1\ It's odd: the collective kabuki dance in which we all pretend to be fragile and afraid of giving or taking offense
Meanwhile, we thrill to the Hollywood trope of "comfortable American place": the black barbershop, the construction site, the police precinct locker room
Meanwhile, we thrill to the Hollywood trope of "comfortable American place": the black barbershop, the construction site, the police precinct locker room
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2\ These tropes are lovable because they reveal our real values, we know their boundaries, the friction is out in the open and honest
They are earthy, jocose, ribald, a bit harsh, and we *like that*
Humans LOVE it when a spade gets called a spade
They are earthy, jocose, ribald, a bit harsh, and we *like that*
Humans LOVE it when a spade gets called a spade
3\ Non-PC culture is the seedy but essentially harmless uncle who would drop everything to teach you how to change a flat tire
PC culture is the hyper verbal mother with borderline personality disorder; what confected rage might she fly into next?
PC culture is the hyper verbal mother with borderline personality disorder; what confected rage might she fly into next?
4\ This difference was hit on beautifully by Aruna Khilanani
Despite being insane enough to give a Yale lecture called "The Psychopathic Problem of the White Mind", she was still able to perceive that her own liberal friends are scarier than, say, @AnnCoulter:
Despite being insane enough to give a Yale lecture called "The Psychopathic Problem of the White Mind", she was still able to perceive that her own liberal friends are scarier than, say, @AnnCoulter:
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