Originally posted by MattG:You know what for fuck's sake, they'll change this and then some fucking group will come out and say "It's not appropriate for our mental health to be addressed as "Good evening" because it assumes that my evening is good"
I am as liberal and democratic as they come and have marched in the city streets for the rights of all of these people, but at some point people need to shut the absolute fuck up.
Originally posted by MattG:The one claim I'll disagree with slightly just to raise awareness is that some people don't identify as "one gender or the other" and see gender as something that exists on a spectrum, giving people the freedom to live their life the way they were born to live it, without worrying about confining themselves to any particular label. That, I am all for, and I think should be recognized and appreciated.
"Ladies and gentlemen and everyone in between" doesn't have as nice of a ring to it, but seriously can we not just let every little fucking thing offend us? Because that's what this boils down to.
Originally posted by MattG:This is the Christmas debate all over again.
When I was in high school, our school districts moved away from saying Merry Christmas in greetings/postings/what-have-you and opted for the more inclusive "Happy Holidays" - I don't mind this at all. Assuming that everyone in a public institution celebrates Christmas is downright ignorant, even though relatively harmless in spirit (nobody's saying Merry Christmas to persecute your religion, for crap's sake, they're wishing you well)
But this "ladies and gentlemen" cockamamie argument would be like if someone came forward and said "Well I don't celebrate ANY holidays, so I'd really appreciate it if you stopped saying it altogether - it bothers me to be included with those that do"
Shut. Up.
Originally posted by MattG:This is the Christmas debate all over again.
When I was in high school, our school districts moved away from saying Merry Christmas in greetings/postings/what-have-you and opted for the more inclusive "Happy Holidays" - I don't mind this at all. Assuming that everyone in a public institution celebrates Christmas is downright ignorant, even though relatively harmless in spirit (nobody's saying Merry Christmas to persecute your religion, for crap's sake, they're wishing you well)
But this "ladies and gentlemen" cockamamie argument would be like if someone came forward and said "Well I don't celebrate ANY holidays, so I'd really appreciate it if you stopped saying it altogether - it bothers me to be included with those that do"
Shut. Up.