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As far as the peanut thing... No offence, but there was a reason John Travolta was in a BUBBLE in that movie... You cant make the world change just because someone has an allergy to something incredibly common. I had deadly allergies against cats and dogs growing up. Does that mean all the kids with pets have to shower at school before they go to class, so their dander doesnt agitate my tender sinuses?
NO. I kept well away formthe things until i found a medicine that worked for me.
I remember watching the growth of "Sexual Harrasment" and "Political Correctness". From the 80s to the 90s, i think overuse and abuse of these two things made the US both more litigous, and destroyed a massive heap of its little remaining innocence.
Lets face it: Being "Racially Sensitive" is actually segregationist. it forces you to constantly acknowledge and address differences that are better left ignored.
"That guy over there."
"Which one?"
"The black guy."
"WAIT! you cant use that word! Say 'African American!'"
"What was wrong with 'That Guy'?"
I remember shortly after the whole Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill thing, a kid in my school got suspended for a week for "Sexually harrasing" a girl. She was a big fat (literally) snot who had been making comments to this kid about being, shall we say, a good "prospect" for her because he was black, and they are more gifted, and that he wanted her. When he said he wouldnt put his dick anywhere near her ass, she whined to the teacher that he was sexually harrasing her and BAM! 1 week out of school. Instant double standard.
I think eventually, people screamed loud enough that they had to apologize to him, but he still had to stay away for a week.
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