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Politically Incorrect by *Kamden:iconKamden:

Categories Traditional Art > Drawings > Political

©2008-2009 *Kamden
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Because political correctness is for squares. :iconzaruplz:

Okay, this comic is based on a semi-real event that happened to me yesterday. I did make a holiday card for a soldier (:dance:), and the guy at the table did ask me to be politically correct in my message. I told him that I wasn't a fan of political correctness (in a different way from the me in the comic), and I ended up writing a quasi-politically (in)correct message. I liked the message, and I'm 95% sure that the soldier who receives my card will like it too. It's just the PC police who wouldn't like it. :)

For those who do not know what political correctness is, PC is a term applied to language, ideas, policies, or behavior seen as seeking to minimize offense to gender, racial, cultural, religious (or anti-religious), disabled, aged or other identity groups. Some examples of political correctness include referring to starving people in Zimbabwe as "food insecure," calling terrorists "misguided criminals," requiring public property to be either religious holiday neutral or represent all major holidays, saying "police officer" instead of "policeman," and changing the song "Baa Baa Black Sheep" to "Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep." I kid you not, these are real examples that have actually been used.

I get that political correctness is supposed to help eliminate exclusiveness and offensiveness of language, and it would be nice if that were possible. But it is only an unrealistic, utopian dream. Language will always offend someone and exclude someone, no matter how you use it. Even the most politically correct situation will offend at least one person. In the end, political correctness is an unnecessary form of censorship, infringing on the freedom of speech. It is rather comparable to Newspeak from 1984. Why can't people just get thicker skins, instead of getting offended when someone says "God bless you"?

As for the art, I tried drawing myself again, but the face looks off. :faint: It doesn't exactly look like me. Oh well, it was just a quick pencil sketch anyway. Proportions are off, and I ended up shorter than I really am. :/

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=Shironu-Akaineko Dec 4, 2008, 10:59:17 AM
I'd do it on purpose and write "Happy EVERYTHING! There, bases covered." and draw a turkey with a pumpkin head, rabbit ears, a crucifix, a santa hat, a menorah and a star of David.

Then sneakily send your card through while the pc police get their panties, I mean, testicle comfort providers up in a bunch.

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~Ravenrockmind Dec 4, 2008, 11:00:59 AM
Hmm... never got across that...

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*Kamden Dec 4, 2008, 11:02:10 AM
Haha, my sister was thinking about writing "Happy Cold Times in the Northern Hemishpere!" Y'know, so that the people who don't celebrate anything won't get offended. :iconzaruplz:

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Mood: Not Impressed ~lunecramoisie Dec 4, 2008, 11:02:59 AM
Oh lordy. I get how they're trying to be non-offensive and everything, but political correctness isn't really politeness, either. It's so stupid. You can't say ANYTHING anymore without getting jumped on by somebody calling you a Nazi or something, and if anything's politically incorrect, THAT is.

Santa can't say "ho ho ho" anymore, either. What a world we live in....

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Mood: Lmao ~Magdelana530 Dec 4, 2008, 11:05:07 AM
I'm so saying that to one of my customers, just to see how they would react.

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~Toril-Arranac Dec 4, 2008, 11:16:31 AM
I tend to go back and forth on how PC someone should be, but I love your take on it. And "food insecure?" Come on, that's just too much PC! It's almost more insulting than the original phrases, since to me it implies "You can't handle the real truth, your mind is too delicate."

The rainbow sheep just made me laugh.

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*RyrineaNara Dec 4, 2008, 11:16:42 AM
I would Wright Happy every thing too

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*Kamden Dec 4, 2008, 11:20:01 AM
Let me know how that goes. XD

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=nmmi-nut Dec 4, 2008, 11:23:48 AM
I wish there was an option on dA to get several dozen "favorites" added--like I could click it five times if I loved it--because that's what I would do....

if i had it...


because this comic is hilarious ^^

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~TheNaughtyOne Dec 4, 2008, 11:26:03 AM
i remember that happening a few weeks ago when someone told me about the baa baa black sheep incident. as much as i liked rainbows, it was ridiculous what lengths they went to.

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