Reddit reviews Politically Correct Bedtime Stories

You might like my dad's book - http://www.amazon.com/Politically-Correct-Bedtime-Stories-Garner/dp/0285640410 Cinderella's fairy godpersun turns her into an unrealistic barbie doll figure, prompting the men of the ball to a frat boy brawl for possession over her... The women confront her and keep her there past midnight, wherupon she "sighed and stretched and scratched her ribs... 'Kill me now if you want, sisters, but at least I'll die in comfort." They all shed their restrictive ball clothing in relief, and finding the men of the kingdom dead, take it over, dress them in their old gowns and tell the press it was a homophobic brawl, and set up a clothing co-op. Henceforth, Cinderwear™ was renowned throughout the land for its practical women's garments.... Seriously, it may pay for my college education, but this book is also fucking hilarious.

Bigotry and Political Correctness are two different things. Bigotry is when you treat a person in a certain way (positive or negative) in whole or in part because of some trait that they cannot control. Political correctness is when you describe someone using language designed specifically to be inoffensive due to the lack of connotation. You can be a politically correct bigot who uses PC language to be an asshole, or a perfectly normal non-judgmental and non-bigoted person who doesn't care about the words that they use. One has to do with the actions that one takes, and the other has to do with language.

Let's break it down Disney-educational-video-style, in case you don't get what I'm trying to say.

This is Farmer Joe. Farmer Joe has recently suffered a string of losses. Let's hear what Farmer Joe has to say. "Them niggers are always stealing my watermelons". Oh, my, Farmer Joe! What you said... it sure sounds bigoted! Let's take a step back. Why does what Joe said sound so hateful? It's because of the word "nigger". You see, "nigger" means something other then just "black person", because of years and years of hateful use. Let's have Farmer Joe re-try that phrase, using this list of substitute words that mean similar things to the words that they are replacing, without carrying the same negative connotations. Farmer Joe- "Them persons of African descent are always stealing my watermelons." There, isn't that an improvement? It certainly sounds better when you don't use the word "nigger", now doesn't it? Well, that's incorrect. It shouldn't sound better, because Farmer Joe is still singling out an entire race of people because of their skin color, and calling them thieves. What should Farmer Joe actually say? Let's tell him. Farmer Joe, would you read this for us, please? Thank you. Farmer Joe- "Lots of my watermelons have been stolen recently." There, now Farmer Joe is saying the right thing. He is now only stating the pertinent facts, without including any language that hints at race.

Of course, it's not always possible to just state a fact without including racial or otherwise sensitive verbiage, because this is a complicated world. Let's meet with Mayor Paul. Mayor Paul, what is the thing that most threatens your city's security? Mayor Paul- "Black Gangs that rove the streets and cause property damage." Well, now, isn't that scary? Tell me, Mayor Paul, are there any non-black gangs that rove the streets and cause property damage? There are? Well, why did you say "black gangs". Oh, I see. It's because most of the black gangs are causing property damage, and only one non-black gang, a Latino gang, is engaging in similar behavior. You don't want to be a bigot, do you Mayor Paul? Of course not. You are simply stating fact, that it is specifically the black gangs causing a problem for some strange reason. Say, why don't you say it this way! Read from this sheet, Mayor! Mayor Paul- "The biggest problem is that gangs of racists are causing massive amounts of property damage." There, now you've stated the problem without singling one groups' race, as well as accused them of being bigots! It's not a perfect solution, but it's certainly politically correct!

Also, see http://www.amazon.com/Politically-Correct-Bedtime-Stories-Garner/dp/0285640410

It already exists (though it was written by a man, as satire, so I'm sure it's rejected).

Ignore the 2014 publishing date on it, the original version came out in 1994. And. It's Hysterical. And still timely! My teen-aged son and his friends had a fun hour or so reading bits of it to each other and cracking up a few months ago.

I haven't seen that one, but this one is absolutely hilarious:

https://www.amazon.com/Politically-Correct-Bedtime-Stories-Garner/dp/0285640410

>Familiar exploits of beloved characters are related from a respectful, prejudice-free perspective: the Emperor is no longer naked in his new clothes but “is endorsing a clothing-optional lifestyle,”

i legit had these as a kid. this is an old joke.