I've decided that I can't take much more of the political correctness that gets jammed down my throat on a daily basis. What ever happened to men marrying women, fat people getting called fat, and my right to achieve because I'm better, smarter, or whatever??? I've been studying the use of "affirmative action" and listening to the bullshit the media spews everyday, and it makes my stomach turn. Who the fuck decided that I shouldn't say fagget or niggerr because I'm white, and thus these words might hurt someone's feelings or come across as hateful to the people they are directed at??? I'm tired of this crap. I see stories about how "God" should be removed from the pledge of alligence and that we should give preference to black, hispanics, women, and the handicapped in terms of awarding contracts and gaining acceptance into colleges, and how homosexuals deserve the right to marry each other and get benefits that other straight couples enjoy. I never once have seen an article, report, or anything that says, I should be given anything because I'm white, or a straight. Who decided that we should suddenly cater to homosexuals, african americans, women, or whomever else is feeling inferior that day, just for the fact that they aren't straight white males??? I don't view myself as a racist, bigot, or anything of the sort. I just think things are way out of hand. I never enslaved blacks, I never committed a hate crime against a homosexual, and I never did anything against the handicapped, hispanics, asians, or anybody else for that matter. I wasn't around during the race wars of the 1960s, the slavery of the late 1800s, or any of the World Wars. How did this country suddenly turn the tides on the straight white man, and decide that just because you are black, female, walk with a limp, or have a partner of the same sex that I shouldn't notice that, and furthermore should be required to reward you for your differences??? This makes no sense to me. Affirmative action is discrimination, and political correctness is a way of muzzling the straight white man's voice. I think it is time things change, and the playing field becomes level. What ever happened to people achieving because they are the smartest, fastest, biggest, or just most skilled. I'm tired of the feeling that most people have lately that the world owes them a living. Just because your great grandpa had to pick cotton for whitey doesn't mean you should get free schooling today. Hey, I'm part Native American, where is my fucking piece of the pie??? I think everyone fails to notice that there really isn't much black or white anymore, everything is sorta just a mean between extremes. Why should we cater to differences??? Why not just leave it up to the individual to make their own judgements on intelligence, morality, or whatever else they decide. I guess I just don't get it.