A Clinton appointee to the Federal bench, Rosemary Pooler, ruled that the NY state DMV had the right to reject a pro-life license plate, even as it allowed other political plates, on the grounds that a pro-life plate was "offensive." Personally, I find 95% of what Bill and Hillary Clinton say to be offensive.
But this introduces a larger problem, this being the Puritanism of the Left. So-called Liberals have all sorts of speech that make them uncomfortable. You mustn't say anything that makes certain groups unhappy. Protected groups include
:gays
drug addicts
prostitutes (Use "sex workers")
violent criminals (e.g. "Thug" now is equivalent to the n-word)
midgets (little people? That's less offensive?)
Environmentalists (Nota bene: Ted Kazcynski was not one.)
If these statements seem arbitrary or silly, then you are a bigot, right?
But this introduces a larger problem, this being the Puritanism of the Left. So-called Liberals have all sorts of speech that make them uncomfortable. You mustn't say anything that makes certain groups unhappy. Protected groups include
:gays
drug addicts
prostitutes (Use "sex workers")
violent criminals (e.g. "Thug" now is equivalent to the n-word)
midgets (little people? That's less offensive?)
Environmentalists (Nota bene: Ted Kazcynski was not one.)
If these statements seem arbitrary or silly, then you are a bigot, right?
