roger waters is being sued for an "antisemitic" screen display at his concert. the following link is to an article about it: http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid2=844&fid1=50062&csid1=0.
people are far too sensitive these days. granted, I am of purely white european descent so I have not personally had to deal with any significant amount of prejudice, but I am extremely tired of how politically correct we all have to be so as to not offend anyone. During the screen display, a dollar sign "bomb" was followed by a star of david "bomb." they're really stretching it here, but basically, the offense waters is accused of is that he implied jewish people have money.....
that's offensive? of all the stereotypes I can think of, this is by far the LEAST offensive of any race. wow....it's implied that you're a hard working people, and smart with your money. I'm offended FOR you. I'm an irish blonde with big boobs. I'm the butt of drunk jokes, dumb blonde jokes, and slutty bimbo jokes. oh, and did i mention that i'm german as well? so i get to hear nazi comments and jokes too. do I get to sue over that? it's not so different really when you think about it. the drunken irish and nazi jokes are racial, and the blonde and bimbo jokes are about things that are hereditary in my case. The jokes are all offensive. I, however, am not offended by them for 2 reasons. the first is that they don't concern me. I'm not a drunk or a nazi, nor am i dumb or a bimbo. the second reason is because I get that the jokes are stereotypes. stereotypes are essentially cliches. the reason something becomes cliche is that it holds truth 90% of the time. I know, as everyone does, that not all jews have money. but a lot do. just like most irish people like to drink, most ditzy girls are blonde by nature or dye, girls with big boobs usually enjoy showing them off, which gives the impression of easiness, and a great many germans WERE in fact, nazis. it is what it is.
being white, I have heard things like "whites have all the power." I liken this to "jews have all the money." i have no power, politically or otherwise. I've never even gotten out of a traffic ticket. but why should i get offended if someone thinks i have it? i would think that the only time I'd get bothered by people assuming I had money is if they kept asking me for it. and i wouldn't be offended, just annoyed by the moochers. also, being white, I've learned something in my 24 years on this earth. in today's society, bigotry is exclusively white. we are the only ones who cannot complain about racial injustice. people think we have never suffered at the hands of others. never mind that the irish were nearly exterminated at the hands of the british, or that none of them could find jobs when they emigrated to the US. but I suppose that's the big difference. it's been generations since that happened, and I have not personally suffered that way. neither have the majority of those currently living in the united states though, yet many include themselves in the suffering of people from long ago.
i could see being offended if on the screen display there wasn't a dollar sign, but an ashtray. now THAT would have been offensive. cavalier references to times of horrible cruelty are incredibly insensitive and uncalled for. but there are instances, such as this, when over-sensitivity its just as uncalled for. if you're looking for something, you're going to find it. so if you're looking to be offended, chances are you will be.
I am all for religious and racial tolerance. I do my best to judge others by their strength of character and nothing else. what i am not for is the fact that people now need to edit everything ten times over so no one is bothered by what they say or do. it's ridiculous for anyone to not only take offense at something like this, but to actually go so far as to SUE. and i have to say it. they are suing...for money. congrats guys. you've just fed into this horribly offensive stereotype. tsk tsk. shame on you.
blessed be.
