Disclaimer

The views and opinions herein are my own. They are not intended to offend anyone in particular but rather to be generally offensive.

Let’s face it, being politically correct is boring. And just where will it stop? You are not supposed to acknowledge if anyone is black, white or purple; Chinese, Zimbabwean or Martian; Christian, Muslim, or belong to some new age sect; fat, short or as dumb as mud – no offence intended to mud!

I’m not saying you should purposefully say hurtful things about who someone is when it has no reference to the topic at hand, or if it is an unwarranted generalization. But we need to stay real, celebrate our differences, and most importantly not to take ourselves so seriously.

This week I saw and article about advertising agency, Lowe Bull where they posted an apology for an advertising campaign for Shoe City. Some super-sensitive bunny huggers decided that the campaign advocates animal cruelty. This came from the ad making a gag about running over your neighbour’s cat. See the article and campaign here: http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/12/60400.html

Like the average person, I do care about our environment and protecting those that are no able to do so themselves. But come on people, catch a sense of humour! We all know the world would be a better place if we all laughed a little more.

A while back I saw this rather funny clip of comic, Steve Hughes where he talks about being offended, and how it mostly does no actual physical harm to anyone. It is just your (sometime ridiculous) perception of the situation. The relevant part about ‘political correctness’ appears 3:30 minutes into the video, but the whole thing is worth watching for a giggle.

So here is this week’s challenge to you – go out there and offend someone.

Please note that ten bunnies were harmed in the writing of this blog.