{"id":265967,"date":"2020-08-17T11:08:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T18:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=265967"},"modified":"2020-08-17T11:40:45","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T18:40:45","slug":"eric-kim-critique-of-political-correctness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/17\/eric-kim-critique-of-political-correctness\/","title":{"rendered":"ERIC KIM CRITIQUE OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is the worst thing holding back free thinking and free thought? Political correctness (&#8216;PC&#8217; culture).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On being &#8216;fake woke&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My critique:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Nowadays people act &#8216;woke&#8217; not because they *really* believe in it, but it is because when they are &#8216;woke&#8217; they feel superior to others. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is political correctness bad?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We all know politics is bad, it is just a game. Politics is like wrestling (we all know wrestling is fake). Why don&#8217;t we think politics is also fake?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1180' height='664' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/t3fe9FKr?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/16\/could-nationalism-be-the-solution-to-racism\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"265387\">Could Nationalism be the Solution to Racism?<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/politics\/\">POLITICS<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1180\" height=\"1766\" data-attachment-id=\"126230\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/american-eagle\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/american-eagle-scaled.jpg?fit=2480%2C3712&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2480,3712\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DC-G9&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1542440822&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"american eagle black\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;american eagle black&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/american-eagle-scaled.jpg?fit=1336%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/american-eagle-1336x2000.jpg?resize=1180%2C1766&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"american eagle black\" class=\"wp-image-126230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/american-eagle-scaled.jpg?resize=1336%2C2000&amp;ssl=1 1336w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/american-eagle-scaled.jpg?resize=1000%2C1497&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/american-eagle-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1150&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/american-eagle-scaled.jpg?resize=690%2C1033&amp;ssl=1 690w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/american-eagle.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/16\/how-to-effectively-administer-propaganda\/\">How to Effectively Administer Propaganda<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/01\/american-is-an-attitude\/\">American is an Attitude<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/05\/the-american-race\/\">The American Race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/27\/all-is-biased\/\">All is Biased.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/15\/tolerance-vs-acceptance\/\">Tolerance vs Acceptance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/15\/chromatism\/\">CHROMATISM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/14\/morphologyism\/\">Morphologyism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/05\/the-american-race\/\">The American Race<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/25\/race-aint-real-morphology-is\/\">Race ain&#8217;t Real; Morphology is.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the worst thing holding back free thinking and free thought? 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