PC or not PC? that is the question.

I am down in chinatown quite a lot. i see these ads place all the time – some of them even advertise free rice as part of the rental deal (seriously!).

what got me thinking is this. obviously the advertisement in yellow is in cantonese or mandarin(sorry i can’t tell the difference).

what if i posted a sign around town saying “room for rent  – commonwealth st, surry hills, $160 a week, chinese need not apply”

do you think that would wash? do you think some white middle-class idealist would be on my case? probably. do you think that same ‘activist’ would phone the guy who put up the yellow advetisement and give him the same treatment? probably not.

i am all for respect and equality, but i DO believe that PC is an absolute cop-out and a huge load of devisive crap – i think that it is something that works against itself. I believe that with all its good intentions PC divides rather than joins communities.

i have no probs with the ad in the photo at all, my only prob is that if i posted an ad which said the same thing (if you speak my language then you are welcome to apply, if not, then forget your chances), i would probably be hauled through some kind of tribunal.

Death to PC i say, and then we might all actually get along.

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Posted: August 23rd, 2009 under Photo A Day.
Tags: Chinatown, political correctness

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