NetCynics Blog

From this petition:

A proposal has been put forward to reduce the number of hours our household pets can roam freely outside.

It has? Where? Who by?

This is clearly a violation of their human rights as they were all once wild animals

I guess I’m being a little slow here because it isn’t clear to me that my cat even has human rights. I might go along with the idea that he has feline rights, perhaps even animal rights, but human rights?

A curfew of 7pm for dogs and 9pm for cats is a ridiculous proposition and we should to [sic] everything we can to prevent this from becoming law.

I do so love the idea that cats can be trusted more than dogs and are rewarded with a later staying-out time.

I think it’s fair to say that the main point of political correctness is a desire not to offend. Wikipedia (the source of all that is good and true) seems to agree with me:

Political correctness (often abbreviated to PC) is a term used to describe language or behavior which is intended, or said to be intended, to provide a minimum of offense, particularly to racial, cultural, or other identity groups.

Which kind of makes this petition quite ironic:

it is time to amend the politically correct census form,i find it offensive that you cannot just enter that you are english or scottish,welsh or northern irish.

Personally I find it offensive that the author can’t spell English correctly.