And perversion, too. Must-read by Tom Knott. Also this, from an LBC commenter:
Being a little older than most commenters I can say that I used to be tolerant and now I’m intolerant. No, I didn’t change but the definition of tolerance in this PC country did.
It used to be a virtue. It used to mean that even though I disagreed vehemently with your view, I treated you with respect and kindness. Now it means that I am to accept your view, no matter what it is, as having equal value in the marketplace of ideas. With this definition I’m being asked to call good what God calls evil. Sorry, if God calls it evil, I’m not going to disagree with Him to be PC.
Knott reminds me of a pet peeve. Gentleman is not a synonym for man. Don’t use it that way, please. A gentleman is a “well-mannered and considerate man with high standards of proper behavior,” not just any male. I’ve heard judges refer to thuggish murderers and rapists as gentlemen, and I once heard a cop call a criminal thug a gentleman.
It turns the stomach.
