Political Incorrectness Must Be Politically Correct

By now, most of us have heard the story of Bill Maher and the cancellation of his show "Politically Incorrect." You'd think that the title is forewarning, providing that viewer discretion is advised because the hosts of this show just might say something politically incorrect. Bill Maher merely responded to one of his guests statements, approving the fact that the terrorists of the September 11 attacks were not at all cowardly in their approach. We in fact are the cowards, he said, we shoot missles from miles away whereas the terrorists actually stayed in the plane. The profession may have been poorly timed (just 6 days after the attack); however, the truth of the matter is that not one of the terrorists backed out of their cause - they literally stuck with it until the end. So the condoling designation of the terrorists as cowardly was just that, a condolence to the victims of the attacks in America. The affects of politcal correctness are not only contradictory to America's first amendment, which hones the right to free speech, it also provides false pretenses. Of the darker race, for example, I would rather be called black than an African American. But because the term "black" was used during periods of racial divide and is also associated with sundry other nefarious terms, African American is the most "inoffensive"