#ok i got a bit lyrical there i am quite tired please excuse me *exits bashfully offstage*

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

not a fan of the term “politically correct” as shorthand for “using a community’s preferred language as a basic sign of respect.” that’s not catering to an agenda, it’s just the bare minimum of decency. 

#not a shitpost #serious post #politics tw #news flash: conservatives who complain about the rise of 'politically correct' language #are actually complaining about not being able to use dehumanizing language and borderline slurs #which...they still CONTINUE to do regardless. they just tweak their vocab and act like it doesn't carry the same hateful fucking messages #little fact about growing up in the american south: #i have heard *so* many complaints from white men that quite literally translate to #'it's not fair that i can't use the same slurs my daddy used' #they genuinely want to frame it as a 'heritage' and a 'fairness' issue #and they will blame 'political correctness' every time #and yes these are the same people who display confederate flags as visibly as possibly bc of 'heritage' and 'pride' and 'freedom of speech' #fact: it's not about 'heritage' or 'pride' #You just want to threaten the lives of everyone who isn't like you. You just want to hold terror & violence over us like a threat. #I hope you and your flags burn #i hope you burn and no one weeps for you #and i will feed you and your callousness to the bonfire. and warm my hands gently in the flames #ok i got a bit lyrical there i am quite tired please excuse me *exits bashfully offstage*