{"id":103332,"date":"2021-04-29T14:08:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T19:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=103332"},"modified":"2021-04-29T14:09:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T19:09:09","slug":"canine-columnist-whats-the-deal-with-political-correctness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=103332","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Canine Columnist\u201d: \u201dWhat\u2019s the Deal with Political Correctness?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- RSR AD 1 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"7759247395\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=103332\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=103332\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-102835 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/thumbnail-5-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/thumbnail-5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/thumbnail-5.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>By Santino Corleone Berkwitt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure if most people are aware of this, but we pups have social media too. It\u2019s called \u201cFurbook\u201d and we share pictures of our pups and our family. We catch up with one another, and we express our viewpoints on current events. It\u2019s like Facebook in that everyone who chooses to do so has a platform to express their thoughts to the world.<\/p>\n<p>I like Furbook because I can keep up with the pups that I went to Obedience School with. I also get a chance to see pictures of relatives and keep up with what\u2019s going on in the community that I grew up in. Lately, however, Furbook has taken on a different tone. For some reason, certain pups feel that it is ok to spout insults at one another and to say things to one another that they would never dream of saying in person. When others object, those pups usually make some excuse, blaming the objection on political correctness culture or somehow making themselves the victim. I take issue with this and here\u2019s why.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We are all different. We have different temperaments. Some of us are more outspoken than others. That in of itself isn\u2019t an issue. The issue comes when someone is rude or misattributes something to another and refuses to recognize their error. If a pup calls another pump fat and others object to that rude comment, using the excuse of \u201cI\u2019m not a politically correct pup\u201d is just that, an excuse. It is an attempt to deflect from being rude and ill-mannered. We learned in Obedience School that not only are these types of attacks unnecessary, they also lead to a snow-ball affect of bad feelings and rude behaviors. When another pup steps up and calls the pup out for his rudeness, this doesn\u2019t make him a victim. Trying to play the victim after poor behavior or rudeness is simply an attempt to deflect from the original issue. People and pups need to stop using the Politically Correct culture as an excuse for rudeness and bad behavior. We also need to go back to a time where manners were not only appreciated, they were expected. It is not necessary to get on social media and say mean and ugly things to people and pups that we don\u2019t know. Interestingly enough, acting in this manner shows more about the rude person than it does about the one who is being criticized.<\/p>\n<p>We have to get back to a culture of civility. We have to be mature enough to realize that not everyone thinks the same or has had the same experiences. When we disagree, we have to be able to express ourselves without attacking one another.<br \/>\nWe often bark about the violence that is in our society, but so much of that violence is verbal. The only way that we will restore civility to our society is by controlling our thoughts, our speech, and as a result of this, our actions. So let\u2019s reject the thinking that rudeness is a free for all that anyone can indulge in at any time. Let\u2019s value diplomacy and kindness. Let\u2019s elevate our manners and in this way, our society.<\/p>\n<p>[si-contact-form form=&#8217;2&#8242;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Santino Corleone Berkwitt I\u2019m not sure if most people are aware of this, but we pups have social media too. It\u2019s called \u201cFurbook\u201d and we share pictures of our pups and our family. We catch up with one another, and we express our viewpoints on current events. 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