The fact of the matter is, without a visual indicator, it’s extremely hard to determine which voice we might be addressing, and out of an effort to be polite, we’ve been taught to use proper, courteous grammar in these respects. I fully feel as if Marty Griffin was genuinely trying to be respectful, and if we’re honest with ourselves, we would realize that we could easily make the same unintended offense. With everyone’s misguided efforts to be “politically correct” in order not to offend anybody (especially with the ever-changing, and quite frankly, unorthodox, “rules” we’re all inundated with)… we’ve lost sight of what REALLY matters.
And what we should be focusing on and expressing our frustration at are these outrageous, ridiculous guidelines and policies that are hurting and upending millions of people’s lives. It is unreal the backlash Mr. Griffin received in regards to this situation. His verbal mishap (whether it was intentional or not) received so much more condemnation than an order that led to several thousand deaths within the elderly community.
Miss, Mister, Sir, Madam, black, white, yellow, purple, short, tall, male, female, trans, cis, he, she, ze, zir…. etc, etc, etc – is that what we’re really putting all of our attention to? Shouldn’t it be just to love each other for who we are and do the right thing; and it’s COMMON SENSE not to put covid-infected patients in a nursing care home? It was enough of an indicator that this would obviously put the elderly at risk of this illness that Rachel Levine would remove her own mother from the facility, and you can’t tell me that this decision did not have any bearing at all on her or her mother’s decision to be moved. I believe in coincidences, but in my humble opinion, this was most definitely not one.
We can see that Rachel Levine was obviously concerned enough to have her mother removed, knowing the repercussions of this mandate, but the heart-breaking aftereffects of anyone else’s family, or the individual themselves did not deter this order from being carried out. Instead of doing the right thing and refusing to follow-through with this, we now have thousands of tragic deaths attributed to this move. (Another non-coincidence, in my opinion.) This is what matters, and this is why it is unbelievable that Rachel Levine would be hand-picked as assistant secretary of health, not because of her transition decision.
But I surmise that this is exactly why she was picked. The fact that her lifestyle would add to the long line of diversity that Biden’s administration is looking for (this seems to be first-and-foremost on their mind, and not if the individual is qualified to do the job…), and the fact that she is a “yes-woman” – since she will carry out any mandate they give her, regardless of how inhumane it is.
Now, on the human side of things, one has to wonder if these people carrying out these procedures are forced to do so, either through manipulation, fear, coercion, etc. Of course, blackmail/bribery could probably be a huge factor, and perhaps some feel pressured through other means that we’re not quite aware of.
(However, if the below article is true, I think there might be additional things people should worry about…
– Citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: YOU ARE BEING IMPRISONED BY A SELF-MUTILIATING MADMAN )