elengil wrote:The implication is that anyone accused of being "PC" would be offended by Merry Christmas or Happy Easter or God Bless America, or that they don't salute the flag or appreciate the troops, police, or firefighters, or that they don't give thanks for being American or would somehow have a problem with free sundaes to Veterans.*
The entire sign is not a statement of values but an attack on everyone labeled "PC". It creates a box to put people in.
I can't actually think of what a "leftist" version of this sign would be?? What sign says "F-you" while pretending to be supportive of left ideals?
Like... how do you turn this into an attack on the right?
This Restaurant is Politically Correct
We have been known to Say
Happy Holidays, and Seasons Greetings, and Merry Christmas, and Happy Hanukkah,
and Happy Easter, or Eid Mubarak if these apply
"God Bless America" but also want to work for a better nation for all
We Salute and Honor the Flag, but respect the right of those to protest as just as important an expression of freedom
Give thanks to our Troops, even the gay and transgender ones
Police Officers, and Firefighters, nurses and doctors, but also ask for accountability when they refuse to do their jobs or abuse their authority
Give thanks for the USA and for all our allies without whom we would not be nearly so well off
and give free Sundaes to Veterans on Veterans Day, but also to overworked, underpaid single parents
And we're happy to refer to you by your chosen pronouns and name, no matter what you look like
If this offends you...
Sorry?
*my bolding
Agreed elengil.
The sign went up in Sept. 2017.
If this offends you, you are welcome to contact the owner at
kewaskumdq@gmail.com
and arrange a designated 'snowflake safe space'.
a minimum 24 hours in advance.
This is the part of the notice that is
intended to provoke and was totally unnecessary. The manager
should have finished it off with something to the effect of 'We wish everyone a wonderful day!' The way he
chose to word it would be unnecessary unless it was his intention to insult, bully, create controversy, and be a jerk. It's a type of 'code'. As elengil points out, it presumes that anyone who is not of his viewpoint isn't a 'real' American.
It may come as a huge surprise to this manager, but there are many firefighters, police officers, active military and veterans who are not White Christians. There are Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Buddhists, Atheists, Agnostics, etc.. who come in all shapes, sizes, and persuasions. Some are even *gasp* democrats or liberals! (oh! the horror!). Because his business is in a small White Heavily Republican Christian town with few other options he has the luxury of believing this country is 'One Nation Under My White Male Christian God-everyone-else-can-go-to-hell' attitude, but that is divisive and not what made this country great or what the founding fathers intended.
It reminds me of signs from the past that might say, "White's Only" or "Irish not welcome."
I cannot think of think of an alternative offensive sign that would imply one isn't a REAL American although this from the Statue of Liberty has been known to rile a few:
The New Colossus - Emma Lazarus, 1883
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
yovargas wrote:The sign is a passive aggressive accusation that leftists are too sensitive, hate their country, don't care about the troops, ect.
The left-wing version would be a passive aggressive accusation that conservatives are bigoted and ignorant.
Close, although bigoted & ignorant doesn't pack the same punch/call into question one's patriotism/loyalty.
