Yesterday while attending a leadership dinner, one of the individuals was having a fun discussion by making sexist jokes about women. While everyone was having a good laugh, would the same be acceptable in a formal setting such as at work etc. Does the saying hold true for us that everything is ok for the sake of a good laugh? Does being too serious about how this proliferates into our everyday actions makes one uptight? Or using humor to laugh at stereotypes breaks barriers to have a dialogue and conversation? Has too much become taboo to speak about in society which leads to an over censorship?
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If Canada is man and Quebec is woman, then the slogan applies that: We are unique, not better, just different. I believe that breaking the rules of political correctness can lead to greater understanding of the forces that keep us seperated from our greater sense of humanity. A friend once asked me about the Quebec saying “Je me souviens…” we had a good laugh as she added: if we knew what you remembered then maybe We could do something to fix it.
By: Diane28mtl on May 25, 2010
at 10:31 am