Gillard, what the hell!?
Jul. 4th, 2010 05:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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When I hear people say, "Oh, let's not have to worry about political correctness" or "This is political correctness gone mad", I want to PUNCH FACES. I find that very distressing, because I'm a pacifist and I do not hit people.
Political Correctness = NOT BEING AN ASSHOLE.
So when you say, Ms. Gillard, "Let's not worry about political correctness," you're saying, "Let's exercise our institutional, long-standing white privilege in this discussion, regardless of the feelings of those that need our help or may already be here after seeking our help, for the benefit of those that are uncomfortable being confronted with that privilege or having that privilege challenged in the first place," or, basically, "HEY, FREE PASS TO BE A RACIST ASSHOLE, ONLY, YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY RACIST IF YOU'RE SCARED OF BROWN PEOPLE, LOL!"
I am so annoyed by this. I'd be disappointed, but I was more hopeful about Julia Gillard rather than convinced of her Leftness and expecting definite improvements in policy. She's doing what she can to keep Labor in government, I understand that. She's savvy and shit. I just wish people weren't such small-minded turdburgers that that sort of thing was necessary.
Looks like I'm hopelessly voting for Greens again.
When I hear people say, "Oh, let's not have to worry about political correctness" or "This is political correctness gone mad", I want to PUNCH FACES. I find that very distressing, because I'm a pacifist and I do not hit people.
Political Correctness = NOT BEING AN ASSHOLE.
So when you say, Ms. Gillard, "Let's not worry about political correctness," you're saying, "Let's exercise our institutional, long-standing white privilege in this discussion, regardless of the feelings of those that need our help or may already be here after seeking our help, for the benefit of those that are uncomfortable being confronted with that privilege or having that privilege challenged in the first place," or, basically, "HEY, FREE PASS TO BE A RACIST ASSHOLE, ONLY, YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY RACIST IF YOU'RE SCARED OF BROWN PEOPLE, LOL!"
I am so annoyed by this. I'd be disappointed, but I was more hopeful about Julia Gillard rather than convinced of her Leftness and expecting definite improvements in policy. She's doing what she can to keep Labor in government, I understand that. She's savvy and shit. I just wish people weren't such small-minded turdburgers that that sort of thing was necessary.
Looks like I'm hopelessly voting for Greens again.
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Date: 2010-07-06 10:59 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-07-08 06:17 am (UTC)I feel that the people I know in person generally aren't as bothered by the thought of boatpeople coming here, but on the other hand I haven't specifically talked with everyone I know about the issue either.
I don't get it because I've heard that statistically there are far more people here illegally that have come on a plane and overstay their visas than asylum seeking boat people, and that they're refugees and we have signed a treaty that obligates us to take them in. It's like the general public have forgotten the definition of 'refugee'. And how insane would one have to be to voluntarily cross from Indonesia to northern WA or the NT on a small, possibly ill maintained boat. Either the public is massively stupid, or... I don't know. :(