A PSA to The Left: You Don’t Have to Like Trump, Just Don’t Go Nuts…

Dear Liberals,

It’s me again… Another conservative out of many in this country. I’ve seen the way you’ve handled losing the 2016 election: With uncontrollable outrage and vitriol that hasn’t died down since the second you found out he got in. I’m impressed, honestly! I thought your tantrum would be old news and you would have simmered down within a month or so, but no! Two years and counting and coming up on the next election and all I can hear is “Racist!”, “Sexist!”, “Fascist!” etc… and of course, your favorite new slogan, “Impeach!!!” 

Now you say Trump deserves it, Trump is special, he’s done so much harm… And in light of any substantial evidence, I too want my president and other authority figures held accountable for their actions. However, I fail to see any substantial evidence he has done something gravely wrong enough to impeach him for! Some locker room talk? You better shun every male friend and relative if you hold to the idea that no decent man ever bantered some off color comments with the boys in private! His ex wives and personal flings? Oh, yeah, because Trump is the first politician or rich celebrity to ever think of not being the perfect little angel! Shall we bring up the laundry list of politicians on the Left who have done wrong in their personal lives? Bill anyone? 😉 More importantly, how does that affect him carrying out his duties at President of The United States? We can argue Trump and other politicians too aren’t the greatest family men. Not 100% moral blemish free. Yes, some things can make me lose some measure of respect for people in their personal lives over flings and affairs. However, what really matters to me, what will affect me and the rest of the country is if the person in office honors his role in office and carries out all their duties they swore to do.

I know some of the more intricate political controversies over Trump have been extensively covered, and thus won’t go in to too much depth over what would require its own separate post! However, I will say that in light of the recent news about Muller’s report being released, the whole Russian collusion allegation concluded predictably 😉 Not much to see here, folks! In addition, countless other allegations have been brought up, then when proven false, silently gone out in the news cycle by Left leaning media, to be replaced with others, in what appears to be an attempt at grasping at straws.

If you were to ask me personally, and probably other conservatives too why they voted Trump, reasons given would be one, he’s making real change for the better. Our country was not in good shape, a bad economy, cheated in foreign policies, terrorism running rampant among others. The way we’ve been going under the past 8 years before hasn’t been working out… Nothing was being changed. We needed a new strategy, new ideas, and Trump had them. Knowing business from his past career, he knows how to negotiate, how to compromise, and also when to hold firm, like in his recent summit with North Korea. He knows the economy, and has improve it greatly. My family, as a few are self employed or commissioned, have not seen as much job opportunities in years until Trump got in. Just recently, he pushed back ISIS and about wiped them out. He made better deals with other nations to ensure we be treated fairly. He’s standing up for our national security and protecting our borders and our resources. He’s given people a second chance even as part of the so called “tough on crime” party… Is Trump the most diplomatic? Not really… I will admit many of his tweets can be quite frank and pointed! But sometimes, the smooth talker isn’t always the best leader despite that polished appearance. Sometimes, you need to call a spade a spade even if it’s not flattering and hard to hear. I challenge you to find one conservative who’s not “alt-right” in some fringe extremist group, to say they voted Trump because they want to subjugate women and set back race relations 100 years… As for the assertions Trump is sexist or racist, I only ask, have you known him for being such things before he ran for office?

However, all this said, wait for it…. You have the right not to like Trump. Yes, I am accepting of others forming their own opinions on Trump or any other candidate. I don’t feel like people must be required to drool over Trump’s feet more than any other politician. Trump should be open to fair criticism and intense scrutiny as any other president should be. Not all of Trump’s ideas will fall through to the fullest extent. He can’t do it all more than any other man. But then again, name one president who fulfilled 100% of his campaign promises! If you feel Trump isn’t up to your standards, fine. Fine by me. The entire country doesn’t have to like whatever current president is in office or else there wouldn’t be a need to vote! 😉 If you feel the evidence is not sufficient enough to vote Trump in 2020, that’s your right in a democracy.

Here’s my problem though: Going absolutely insane over not liking Trump! See, not voting for Trump and threatening those who do are in two radically different ball parks! Saying Trump should be treated like a man, not a demi-god above the law is fair. What isn’t fair is spewing vitriolic allegations without actual proof, and doctoring “evidence” to suit your conclusions! Calling a man a “rapist”, a “racist”, a “fascist” demands heavy proof as those are very ugly accusations not to take lightly. Investigating voting fraud and cheating such as collusion with foreign powers if suspected is one thing, but keeping up the charade for two years going no where with any proof to actually impeach reflects far more on you than him. Coming up with wild conspiracy theories and failing to accept that maybe, just maybe, it was possible the nation voted him in like any other president in US history… Why is it so hard to just accept you didn’t get your way for once? How is he so radically different from any other past president you didn’t vote for? Other conservative presidents?

Know what I think? Your insane vitriol over Trump has actually drove me to like him more and has convinced me to vote him in in 2020. Believe it or not, in 2016 I wasn’t sure of Trump either. I voted for a 3rd party. I had reservations about his ability to lead this country and saw him more as the superficial celebrity. However, seeing what he accomplished in office proved himself to me. See? I can change my mind based on actual evidence! The other major factor too as mentioned, was seeing the absolute meltdown over him where he and anyone who did vote for him were branded “deplorable” and immoral people… Threats, violence, ostracism, etc…etc… all from the Left to try to drive us into silence over our current president has only further convinced me not to vote for your party! Before politics became a bigger part of my identity overall, if people reacted with such vitriol towards Obama, there is a good chance I might have voted for him in 2012! Not because I was a huge Obama fan at all, (I’m certainly not now!) but because any party who would react with such insanity and utter immaturity is not one I respect nor would take seriously to run my country. What pushed me away from the Left, other than strictly policy-wise, is indeed this outlandish behavior and lack of decorum!

By all means don’t vote for Trump if you feel he’s not up for the job. Just don’t go into a paroxysm of late stage TDS and foam at the mouth at the mere mention of Trump. Criticize Trump just like any other politician, but be big enough to admit when he does something right. Hold Trump accountable for his actions, but also defend him when he is being unfairly accused. Realize he will make mistakes, he won’t be able to fulfill all his campaign promises, but also realize that no other president was mistake free or achieved 100% of his goals. Donald Trump is human too, and he deserves to be allowed an honest mistake or an un-reached goal like any other president and human being. I’d love to talk more in detail over why the Left believes as it does about Trump, but thus far, I cant find any who are willing to talk in a clear headed rational manner without throwing ad-hominems at Trump supporters like me, or Trump…

So in summary, you don’t have to like Trump to make me listen to you. You don’t have to be in love with how he handles his presidency. I wasn’t with Obama the past 8 years he was in office. However, I never spewed vitriol, threatened, harassed and ostracized those who did like Obama. Nor did I believe every unsubstantiated conspiracy theory people brought up, blinded by my hatred. I can admit it if Obama did anything good for the country as well as see his flaws. I never screamed “Impeach!!!” just because I didn’t get my way for a few years. Put it in perspective: Trump is not dictator for life! You will get your way eventually, and we will again too. That’s just how a fair democracy works. No one gets their way all the time! I learned that in preschool. So Dear Liberals, you didn’t lose my vote or my respect because you don’t like Trump. You lost it when you lost your decorum, civility and outright moral conduct over not getting your way…

(PS. I know my tone is harsh in this letter, but consider how harsh you sound if you imagine all you say about us and Trump, only replacing us with you, and Trump with your candidate! I also note that if you want to be addressed in a more gentle manner, please extend the courtesy to us also in the future 😉 …)

— A Lady of Reason

How The Left is Driving A Wedge…

The Left’s derisive rhetoric and ideology has driven a wedge in much of society. From race wars, to gender wars. Gay versus straight, cis versus transgender. Black versus white. Christian versus Non-Christian. Etc…etc… Seeing the worst of intentions in innocuous comments. “Microaggressions” so microscopic yet so massive to the “victim”. Scapegoating, blaming, finger pointing, you name it! The Left fosters it. And what does all this un-nuanced black and white division do to society? You guessed it! Divided society at every level and among every group! Families are literally feuding over how one voted in 2016. Ostracism, insults, ultimatums are becoming more and more prominent in friendships, relationships, and families all over politics and social issues. An opposing opinion is no longer grounds for “disagreeing to disagree” then changing the subject. No! now it has to mean the other person is evil, bigoted, immoral, and even perverted in some cases!

Take this scenario, based off this article. A mom whose daughters are 13 and 15 wrote in to a columnist that she is upset that her husband and her father in law are telling jokes that all dads with daughters know about, such as “Dad better buy a shotgun for when they start dating!” Or “lock your doors!”. She claims it made her daughters uncomfortable as well as herself. The columnist wrote back in agreement saying that such jokes rob daughters of their agency, and make light of gun violence. Now, I agree with one thing: If the daughters don’t like it, they should stop out of respect for their daughters’ and granddaughters’ wishes.

However, lets dive deeper into what I argue this portrayal of this common family scenario has been seen through a lens of extreme projection and misguided conclusions. Jokes like those told by men one, are NOT taken literally (just like 99.9% of jokes!) and really meant to reflect a man’s sense of duty and honor towards his daughters, and more widely, protecting the women in his life. Quite frankly, a woman such as a mother, does not have the full sense of the dynamic between man-to-man interactions and how men express sentiments is not the same often as how a woman might express it. The “protect your daughters” jokes are an example of that. Grandpa was simply giving dad a man-to-man pat on the back so to speak, for the challenges of raising daughters and making sure their best interests are respected by any suitor.

The jokes are hyperbolic: Barring out and out abuse, a sane and reasonable man would not literally pull out a gun and terrorize a suitor! The point is that the jokes are meant to show how far a man would go to protect his daughter from mistreatment, exploitation, coercion or abuse if it were to occur, not that he’ll go out like a maniac waving a gun at every teenage boy in town! While of course, mothers also are deeply invested in protecting their daughters from predatory or toxic men, the special role of an honorable man has always been to guard his daughters until he knows her chosen one is worthy of her, beyond what a woman is expected to do.

Grandpa, who’s “guilty” of said jokes, is not being a perv, or a chauvinist who believes that his granddaughters should literally be locked up like in some 3rd world culture, but a man who in his wisdom, is supporting the dad in his role as protector. As to the other argument about agency and autonomy, one, what other areas of major life choices would you argue a young teenager should have complete and total autonomy over? And two, why not complain more about cultures who literally KILL their daughters over an unapproved suitor and force her into marriage at the age these girls are? Where’s the feminist outrage over that??? You can argue all you want you don’t want men to occupy that traditional role guarding his daughter’s hearts, but what would you say of a man who’s just like, “Whatever… What do I care about my daughter’s dating habits…” As for the daughters themselves, perhaps they were conditioned from day one to look at men as potential perverts and misogynists and were primed to read disgusting undertones in grandpa’s well meaning comments.  Just look at the Girl Scouts of America telling parents young girls hugging grandpa leads to sexual coercion at work 20 years later! Just because mom, not socialized to have the honor code of a man, doesn’t quite understand the subtle nuances of the dynamic between Dad and Grandpa, doesn’t mean they have nefarious intentions or sexist attitudes! My case rests… 😉

The next scenario, related to family matters, is the case of a mother on an online forum freaking out over her 7 year old daughter’s kitten heels she bought for some special event, like a daddy daughter dance, let’s say. I’ve also covered this topic before too, but what shocked me was the mothers reaction to what Dad said: She said she was fearful and troubled because Dad said, guess what? “Wow! You look so grown up!” to his daughter when he saw her in those shoes. Mom believes that Dad’s comment was perverted in the worst possible way, and that yes, implied it meant Dad was lusting over his little girl comparing her to a grown woman! Even more shockingly, multiple women agreed with her!

Now, to a sane person, it sounds just like a dad amazed, as any parent is, of how fast is child is growing up. Seeing his daughter, in her fancy dress, her hair done up, some light makeup, and in those cute little shoes for her special dance with daddy, it is not out of the question that as a parent, he could see in her in that moment, some of the woman she will grow into very soon. A beautiful woman he will one day dance with again at her wedding. Or send off to her prom. What only the sickest most vile pervert would see in a little girl in kitten heels is a sex object to lust over!!! In the fight to stop oversexualizing girls, the  women’s rights movement has ironically, sexualized them to the extreme by seeing everything that was once innocent, as now sexual, sick and perverted! I can only think of two scenarios. Number one, mom is wildly and wrongly projecting the most vile thoughts on her husband for being a sentimental dad, or she married a complete monster and doesn’t deserve to raise a child if she allows him to be near her daughter. I strongly suspect the former case is more probable…

Lastly but certainly not least of all, another example of how a family can be utterly divided by Leftist ideology is the common case of that relative who says something un-PC at the family gathering. Now, instead of just chalking it up to an older generation who were raised with different norms, or an innocuous comment that just came off as “insensitive” as opposed to a targeted insult, many Left learning parents are struggling with whether or not to let the kids see Grandma, or Aunt Sally, or Uncle Joe over “sexist” or “racist” sentiments that most reasonable people outside of the radical Left wouldn’t interpret as openly racist or sexist for instance. apparently, it’s not enough to say to your kids, “I disagree with what Grandma says sometimes, and here’s why, but we still love her even though we differ on certain subjects…”

Now, it’s all or nothing. If Grandma’s not “woke” enough, she doesn’t make the cut! Or maybe just be open and honest and tell Grandma, or Uncle Joe or Aunt Susie not to bring those topics up in front of your kids when they come to visit. Many, even if they differ from your perspective will honor your request. After all, 5 year olds care more about Grandma’s cookies than Grandma’s political ideologies! 😉 However, why can’t we just be brave enough to expose our kids to differing views then let them know they can make up their own mind in their own time without pressure from either side? We can’t grow as people without thinking deeply and thinking for oneself after all.

In all three examples, we see families utterly divided by the Left. Granddaughters that see grandpa and their own father as sexist creeps for wanting to protect them. A wife who sees her husband and father in law as misogynistic and not having their children’s and grandchildren’s best interests at heart. A mother who implicitly views her own husband as a sick pedophile lusting over his daughter on the grounds of saying as every parent says, “You look so grown up!”. Parents across the nation alienating their kids from their grandparents, aunts and uncles over politics, ideas the children don’t even know about or care about yet. Teaching the kids that an opposing opinion is immoral, and the person holding it is bad and to be written off without hearing why they have that “offending” opinion. If that isn’t division, then what is??? I have liberals and conservatives in my family, and among my friends. If I alienated everyone who doesn’t think exactly like me, I’d be one lonely person! 😉

Speaking of Microaggressions…

In my previous post, I talked about how the Left just loves to see maleficent intent in innocent mistakes and misunderstandings. How they see bigotry where only curiosity lies, or prejudice where there is merely ignorance and mistaken assumptions. How what was once formerly innocuous, or something that no one else would think to see or use in an offensive hurtful manner is now assumed to be a targeted attack. Nowadays, one cannot say nearly anything in fear of offending someone!

Also typical of the Left, however, is their ability to set the most hypocritical of double standards! While they claim legitimacy over the idea of a microaggression being harmful and far from trivial, they I argue now, create their own microaggressions against anyone they don’t like as well! See, two can play at the “microaggression” game 😉 The definition of a microaggression according to Psychology Today:

Microaggressions are the everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership.

And guess what? I can list multiple examples from my own experiences, my family’s and also what is heard in the increasingly Leftist society that would fall under that definition in being hurtful, stereotyping, discriminatory, and marginalizing of conservatives and other quote “majority” identities that are said without anyone batting an eye! (And yes, all examples I cite were either personally witnessed, told to me by family and friends or seen in the media…) Now you tell me whether or not if the races and genders in my examples were reversed, they would be acceptable:

A professor in class apologizes to the class for all the white male scientists that existed throughout history versus more scientists of color and women… (To put this in perspective, imagine if it was an apology for all the Jewish scientists that existed!)

A close family member being told that he’s a man from quote, “that generation” (A.k.a, a baby boomer) in a contemptuous way and that he watched “too many John Wayne movies” to dismiss his opinions as an educator on protecting schools from shootings by arming security and teachers…

Numerous Lefties on social media assuming that I’m some Bible thumping fundie solely because I’m a conservative then trying to play the Jesus card on me, or their utter derision of anyone who is conservative out of genuine faith…

Similarly, Lefties assuming I must be anti-science because I’m a conservative who sees many Liberal agendas pushed as science, and their belief that Republicans are impervious to empirical data…

A professor tells the class that most people voted for Trump because they’re racist then spends the next 15 minutes, of every class period (in a class entirely unrelated to politics) berating Trump and his supporters…

A family friend who grew up in a broken home in poverty and worked hard to put all of his children through college and raise them in a middle class home with a stable family, only to be thanked by being told he’s unduly “privileged” due to nothing but his skin color by his own children…

A professor tells the class that white Republican men are the most dangerous terrorist group in the country…

Another family member of mine berating me over creating this blog and strongly implying that my opinions make me an inherently immoral person…

The numerous SNL and other skits played for laughs  such as this one, that don’t simply lampoon Trump as a political figure as any other has been throughout history, but make targeted personal attacks on the morality and character of everyone who decided to vote for him accusing them of the vilest forms of hatred…

Being told that being proud of your heritage and culture means you’re a white supremacist and bigoted against other cultures…

A male student in a class being told by the professor, that he is “part of the problem” and that he “threw all his female classmates under the bus” for standing up for due process for men who are accused, and challenging radical feminism…

A student in a US history class ranting about how the South has “always hindered progress” and promotes oppression and never embraces more egalitarian values to this day while several students in the class were known to be from Southern states…

Every “safe space” created to get away from white people, men, and conservatives and every literal white, male, conservative free zone…

A white professor asking a student of color, who is a first generation immigrant proud to have the opportunities this country offered, “What challenges living in America do you experience?” in a pointed and leading way (without asking about any benefits also) to in essence, ask “So, how have you been oppressed being a person of color in America?” Then have the student fumble around looking for a decent answer…

Now, on principle I reject the notion that microaggressions are something to be taken seriously, and believe treating them as such only leads to derisiveness and fragility. However, it is worth pointing out all the “little” slights and insults that marginalize us too are hurled by the Left in the most hypocritical fashion, as they decry exactly what they are doing to us, when applied to their own protected groups! So I spelled out some examples out of the many hundreds that are actually meant to sting and alienate that many don’t bat an eye at when hurled our way. Two can play at the Let Me Cry Microagression!© game after all 😉

So fellow patriots, did you have an experience of a “microaggression” similar to the ones I listed or a different one you want to share that happened to you? Please leave a comment! 🙂

A PSA to The PC Crowd: Ignorance is Not Malevolence!

This observation came up for a while now in noting the various absurdities of the pro-political correctness crowd that in many cases, they seem to judge everything in a “one size fits all” sort of way. This is probably no surprise to many of my fellow conservatives, but I do want to expand on this particular aspect of it. Imagine a few scenarios if you will which I will proceed to describe:

A few students are gathered in the cafeteria for dinner at some college somewhere, and meet up with a few friends and acquaintances. Some of these friends also brought over their friend groups unknown to your group. To break the ice, one white student asks a student of color “Uh, so, where are you from?” The student of color answers “Oh, I’m from Upstate NY…”. The white student then prods further, “But, where are you from originally? Where are you really from?”

A guy goes out to a party on a Friday night with his buddies. They see a group of what looks to be girls wanting to look for a date to dance with and hang out with. One guy is nervous, and really doesn’t know what to say to start the conversation and absentmindedly blurts out “Hey, you’d look nice if you smile” to one girl staring off more absentmindedly. She gets angry and retorts “It’s not my job to smile for you!”

In a discussion about race, a participant says “I don’t see color, I treat everyone equally…” when asked how they would view a solution to stopping racism and racial bias.

A co-worker recently has come out that they are transitioning to be transgender. They tell everyone what pronoun to use and the new name they want to be called, but many at the office find it hard to remember either, and out of habit, refer to and accidentally address the person by their old name/pronouns. 

A white person called up on stage during a concert (This is based off a real event) to sing a rap song written and sung by a black performer included the “N”-word as it was in the lyrics of the song.

At the neighborhood picnic, a neighbor reveals he has Native American ancestry and someone asks “So, how Indian are you?”. 

All of the above examples are considered offensive and demeaning within the politically correct edicts. Reasons given for each scenario are asking where someone is from “others” that person and makes them feel like you don’t think they’re a legitimate American and like an exotic other. Asking a girl to smile is now considered sexist and a form of harassment, a sexist entitlement to make a woman conform to your needs vs. her own autonomy. The idea of being “colorblind”, the Left says, does not help not being racist, and in fact, now is racist as they believe it marginalizes the influence race plays in inequality. Not using the correct names and pronouns for a transgendered person de-legitimizes their choice to be transgender and live as their preferred gender. Non-black people are not allowed to use racial slurs, but black people are exempt as they are said to be “reclaiming” the slurs once used to oppress them. And in the last but certainly not the last example of what constitutes a PC faux pas, asking “How Indian are you?” is said to be ignorant and offensive as it implies they’re not a “real” Native American.

On the surface, these seem to be at least semi-believable explanations. They have been said over and over to the latest generation, including myself many times throughout school, media and society. However, looking deeper into each reveals the issues may not be so black and white in of themselves, but also the key factor: The intentions of the people who made such an “Un-PC” mistake.

Saying “Where are you from?” because someone looks a little different is not always, and in fact is most likely not a pointed slight to make someone feel like an outsider. The question in any other context is simply used as an ice breaker to start a conversation and get to know a person more. It’s really context dependent and also in your tone of voice. Saying it in a suspicious and accusatory way does indeed hint to a less friendly intention, however a neutral question said in curiosity is most likely meant that way. In the scenario, however, it is pushed further when the answer wasn’t what the person was going for. Even then, I argue, it doesn’t have to be a display of bigotry. Is it always prejudice if the person genuinely had curiosity as to what part of the world someone’s heritage came from, especially if they do look different than most others around? Yes, in that case the person being asked is sort of “the other”, but the point in asking what part of the world they are from ethnically is to make them less of an outsider, and to become more familiar with them. Racism and prejudice can stem from ignorance, but the key to combating ignorance is asking questions to gain knowledge! Most who ask such questions, while can appear insensitive, are merely just curious, not prejudicial and suspicious. Curiosity is NOT bigotry!

Asking a girl to smile I will say, is probably awkward in most cases depending how you phrase it and  if you’re talking to a stranger. However, labeling it as depriving women of their bodily autonomy and being male entitlement is going way off the deep end! Think of it: A young guy who is shy and awkward around girls might blurt out something that’s a bit awkward and not quite the ideal pick up line, but is that an expression of oppressing women? I’d argue the last thing any nervous guy approaching a girl to ask her out feels is “entitled”! Asking a girl to smile is nowhere near REAL harassment of women…

Saying “I don’t see color” while not the catch all solution to end all forms of racism and bias, had its heart in the right place. While not solving racism, it fosters the attitude to help combat it as it is said in the spirit of treating every person as equal in human worth and dignity, regardless of skin color. The idea skin color isn’t even a factor in how we should treat others. The world would indeed be a much kinder place if we didn’t obsess over each other’s phenotypes…

I have other reasons to sympathize with those who don’t want to legitimize just “choosing” to be another gender and calling it reality, but in the common scenario that the pronoun and name conflict comes up, the issue of common habit, not a pointed rejection is a valid explanation. See, if you knew “Bob” your coworker as Bob and referred to him as a “he/him” for the 20 years you worked at the company, it may be a harder transition to consistently remember to call him “Susie” and “she/her” overnight! Even if you’re perfectly okay with his/her choice, just the sheer habit of knowing him by one name and identity takes a lot of getting used to, and slip ups happen… If the pronouns are different such as the made up gender neutral ones, it’s like learning a new language!

If you get invited to sing a song at a concert, that contains a swear word, and you say said taboo word, is it your fault as if you chose to say it spontaneously? If it’s not your own word, you’re just quoting someone else’s choice to use it, and if it’s in the song the artist invites you to sing, then why omit it? The person in that scenario that said the racial slur was NOT saying it to disparage anyone, nor was her own choice of words, but the lyrics to a popular rap sing she was INVITED to sing! Racism never even entered the picture other than she was white and singing along to a song written by a black artist. In this case, context means everything…

And in my last example, it’s related to the first one: Curiosity. No one is prodding to do detective work into if someone is a “real” Indian, or anyone else (Unless you’re running for political office capitalizing on that status 😉 )! People can be genuinely and innocently curious about things, and it means no more than that. Asking how Indian someone is is simply about curiosity, and many wouldn’t even think it would be offensive to ask any more than asking how much German or Italian ancestry someone had. Does anyone of mixed ethnic European ancestry feel invalidated and feel less German or less French or English for instance if someone asks how much ancestry they have of those respective countries?

And tying all these various examples of some “microaggressions” as the Left calls them together, the common theme is the “perpetrators” are either merely curious, or ignorant that it is coming off as offensive or insensitive. No one in all scenarios presented had deliberate intent to oppress, marginalize, invalidate and belittle anyone! Yes, pointed and snide comments can happen, and are meant to be offensive, and I advocate for everyone to stand their ground if insulted so. However, before making that comeback to shut them up, think first on the intention of that off color remark or seemingly insensitive comment or question. Did they mean to hurt or belittle you, or were they simply curious or ignorant of how it came off to your ears? Most, if told they offended would feel mortified and apologize right away! Let me emphasize this again: Curiosity is not bigotry. Ignorance is not prejudice. The vast majority of microaggressions are merely mistakes and misunderstandings, not targeted insults. The elder who uses that outdated word is just saying what was acceptable in their generation without malice. The kids dressed up as Indians aren’t thinking “Hey, isn’t it fun to marginalize Native Americans?” The nervous guy just blurted something awkward out and is embarrassed, not entitled! Ignorantly assuming something off a common stereotype betrays lack of knowledge and familiarity, not lack of acceptance and kindness.

Yes, I also realize damage can be done even with good intentions. However, intentions do matter. Breaking the prized vase does damage regardless if you pushed it on purpose or by being knowingly reckless, or simply bumped into it and it fell. However, one is judged to be an accident, and one a deliberate act or one you are culpable for neglecting to be careful of such an event. How is that done? By the intention of the person who did it! Why isn’t it the same for all these PC grievances too? A person may feel “othered” by a comment or question regardless of original intent, but in terms of judging the one who said it, one should consider did they mean any harm and did they know it would offend? Unfortunately, the politically correct crowd only sees everything as a one size fits all issue of perpetual offense and demonizing those who unwittingly commit the dreaded microaggression… Well, all I have to say to them is just wait until it’s YOU on the other end of the accusation… How will YOU want to be judged? 😉

The Social Justice Glossary ;)

The radical liberals have come up with quite the glossary of SJW jargon, and for those who haven’t been immersed in the environment of their newspeak, some terms may be unclear or confusing! Therefore, I compiled this handy glossary to further decode their ever changing, inconsistent and hypocritical agenda! Of course, if you have more items I missed, please comment them below for all to see! 😉

A

Ad-Hominem (ad-ˈhä-mə-ˌnem) noun 1. A strategy to shut up the opposition by attacking their character, 2. What conservatives deserve anyways, 3. When you have no other arguments backed up with facts or evidence…

Affirmative Action (ə-ˈfər-mə-tiv ˈak-shən) noun 1. A way to virtue signal how enlightened we are by imposing artificial diversity for race, gender, etc… over merit based acceptance into jobs and schools and higher positions in either.

B

Bigot (ˈbiɡət) noun 1. A person who disagrees with the Left, 2. Someone who is intolerant of the Left’s agenda.

Bias (ˈbī-əs ) noun 1. Pointing out facts that do not suit the Left’s given narrative, 2. What Conservatives always have according to the Left…

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Censorship (ˈsen(t)-sər-ˌship) noun 1. A strategy to shut up and silence the opponent and their ideas from getting out, especially before an election 😉

Christianity (kris-chē-ˈa-nə-tē) noun 1. The religion of Bible thumping fundies who are racist, sexist, homophobic etc.. etc…

Conservative (kən-ˈsər-və-tiv) noun 1. A racist, fascist, homophobe, bigot, Nazi etc…etc… 2. Someone to be shouted down, harassed and ostracized

(The) Constitution (kän(t)-stə-ˈtü-shən) noun 1. The document spelling out the “law of the land” for the United States, 2. The document the Left likes to disregard in favor of social justice agendas…

Cultural Appropriation (ˈkəlch-rəl  ə-ˌprō-prē-ˈā-shən) noun  1. Anything White people borrow from other cultures because of their imperialist, fascist, racist etc… nature by virtue of being white and being blamed for colonialism from generations past…

D

Deplorable (di-ˈplȯr-ə-bəl) noun 1. A Trump Supporter, 2. Any Conservative because they’re a bigot!!!

Discrimination (dis-ˌkri-mə-ˈnā-shən) noun 1. Treating a person or group unfairly and in a biased manner; can only be applied to whom the Left chooses…

Diversity (də-ˈvər-sə-tē) noun 1. What must be artificially imposed to gain enlightenment points and virtue signal how “woke” one is…

Due Process (ˈdü ˈprä-ˌses) noun 1. See “evidence“…

E

Entitlements (in-ˈtī-tᵊl-mənts) noun 1. Special treatment the Left demands for its members or else go into a righteous meltdown…

Evidence (ˈe-və-dən(t)s) noun 1. A foreign concept to the Left…

Evil (ˈē-vəl) noun 1. Anything at all the Left opposes…

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Fact (ˈfakt) noun 1. A true statement; inconsequential when it doesn’t fit the Leftist narrative…

Fascist (ˈfa-​shist) noun 1. A person who supports Conservatism, 2. An insult to shut up your opponent

Feelings (ˈfē-liŋs) noun 1. Goes in place of evidence during any debate or policy change, 2. Held sacred above all else and cannot be hurt under pain of microaggression and triggering…

Feminism (ˈfe-mə-ˌni-zəm) noun 1. A movement to crush the “patriarchy”, 2. Women rule, men drool…

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Gender (ˈjen-dər) noun 1. A social construct that oppresses women and non-binary/gender nonconforming people, 2. A product of the patriarchy!!!

Guilt Trip (ˈgilt ˈtrip) noun 1. A tactic to make the opponent feel guilty over wrongs they have not actually done; used often to demand reparations….

Gun (ˈgən) noun 1. A weapon that can kill and cause mass casualties, so therefore must be banned for all the good guys so criminals can still steal and use them to commit crimes and shooting sprees unimpeded, 2. The shape of which anything completely unrelated to guns causes panic and suspensions, expulsions, and psychological evaluations in public schools…

H

Hatred (ˈhā-trəd) noun 1. Supporting or believing in anything the Left disapproves of…

Hillary Clinton noun 1. A big Leftist idol, 2. Triggered a meltdown when she did not get in office in 2016…

Homophobe (ˈhō-mə-ˌfōb) noun 1. Anyone who criticizes the Gay community or LGBTQ communities contrary to what the Left pushes, 2. Religious conservatives by default…

Hypocrisy (hi-ˈpä-krə-sē) noun 1. What the Left accuses everyone else of but themselves despite having the most double standards…

I

Impeach (im-ˈpēch) verb 1. To get rid of the president (aka. Donald Trump) from the office of the presidency 2. What needs to be done to Trump…

Inconsequential (in-ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkwen(t)-shəl) adjective 1. Whatever is deemed contradictory to “The Narrative”…

Islam (is-ˈläm) noun 1. The “religion of peace” 2. Who helps fund the Left’s agenda and gains votes for the Left…

Islamophobe (is-​ˈlä-​mə-​ˌfōb) noun 1. Anyone who dares criticize or scrutinize Islam…

Innocence (ˈi-nə-sən(t)s ) noun 1. Not being guilty; to be determined by popular opinion by the Left…

J

Justice Kavanaugh noun 1. A high school gang rapist and sexist misogynist, anti woman hating patriarchal MAN!  2. “We do not consent!!!”….

K

Kneel (ˈnēl) verb 1. To get on one knee to protest for the Black Lives Matter movement especially at sporting events during the National Anthem by slighting the military and first responders who served the country…

L

 (The) Left, (‘left) noun 1. The political ideology of everything on this list… 2. The party of “righteousness” and “tolerance”

LGBTQ noun or adjective 1. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer movements lumped into one umbrella term which will NOT be questioned or criticized in any way lest you be called a “homophobe”, “transphobe” etc… 2. A modifier describing the agendas of said groups…

Logic (ˈlä-jik) noun 1. See “evidence“….

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Man (ˈman) noun 1. The supreme oppressor of women; especially if old and white, 2. A sexist term used to describe both men and women together, but omits “women” triggering radical feminists…

Mansplain (ˈmanˈsplān) verb 1. To express one’s opinion as a man; specifically on women’s issues that radical feminists deem off limits for men to have an opinion about…

MeToo (ˈmē ˈtü) noun 1. A movement meant to enable women to accuse men without evidence or due process in matters of sexual assault allegations to virtue signal how un-sexist one is and to encourage men to take the blame for acts they never actually did…

Microaggression (mī-krō-ə-ˈgre-shən) noun 1. Anything that offends based on the Left’s protected groups, 2. A devastating insult that originally was meant to be harmless

Minority (mə-ˈnȯr-ə-tē) noun 1. Any group the Left deems to be marginalized and victimized by straight, white men….

Multiculturalism (məl-tē-ˈkəlch-rəli-​zəm) noun 1. The agenda to accept any culture’s values, regardless if they clash, undermine, or seek to overthrow our own culture and its values…

N

National Rifle Association noun 1. “Baby killers” and child murderers according to the Left due to their gun rights and 2nd amendment advocacy…

Nazi (‘nät-sē) noun 1. What to call a Conservative to get them to shut up when you have no sound arguments…

Non-Binary (ˈnən ˈbī-nə-rē) adjective 1. Describing the feeling of not belonging to either gender, but switching between them or not having any at will…

N-Word noun 1. A highly offensive derogatory word towards black people, but used by black people constantly in vernacular speech and rap music however is forbidden to any other group to use it by the Left…

O

Obama noun 1. The best president ever according to the Left, 2. The Left’s supreme idol…

Open Borders (ō-pən ˈbȯr-dərs) noun 1. Everyone can come unto America no matter how many or any history of criminal behavior, violence or ability to earn a living, 2. Abolish ICE!!!

P

Patriarchy (ˈpā-trē-ˌär-kē) noun 1. The society made by men, especially old white men oppressing women…

Participation Trophy (pär-ˌti-sə-ˈpā-shən ˈtrō-fē) noun 1. A prize or reward given out to all despite differing levels of merit to earn such an award due to potential hurt feelings instead of actual merit deserving of the honor itself…

Political correctness (pə-ˈli-ti-kəl kə-​ˈrek(t)-​nəs) noun 1. Any phrase, word, or idea the Left approves of…

Protest (ˈprō-ˌtest) verb 1. Whine, scream, make silly slogans and signs, impede others from getting where they need to go, climb monuments, make vagina costumes, etc… until you get your way, 2. Make threats if that doesn’t work…

Public School (ˈpə-blik ˈskül) noun 1. Leftist indoctrination factory for the next generation…

Pussy Hat (ˈpu̇-sēˈhat) noun 1. A pink knitted hat use to show resistance to “the patriarchy”…

Q

Question (ˈkwes-chən) noun 1. A thought that must not be thought of, 2. Something that will not be answered in a logical and rational manner, 3. Invites ad-hominem attacks if asked…

R

Racist (ˈrā-​sist) noun or adjective 1. someone who dares to criticize the Left’s special interest minority groups, 2. Anything that is against the Left’s narrative about minority racial groups

Refugee (ˌre-fyu̇-ˈjē) noun 1. Any person coming into the US that the Left takes pity on and disregards any safety concerns or impact on US citizens over, 2. A term often used to evoke emotions of pity by the Left to describe legitimate threats entering the US but will further the Left’s agenda…

Reparations (re-pə-ˈrā-shəns) noun 1. Rewards, often money given by the Left to groups they deem worthy of victimhood for injustices years, often decades or even centuries in the past; often by the descendants or wider group that had no connection to any historical injustice…

Resist (ri-ˈzist) verb 1. To fight against Trump, Conservative values and sound reasoning that doesn’t support “The Narrative”

Reverse-Discrimination (ri-ˈvərs dis-ˌkri-mə-ˈnā-shən) noun 1. The Left’s version of racism and sexism towards white people and men to atone for traditional racism and sexism to “even the score”…

S

Snowflake (ˈsnō-ˌflāk) noun 1. A person who seeks entitlements, gets offended over every minor thing, and breaks down at the slightest challenge and demands participation trophies; often on the Left….

Socialism (ˈsō-shə-ˌli-zəm) noun 1. The Left’s ideal society and government 2.The only way forward from Trump’s fascism…

Social Justice Warrior (ˈsō-shəl ˈjə-stəs ˈwȯr-yər) noun 1. A righteous virtue signaler and a TRUE veteran (unlike those who have actually seen real combat)…

Soros noun 1. The Left’s “sugar daddy” behind many Leftist movements…

T

Tolerance (ˈtä-lə-rən(t)s) noun 1. To promote the agendas of your special interest groups, but ignore others, 2. A buzzword to throw out whenever anyone offers a critique of any of your chosen groups, 3. To turn a blind eye to issues within those groups affecting others.

Toxic Masculinity (ˈtäk-sik mas-​kyə-​ˈli-​nə-​tē) noun 1. The Left’s distortion of normal masculine qualities as being detrimental and sexist…

Transgender (tran(t)s-ˈjen-dər) adjective 1. A person who decided to identify as the opposite of their biological sex, 2. Anyone who says they are 😉

Transphobia, Transphobic (tran(t)s-ˈfō-bē-ə) noun or adjective  1. What to call valid concerns over transgender policies affection others, 2. What to say if anyone questions the transgender narrative or brings up biological evidence…

Trigger, Triggered (ˈtri-gər) verb 1. To offend and make one paralyzed with trauma mentally, emotionally etc…

Trigger Warning (ˈtri-gər ˈwȯr-niŋ) noun 1. A heads up that ideas you don’t like or will offend you will be discussed so you can A. avoid it or B. censor it for everyone else…

Trump noun 1. IMPEACH!!! IMPEACH!!!….

U

Uncle Tom noun 1. Any person in the black community who doesn’t subscribe to the welfare state and wants a better future through education and hard work according to the Leftist black community…

Understanding (ən-dər-ˈstan-diŋ) noun 1. What the Left demands of everyone else towards their special interest groups and their ideology without extending it towards their opponents’ positions and reasoning…

V

Victimhood (ˈvik-təmˈhu̇d) noun 1. The ideal state of a group to gain reparations, compensation and the right to complain and whine for past or imagined injustices by the Left to certain groups they deem worthy…

Virtue Signal (ˈvər-(ˌ)chü ˈsig-nᵊl) verb 1. To convey how much of a loyal Lefty you are and how “woke” you are through insincere and superficial platitudes, actions and slogans.

W

Welfare State (ˈwel-ˌfer ˈstāt) noun 1. A social system where a select group gets to live off of others’ earnings and never find a job for themselves from cradle to grave and through multiple generations, 2. What the Left does to gain more of a voting base from certain communities…

Western Culture (ˈwe-stərn ˈkəl-chər) noun 1. The imperialist oppressor of our select minority groups, 2. A culture who is built on white supremacy, heteronormative standards and the patriarchy!!!

White Fragility (ˈhwīt frə-​ˈji-​lə-​tē) noun 1. White people having the audacity to be offended by being constantly shamed and blamed for historical injustices in the present they took no part in whatsoever…

White Supremacy (ˈwīt sə-ˈpre-mə-sē) noun 1. The idea of racial pride for those of European decent, “White” or “Caucasian”, 2. Whatever the Left deems to be prejudicial against their protected groups by people in such categories…

Woke (ˈwōk) adjective or verb 1. Describing a person who subscribes to the Left’s agendas and virtue signals them faithfully, 2. To actively take part in such an agenda, 3. To be in the state of being “woke”…

X

Xenophobe (ˈze-nə-ˌfōb) noun 1. A person who criticizes the Left’s immigration narrative, also used frequently with “racist”, and “Nazi”.

Y

Ye (formerly Kayne West) noun 1. A rap singer who became conservative, greatly angering the Left, 2. An “Uncle Tom” for resisting the Left’s foot hold on the black community

Z

I got too triggered making this list to go any further 😉 😉 😉 ….