“The more I am Exposed to people, the more I Love people. I want them to express themselves freely, I want them to be happy. I want them to feel SAFE. I want to be Politically Correct for the people I love. Sorry, I want to be KIND to the people I love. Isn’t that what we’re taught anyway?” Wise words from one of my former students!

—by Giselle Haas

Yes, political correctness can be annoying…in the same way that learning how to say “please” before Mom gives you your lunch or actually having to walk to a bathroom and pull down your pants instead of going right there in your diaper and not interrupting your activity is annoying. It’s for our betterment as human beings.

If you’re wondering why it’s “suddenly” become so important to be Politically correct nowadays, well, it’s because of Social Media. Hello, fellow Titusvillians and other small-towners. ❤ We grew up in a small town, but social media exposed us (and I am using “us” because I recognize I’m at fault, too) to the world, and it’s at our fingertips. Suddenly, the world is so much more diverse than we thought.

I’m not speculating, this is my transformation. I wasn’t raised to hate people who were different than me. My parents taught…