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PC. This is what’s wrong with the world.

The “Washington Wizards”, an NBA team, used to be called the “Washington Bullets”. Apparently, that name was found to be politically incorrect, and it was decided to change the team’s name to “Wizards”. The old name somehow seemed to induce images of violence. Now, when I think of wizards, I think of fireballs and ice blizzards. Dragons and shockwaves… But that’s just me.

At the core of this is our constant attempts to blame someone or something for society’s failures. School kid goes crazy and shoots his classmates? Heavy Metal. Blame Marylin Manson. Teenage pregnancy on the rise? Blame TV.

So, the word “Bullets” is going to induce people to go out and buy bullets and shoot people as… a sign of support for their team? peer pressure? wtf?

If put to a vote, I’d vote ‘cut the crap’ over ‘political correctness’ every time. There’s a thin line between PC and BS (blind sightedness, or bullshit… as you like it)… In our quest to say the right thing, and act the right way, we’re willfully stepping over that line, and rendering our efforts (honorable as they may be) useless.