Let's Just Relax, Folks..Okay?
EVERY word we utter in this 21st century will be definitely scrutinized by SOMEBODY!
Even though we try to be inoffensive and kind, someone will take whatever we say, wrong.
Certain groups of "enlightened" individuals are offended by gender designation.
Do not call them he or she, Mr. or Mrs., boy or girl, laddie or lassie, him or her, gal or guy...so then WHAT?
"Look at that young IT that walked in!"
But, maybe we can't use young or old anymore, due to age discrimination issues.
"Look at that undetermined aged IT that just walked in!"
In addition, we can't offend folks that can't walk, either.
"Look at that undetermined aged IT that just transmigrated into the room!" (I clearly don't know the meaning of transmigrated, do I?)
So...my potent point is...RELAAAAAX!
We need not get so hung up on words that people said, without any maliciousness or malice (which I think are the same thing), and give others a break!
The one that is getting a LOT of attention now is LYNCHING.
"He said, LYNCHING!"
"How dare him to use the word LYNCHING!!"
"African Americans were LYNCHED!"
"The LYNCHING word is RACIST!!"
Yes. We understand that African Americans were cruelly, sadistically lynched by low IQ, hate filled mobs in America's sad history, but look at this definition of lynching...
verb
gerund or present participle: lynching; noun: lynching
- (of a mob) kill (someone), especially by hanging, for an alleged offense with or without a legal trial."her father had been lynched for a crime he didn't commit"
Did the above definition say anything about African Americans?
Folks who are around my age, like D. J. T., grew up watching westerns on T.V. and movies, where lynchings never included African Americans.
Lynchings were reserved for horse thieves, rustlers, murderers, and such. So the first thing I think of is a guy like Bruce Dern being lynched for some despicable crime.
If you're around my ancient age, and loved Gunsmoke, Rawhide, Have Gun Will Travel, The Rifleman...you know EXACTLY what I'm talkin' about, but if you're not from that generation, D. J. T. and me are most assuredly racists!
Some of the kindest, most loving people I've ever known, used words and phrases, that were totally innocent, but would be thoroughly condemned in this nit picky world today.
Of course, I'm not gonna quote them and be vilified by the mob, but their sweet, generous, self sacrificing, beautiful (to use a D. J. T. word) ACTIONS showed what was in their hearts!"
1. Get over it.
2. Forget about it.
3. Ignore it.
4. Forgive them.
5. Don't feel it's your duty to correct them.
6. Love them anyway.
7. Re-laaaaaax!!
Of course, there is no way I'll follow all the thangs on the list, but I'll do my best when I'm in a good mood.
Arrivabirdie!!
