Recently, there have been a number of verbal faux pas committed either by myself or others around me. I have a friend who was forced to become a comment moderator on her blog site (hopefully it wasn't because of me). A co-worker made a racist, derogatory remark toward me; although, he meant it as a joke and I took it as a joke, others who heard what he said were aghast and he felt incredibly badly about it and asked for my forgiveness later. I, myself, have made a comment to a co-worker; thankfully when I apologized to him about it later, he laughed at me and said that he had thick skin, so not to worry about it. These are a few local examples that I can think of.
In our politically-correct-mad world, I feel that everyone must tread lightly. Even comedians, who make a living poking fun at some serious issues, have to beware of exactly how they word their jokes. "Telling it like it is" appear to occur through fictitious characters -- a safe medium for those who want to say what's on his or her mind. Characters that come to my mind are Dr. Gregory House, Juno MacGaff, or Homer Simpson. Young children are also excused from communicating honest opinions.
When can I really speak my mind? Am I safe to do so even in my own house?
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