Going PC with Bacon, God and Government
A recent trending media story reports that a Vermont bistro felt compelled to remove their outdoor faux traffic sign saying " Yield for Sneakers Bacon ". Because a local Muslim resident felt the sign was "offensive" since she does not eat bacon. A spokesperson for the eatery said they wanted to be respectful to the community but still loved bacon. Hey I can't eat bacon either but it would not occur to me to expect my men - or anyone in the world for that matter - to avoid it just because of me. I love the Bacon movement! (Happy International Bacon Day, by the way.) So we've come to this. We're going to start whimpering about what various business signs say if they don't match our specific thinking or ethics? What happens when we cater to every single possible combination of thought? What if a flower or tree offends someone - do we mow them down, too? I don't like horror movies. Should my dislike have clout over movie producers or should I ju...