Political Correctness Gone Too Far?
November 19th, 2006 | by MadHacktress |I considered using an epithet in the title, but opted against it.
We’ve all heard the term, most of us have used it at one time or another. Some people maybe even remember “social sensitivity” a movement that attempted to replace political correctness - for political correctness’ sake - a few years back.
Last week the Globe & Mail ran an article speculating that maybe, just maybe, political correctness has gone too far.
In Montreal a community health clinic has begun excluding men from their neonatal classes in order to accommodate the beliefs of Muslim, Sihk and Hindu women. Nothing against these women, of course, but… suck it up.
There’s not enough room for all of society to tread the narrow line that runs in the exact middle of every single citizen’s beliefs and sensibilities. What ever happened to good old fashioned conformity?
Now, granted, I believe that accommodations can and should be made for individuals beliefs and needs. But, those accommodations fall short of disadvantaging others. You cannot give to one by taking away from another - that’s not fair. Child birth, and the preparations therefore, are a very special time for many couples; it is wholly unfair for the fathers of these babies to be excluded from the pre-birth period of their child’s lives if they want to be involved.
Far too few want to be involved these days as it is.
The Charter of Rights is intended to be a document of inclusion, not exclusion. The spirit of that document is not to use it in order to remove rights from one group in order to foster those rights for another group.
Speaking specifically to this issue I would have recommended that there be “women only” sessions as well as those sessions which are all-inclusive. That way those people whose beliefs restrict men from involvement are met, but those men who do want to be a part of their child’s neonatal life can do so.
So often these sorts of carte-blanche solutions are applied, leaving people marginalized in their wake. A little time, effort and thought can be used in order to come up with a solution that will work for everyone.
Entry Filed under: In The News, Pure Opinion
All I as can say is that thee good of the many out way the good of the few. If some one does not like our way our lifestyle then why come to Canada? I know that everyone does not believe the same thing but when I am in different countries I may not believe in the rules but I have to follow them as i would expect here.
This type of act is precisely what makes PC so non..well uh…PC.
Too few men as it is take part in the miracle of birth, too many children are raised by single parents. The men who do take their role seriously must be accommodated far more, than the sensitivities of people who do not wish to assimilate with us anyhow.
Let the women whose religions and other sundry superstitions wish to exclude men take another segregated class, where their antiquated notions may be exercised and let men participate freely in our inclusive cultural melting pot..
Multi-culturalism itself only creates ghettoes, Toronto is living proof of that.
Cultural assimilation is a greater goal of good, than the sham we have now. If someone does not wish to be assimilated then they ought to rethink their choice of countries to live in. Or carry out their practises elsewhere, where their sensibilities are not insulted and NOT at taxpayers expense.
PC = Pretty Crummy