all word cops who need to shut the hell up and focus on something real for a change.
Trigger warning: the song below is considered politically incorrect. Listen at your own risk. Keep your dukes up (wonder how long I’ll be able to say that one).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmfudW7rbG0
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