Daryl Kane
Last week droves of progressives stood up and applauded as
Bruce Jenner heroically embraced her “true” identity as Caitlyn. This week however, the same do-gooders find
themselves doing a bit of soul searching as they feel inexplicably ambivalent
towards Rachel Dolezal. If they accept
the notion that gender is a social construct, an illusion, why don’t they feel
the same way about ethnicity? Are they,
too, guilty of prejudice? In their
efforts to abolish the constant barrage of bigotry that is western
civilization, had they neglected to fully cleanse it from themselves? For those of you asking yourselves this
question, don’t worry. Remove the belt
from around your neck and slowly step down from your chair. Take a deep breath
and repeat after me. It’s not your
fault. It’s not your fault.
The reason why you felt compelled to cheer for Jenner but
not Rachel Dolezal is actually quite simple.
It’s because you hadn’t been told to yet.
When Rachel Dolezal began her transracial journey she made
one tragic mistake. She didn’t allow the
Left to tell everyone how heroic she was first. You see, “Caitlyn” Jenner had the luxury of
emerging on stage after Americans had already been thoroughly “educated” about
the wonders of transgenderism. Their
professors at P.C. University had already enlightened college students about
the age-old historical struggle between a community created a few decades ago
and the forces of reactionary, patriarchal evil. This lesson had been reinforced by the
charming depictions of the transgendered hero that graced our televisions and
the snide put-downs of anyone who dared oppose their struggle for
liberation. And ultimately, even if you
lived under a rock or managed to navigate around your college indoctrination,
activist judges made it clear.
Transgenderism and the surgical mutilation of one’s reproductive organs
is not only perfectly normal, it’s actually quite heroic. Besides, isn’t it covered under Obamacare?
For those of you still with me the lesson is clear. Don’t wait for the loony Left to tell another
generation what is and is not “normal.”
The antidote to the absurdity of political correctness is a hearty dose
of common sense. The Left is fully aware
of this fact which is why they’ve put so much effort into bullying us away from
cultural issues. Meanwhile, as we
timidly retreat, the Left defines the rules and boundaries of the conversation
in such a manner that by the time it begins we have already been disqualified. Those of us who still rely on rational
thought must not only make our voices heard during the debate but must also
insist on having a say in defining the narrative.
The Left will argue that parallels between Jenner and
Dolezal are faulty because Jenner announced his/her trans identity openly,
while Dolezal appears to be using it as a defense after being caught in
lie.
This is not altogether untrue, but even if this narrative
survives they will not be able to avoid answering the simple question: Does transethnicity
exist?
As is often the case with politically correct assertions,
there is no answer to that question that doesn’t lead to a paradox. If the answer is Yes and if ethnicity truly
is yet another “social construct,” why are campuses so obsessed with
determining the ethnicity of their applicants?
If the answer is No, how can you accept the notion of transgenderism
when society began its horrific habit of classifying its members as male or
female long before it began classifying them as black or white?
Traditionally the Left’s response to the numerous paradoxes
created by politically correct orthodoxy has been to provide no answer. That is to say, they have relied on their
unilateral control over the portals of public discourse (mainstream media,
academia, the entertainment industry, etc.) to swiftly eliminate any such
questioning before anyone gets a chance to even think about it.
The purveyors of political correctness have created a
strange world where things like gender and ethnicity are fluid or imagined and
the only constants are racism, sexism and white-male privilege. It’s a world where the deranged are given
free rein to project their delusions on the masses and those that don’t pretend
to see it are the ones diagnosed with phobias.
They’ve had a great deal of success growing this world, so much so that
a majority of Americans twice elected a proud proponent of it. There is however one fatal flaw in the design
of their world. It is built on ideas and
premises that have no basis in reality and are diametrically opposed to natural
law, logic and reason. That’s why a
seemingly minor and trivial story like Rachel Dolezal can prove to be so
powerful—because political correctness is a bubble of hot air that depends upon
a massive defense apparatus for survival.
A massive, tax payer funded machine that aims to pulverize any and all
obstacles, be it a politician, business or private citizen. For the most part the Left has done an
impeccable job protecting the masses from dissenting views and free speech, but
inevitably something was bound to slip through.
Rachel Dolezal not only happened, America knows it happened,
and for the first time in a long time they are seeing political correctness for
exactly what it is: A whole lot of nonsense.
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