Thread: Political correctness gone mad

Originally Posted by shwza

You can! You do don't you? I'm pretty sure you do. Don't change the label, there's no need. You're happy with it so there's no issue.

Err, once you've been here a bit longer you'll know whe I'm taking the ****. The question was mostly tongue in cheek, but there IS a serious side to it.

As for Freeman, well he's a highly paid Hollywood actor. Of course he comes across as entitled sometimes. It's part of the job description. But when he means it he means it. Unlike the Pitts, DeNiros and DiCaprios of this world, he ain't virtue signalling. Born a black kid in 1937 in Tennessee and raised in Mississippi he can't have had it all his own way.

Originally Posted by Saitch

So, do you believe that someone can 'Truly Identify' as a deer. If that's the case, shouldn't they be treated as a deer?
No car driving, no public transport etc.

Oh, I dunno. If you listen to Woody Allen's 'Moose" skit you'd think deer could be anything they wanted to be..

( The following contains a humorous reference to Jews. Seeing it's being told by a Jew it shouldn't be a problem unless we have really lost it ).

So what about this then? For me nobody does their cause any good no matter what it may be, by doing crap like this:

Why Aussie outback road sign is dividing opinion


Why Aussie outback road sign is dividing opinion (yahoo.com)

Originally Posted by shwza

Aboriginal Identity: Who is 'Aboriginal'? - Creative Spirits

Yeah shame on anyone that identifies as something that they don't at least truly believe they are.

Pretty good resource/article (jeez should say most of a library it's huge) on aboriginal identity in Australia.You have to kinda make your way through it, some of it goes on a bit of a story with personal interviews and experiences from guests. It is a very tricky minefield, and if you truly did believe that you were aboriginal then you yourself would be the only one that really truly believes it or not. It's not just about getting hand outs, and if it is then again, that's up to the individual to decide with their conscience.

I mean if you can identify openly as being of Aboriginal background and you aren't, then that's pretty ballsy, especially when you have to explain yourself. It wouldn't be just explaining yourself to official agencies and the such, it would be your mates and your family and coworkers etc. People such as yourselves would surely be asking questions and you'd have to back it up at some point I am sure, and if you're really a fraud it would come undone or you'd have to really being doing some backflips to get and keep your story straight.

There's a majority of good people who will make the right choice based on what's right and wrong and if it really were that acceptable and easy to do than why doesn't everyone just do it? I think it's because there is a certain honour to the system, or not ironically if you consider the negative stereotypes of identifying as Aboriginal, and if you rort it then shame on you but I reckon there is a bit of a kangaroo court in our culture to slow it down at least..

I guess that is the reason that I don't tick the box at the end of the day so I'll never never know. Me & my old dad had broad noses (not pugilstic ones, just a bit broad) & I have Blue Eyes (two of them) No, really. I could have been a standin for Paul Newman I have been told. In his earlier Acting Days not his Dead ones you understand.

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Originally Posted by 4bee

I could have been a standin for Paul Newman I have been told.

The ending of Butch Cassidy instantly springs to mind...

Originally Posted by 4bee

I guess that is the reason that I don't tick the box at the end of the day so I'll never never know. Me & my old dad had broad noses (not pugilstic ones, just a bit broad) & I have Blue Eyes (two of them) No, really. I could have been a standin for Paul Newman I have been told. In his earlier Acting Days not his Dead ones you understand.

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Trying to say when he was at his prime? 😂
Well man it's up to you ay if you look into your history a bit and you find that you wanna be part of whatever it is then go for it. I'm mongrel as and I realized I'm way more patriotic than I thought. I used to think I was less patriotic than other Australians but then I realised I was actually really patriotic but I'm not a fan of nationalism ironically. I understand why people identify with certain parts of their backgrounds more than others and I can see why other people don't get why they do that.

"Nationalism does nothing but teach you to hate people you never met, and to take pride in accomplishments you had no part in."

Doug Stanhope

Originally Posted by Tins

The ending of Butch Cassidy instantly springs to mind...

You've noticed the 10 Bullet holes in me I assume.

Originally Posted by Tins

If I decide to identify as female, can I then go into Curves
Actually, yes! It's in their policy
If I decide to identify as a five year old child would anyone be comfortable with me hanging around the primary school?
You will be put on a register at least
If i decide to identify as a cosmetic surgeon are you happy with me doing a boob job on your sister?
PM with prices plz

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