Category: Today’s Issues
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On Prejudice
Post Views = 2787I’m not prejudiced. Today I was walking down the sidewalk as someone was approaching from the opposite direction. I clutched my purse a little tighter, put my head down to avoid eye contact, and picked up my pace. It wasn’t my neighbor or the little old white lady I see at the…
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On Being PC (Politically Correct)
Post Views = 5956 Usually when someone uses the term “politically correct” it is followed by eye-rolling, head-shaking, snorts, laughs, and other sounds of derision. So, I looked up the definition of politically correct. According to Merriam-Webster it is “agreeing with the idea that people should be careful to not use language or behave in…