Saturday, March 31, 2012

Political Correctness

So my wife just showed me a picture that some girl has posted on a social website which happens to include young baby - probably less than 1 year of age - with a horrible black eye. The subject of the post however, was not the baby's eye. In fact, the discussion beneath the picture was rather nonchalant with regard to the monstrous bruise on the baby's face. Perhaps those involved were already aware that the baby suffered some kind of an accident - aren't beating a dead horse. If that's the case, I understand. Lying next to the baby was a man with features that pointed to a despicable nature. My very first assumption was that this baby's injury and the sleazy-looking individual lying next to her were no coincidence. One might argue "Why would they post this on the internet if they're guilty?" My theory is that criminals do ignorant things. You know....like the guy who robs a convenience store in front of a camera with no disguise. The point is there are so many obstacles in this world of political correctness that I must go on the 1% chance that this was a legitimate "accident" and the baby just happens to be lying next to this shoddy looking individual. Heaven forbid we offend someone by questioning, right? On the other hand, if my child suffered a legitimate accident and I had to bring him or her in public with bruises, I suppose I would expect people to show me utmost respect and not dare to question me, but I don’t carry myself like trash nor would I post a picture of it on the internet! When I grew up, people questioned the obvious. More importantly, people knew & expected that people would question the obvious.

No comments:

Post a Comment