I see it as being a perfect example of something that I call "the pendulem effect" (not sure if it has an official term but that is what I call it).
The pendulem effect what happens when someone tries to fix a problem and goes way too far in the other direction. An example in real life would be the fact that Women used to be seriously predjudiced against, they couldn't get any good jobs, they couldn't vote, they were essentially thought of as second class citizens. Nowadays if you descriminate against women in any way they will fry you on the news like a fresh hamburger. However it has gotten to the point where a lot of people are terrified of fireing a women even if they totally deserve it, or will give them a job over a more qualified man, all in the sake of being politically correct. And for good reason, as many people still claim to be discriminated agaist even when they have not been and are actually getting special treatment for no good reason. The pendulem swings to the other extream.
Yeah, that's a good comparison: now, we have discrimination against men (ever see a "Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them!" or "The stupid factory: where boys are made." shirt?). Does anyone do anything about it? No, we call it humor, and praise and advocate it.
Anyway, that's an interesting essay. Makes you think, huh? And I do believe that the government [CENSORED BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT POLITICS]. If only we didn't have that rule...
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Yeah, that's a good comparison: now, we have discrimination against men (ever see a "Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them!" or "The stupid factory: where boys are made." shirt?). Does anyone do anything about it? No, we call it humor, and praise and advocate it.
Anyway, that's an interesting essay. Makes you think, huh? And I do believe that the government [CENSORED BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT POLITICS]. If only we didn't have that rule...