Comment The End Of Political Correctness (Score 1, Insightful) 585
For years now, the intellectual elite of this world have labored mightily to stamp out all superficial signs of racism, sexism, gayism, and other isms, by banning "insensitive" speech and images, in an effort to sweep the natural human impulse to hate under the rug.
Repellent as Mr. Pazzo and his intellectually deformed ilk are, the undeniable fact is the internet itself --that is, the human connectivity it brings about -- facilitates their unpleasant behavior, as what were formerly isolated kooks find courage, companionship and new ideas through "virtual communities" on sites like Orkut, as they have in the past through other forms of communication such as BBS's and Usenet.
Abolition of such groups seems impractical withour the imposition of barriers to entry as would defeat the whole purpose of virtual communities.
Like other socially detrimental practices such as downloading music, taking drugs, and practicing illict sex, hatred, like it or not, serves a vital purpose to a not insubstantial number of people. The repressed have returned, more disgusting than ever, much to the chagrin of our minions of political correctness, and there is no easy solution in sight.
Until the gods tire of idiocy and invent a race with greater souls than our own, it seems for the time being we will simply have to thicken our skins and put up with these unpleasant reminders dark side of humanity
Repellent as Mr. Pazzo and his intellectually deformed ilk are, the undeniable fact is the internet itself --that is, the human connectivity it brings about -- facilitates their unpleasant behavior, as what were formerly isolated kooks find courage, companionship and new ideas through "virtual communities" on sites like Orkut, as they have in the past through other forms of communication such as BBS's and Usenet.
Abolition of such groups seems impractical withour the imposition of barriers to entry as would defeat the whole purpose of virtual communities.
Like other socially detrimental practices such as downloading music, taking drugs, and practicing illict sex, hatred, like it or not, serves a vital purpose to a not insubstantial number of people. The repressed have returned, more disgusting than ever, much to the chagrin of our minions of political correctness, and there is no easy solution in sight.
Until the gods tire of idiocy and invent a race with greater souls than our own, it seems for the time being we will simply have to thicken our skins and put up with these unpleasant reminders dark side of humanity
