The sad future of the democratic party

[DLJ]

Actually, only the niggers, spics, wops, chinks and squawmen are still doing the PC thing. 

Unfortunately, there's some truth to this, even if it's stated with less offensive wording

PC is still big in GLBT communities.  Daring to question social justice groups in trans circles will make you a huge pariah; I've experienced it.  I don't live in those circles, but I have to imagine there are black and hispanic communities who feel the same way (or, at very least, feel that way about their own group).  Feminism nowadays is basically nothing but out-of-control PC culture.  And so many people can be so off-putting about these issues that it drives a lot of other people away from the cause.  Hell, it sometimes drives people within the group away from the cause.

And this is a shame because there are legitimate issues that need to be dealt with there.  I mean, I'll be the first to admit that there are people who are using social justice buzzwords to justify bad behavior, but there are also legitimate issues.  Black people make up a majority of prison populations, women are still a heavy minority in positions of corporate or political power and GLBT communities have a higher rate of suicide and substance abuse than straight communities.  Yes, these are real issues, but so many of us have gotten so caught up on the "You have _______ privilege so you suck!" ideology that we aren't making any progress with any of them.  We want to have condescending lectures towards everyone who isn't in our group and lose sight of what we should want: change.  

Truth is, if we ever want to make progress on these real issues, progressive circles need to do better at talking about these issues without being jerks.  Because, otherwise.... well, this was the election cycle where "White male" was infamously turned into an insult and look how that turned out.  If it continues to be an insult from progressives towards conservatives, the "white males" that we're insulting aren't going to want to help us.

"I'm a white male and I approve this message"