I live in San Francisco. A city best known for its dope-smoking, gay-liberating, be-kind-to-animals atmosphere. A place where it's illegal to smoke pot but people do it anyway. Where gay couples hold hands in the streets and no-one batters an eyelid. Where people can bring their dogs to work.
But as free as it appears to be, has it become too politically correct?
Back in the day, people fought for people's freedoms. The freedom to say what you want, when you want. It's called 'Freedom of Speech'. BUT (and there's ALWAYS a but) you cannot run someone down or something nasty lest you hauled off to the nearest court for slander. It's reached a point where now you have to watch what you say.
A woman gets her hair cut. Are you allowed to compliment her without fear of a sexual harrassment lawsuit?
There's a law in San Francisco - albeit an outdated law - that even states that "It is illegal to wash your car with used underwear". I mean, huh???? Not that anyone would want to wash their car with used underwear (that's just nasty!), but it's a law! How would that hurt anyone? It wouldn't, but the law exists to this day. Odd.
Someone at work went running to HR the other day after I told an "inappropriate" joke. Um, question: Why not come and speak to me if it offended you? Everyone else laughed (one guy almost pissed his pants), but apprently it pissed off some poor Laura Ashley-wearing woman who found it offensive. Boo-f***ing-hoo.
We have a reached a time where the Freedom of Speech now allows you to basically do everything, but speak.
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