Political correctness and cultural intolerance
How do we teach our children any tolerance for each other in a multi-cultural society when we continue to allow and in some cases support institutional stupidity…
This month in Morgan Hill CA, five students wore the American flag on Cinco de Mayo which has sparked controversy because the administrators there sought to have the boys turn their shirts inside out ( to hide the flag image) or be suspended from school. For what, being out of sync with the spirit of Mexicans first, Americans second?
Cinco de Mayo isn’t even a mandatory holiday in Mexico, rather is a date of observance for a battle where the Mexicans defeated the French invaders in 1862 – as quoted from a article on Wikipedia:
“ According to a paper published by the UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture about the origin of the observance of Cinco de Mayo in the United States, the modern American focus on that day first started in California in the 1860's in response to the resistance to French rule in Mexico. The 2007 paper notes that "The holiday, which has been celebrated in California continuously since 1863, is virtually ignored in Mexico.”
Last year in Utah, a student was accused of being a cross dresser because he wore a kilt to school.
“Principal Craig Jessop told the 14-year-old Gavin McFarland that the outfit could be misconstrued as cross-dressing and forced McFarland to change his clothes. McFarland removed the kilt, hand-sewn over 40 hours by his mother, and wore shorts the rest of the day.
In both cases the school later admitted their first instincts were wrong.
In both cases, I think they missed the opportunity to actually teach something.
How hard is it to explain that Americans should respect the American flag, and it is honored for “…the Republic for which it stands...”?
How about teaching the students that Americans of Mexican descent celebrates Cinco de Mayo because it represents the resilience of the Mexican people to overcome impossible odds?
How about education of students that Celts wear kilts, and that the kilt pattern has significance to the family, known as a Clan? Or the origin of the kilt?
I mean if the schools can’t seem to do anything else, why can’t they get at least this?
Multi-culturalism/Diversity/Political Correctness - A propaganda mechanism used to discriminate against whites, dedicated Christians, religious Jews and/or Patriots, flood the country with illegal aliens and Muslims, and indoctrinate your child into thinking that being gay will make them a better person.
ReplyDeleteUh, you may want to read up on the kilts, it colour and relation to a clan, it is a made up thing.
ReplyDeleteWhere the hell did that come from? Being gay is a physical condition and can not be indoctrinated. Do you think heterosexuals have been indoctrinated?
ReplyDeleteBeing of Scottish heritage you are wrong about kilts.My clan tartan has been around for 700 years.True clan tartans are often older.There are some companies around who will make up a tartan for anybody but they are shunned by most real clansmen.
ReplyDeleteWe have have all been indoctrinated, um, educated.....................
ReplyDeleteTruth is not found in culture. Culture is like a decor, there are many varieties. Can you imagine if all were the same everywhere? How boring!
In all areas, there is a point of balance and points of extremism. I think the element of political correctness that relates to respect for each individual is a good one, but then somehow it all goes off in the deep end.
When I was in school, you weren't allowed to wear flags on your clothes. Little pins were cool ( on hats, but not in buildings ). T-shirts were not allowed either. I was called a Dress Code.
ReplyDeleteI remember having a dress code...literally. Girls had to wear dresses, boys could wear pants, no jeans. We said the Pledge of Allegiance every morning (unless you had a legitimate reason why not, mostly religious reasons), but still had to show respect. We could pray if we wanted to, which I did for a lot of reasons that had nothing to do with religion, and everything with being a dopey kid that asked for Divine intervention to pass a test, get a good grade, have a certain boy ask me out, etc, etc...I know this all sounds incredibly bizarre to people now, but that was the way it was. Later when I started working, i had to wear a dress (or skirt and blouse) and stockings. Wearing the American flag incorporated to your clothes (ala Easy Rider, a motorcycle jacket with a flag sewn on back) was looked down on...
ReplyDeleteNow it seems anybody can wear just about anything...
"It was only in the 19th-century Victorian era that the system of named tartans known today began to be systematically recorded and formalized, mostly by weaving companies for mercantile purposes. Up until this point, Highland tartans held regional associations rather than being identified with any particular clan. This was due to the fact that tartan designs were produced by local weavers for local tastes and would tend to make use of the natural dyes available in that area. The patterns were simply different regional checked-cloth patterns, where of the tartans most to one's liking - in the same way as people nowadays choose what colors and patterns they prefer in their clothing. Thus, it was not until the mid-nineteenth century that specific tartans became associated with Scottish clans."
ReplyDeleteMy family tartan(s) all originated in the 19th century, but the tartans I found in some family history were associated with specific areas, which were controlled by our or kindred clans, thus I guess you could claim they are our oldest Clan tartans. So I support what you said, because those tartans (older ones) are dated back to somewhere beyond the year 1000 AD.