100% with you. I very purposely don't share with my clients that I'm a Christian because I fear they would fire me (real estate agent). The notion is incredulous because they love me and I love them (100% 5 star Zillow reviews from all my past clients). Why can't we just have genuine interactions with folks, even if they disagree with us socially, politically etc.GoDucksIn09 wrote:Political correctness has already eroded what has made the country great for some. As a Christian I have certain political views that I no longer can share at work because if I shared them I would get fired. That is not freedom of speech but it is the world we live in at this time with this whole PC crap. I am married to a lovely lady who is not from this country and I wholeheartedly tell her there is a lot of American history that I am not proud of. It is the Civil War that ended slavery. I never once thought that the games between Oregon and Oregon State ever reflected or heightened the true civil war. That is ridiculous to attach that to a name that has been the name for over 100 years.
To those saying does the name change really matter, no it doesn't. But did the name being called Civil War make anyone's life truly worse or affect them? They'd be lying if they said it did. We are looking for change just for the sake of change and 'progress'.
Should we ban women from wearing pearl necklaces because of Pearl Harbor 70 years ago? Should England ban playing 'Revolution' by the Beatles because of the Revolutionary War 300 years ago? Would doing so be progressive? Or does it sound like a massive overreach that's totally unnecessary for innocuous terms that don't in any way actually offend someone? People and institutions need to just grow a backbone and say, "hey this isn't offensive and while we appreciate your concern we are going to keep the name intact".