You Rule!

My commenters are really coming through today. Sent to me by the charming Joey-baby:

Well, Since You Asked

Commenter Gretchen asked for some clarification on my last post. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to explain my rant. I knew I liked you!

      what term would you prefer we use to demonstrate something like this:
      A qualified white person is turned away from a job, which is given to a 
      less qualified minority in order to promote "equal job opportunity"?

I call that exactly what it is: racism. Of what significance is the ethnicity of the racist? Would you call it "reverse domestic violence" when a woman abuses/attacks her man? To me, that sounds just as ridiculous as reverse racism. Adding an unnecessary modifier to a powerful word does nothing but water it down.

This twisting and turning of our language is a symptom of the bigger disease of the pussyfication of our society, where validating and placating people and making sure nobody's feelings get hurt has become our national pastime. And, more frighteningly, has wormed its way into policy.

It is an ugly and destructive practice to judge a person (or group of people) by something as superficial as the amount of melanin in their skin, or the particular slant of their eyes, or any number of stupid criteria ignorant people use to make themselves feel superior to others.

The scenario you describe is anything but "equal". 

And While We're On the Subject

What the hell is reverse racism?

Is there some kind of vast, dimwit conspiracy to demolish the English language beyond all recognition?

Some days I really dislike the human race.