I once got in trouble for saying that a certain group of illegal immigrants had a problem with learning English because they were illiterate in their native language.
I got in trouble for saying illegal immigrants instead of undocumented workers. I also got in trouble for saying that illiteracy interferes with learning a second language. I think I was called racially insensitive. I suppose that I would have gotten in no trouble if I used a bunch of fancy vocabulary words that would prevent everybody from understanding what I said.
The problem arises when stupid people use fancy vocabulary words to describe concepts that they do not understand. This problem is painfully evident when I observe some math teachers teach in a politically correct way. I should not exactly come out and say you are obviously stupid. But, I got mad at my younger son's math teacher. The principal politely said, "Ms. Xxxx says that you do not approve of her teaching techniques." I replied to him by saying, "Wait a minute. I never disapproved of her teaching techniques. I said that she should learn sixth-grade math before she tries to teach it."
My son is very good at math. His standardized test scores reflect his strong understanding of math. Still, he struggled in math class because the teacher did not know what she was talking about. I later had him removed from her math class.
Some people harvest wild animals. I privately call those people "cruel serial killers." But, if I say that then I am insensitive to alternative cultural traditions.
I predict that the United States will become predominately vegan during the next century. I fear that saying, "I love to eat pork" will become hate speech.
I might not approve of eating animals for recreational purposes. But, we do have this thing called the first amendment.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
I got in trouble for saying illegal immigrants instead of undocumented workers. I also got in trouble for saying that illiteracy interferes with learning a second language. I think I was called racially insensitive. I suppose that I would have gotten in no trouble if I used a bunch of fancy vocabulary words that would prevent everybody from understanding what I said.
The problem arises when stupid people use fancy vocabulary words to describe concepts that they do not understand. This problem is painfully evident when I observe some math teachers teach in a politically correct way. I should not exactly come out and say you are obviously stupid. But, I got mad at my younger son's math teacher. The principal politely said, "Ms. Xxxx says that you do not approve of her teaching techniques." I replied to him by saying, "Wait a minute. I never disapproved of her teaching techniques. I said that she should learn sixth-grade math before she tries to teach it."
My son is very good at math. His standardized test scores reflect his strong understanding of math. Still, he struggled in math class because the teacher did not know what she was talking about. I later had him removed from her math class.
Some people harvest wild animals. I privately call those people "cruel serial killers." But, if I say that then I am insensitive to alternative cultural traditions.
I predict that the United States will become predominately vegan during the next century. I fear that saying, "I love to eat pork" will become hate speech.
I might not approve of eating animals for recreational purposes. But, we do have this thing called the first amendment.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."