Screw everyone who feels the need to be politically correct all the time. I am sick and tired of everyone who is afraid to call certain people and events exactly what they are. From religion, to race, to sexual preference, to looks, this country is too politically correct. So, here is an article which is not.

Now, you might be saying to yourself, “But Brad, aren’t you worried that you’ll offend someone with a certain comment or choice phrase? In every situation you must aim to cover all bases so you can effectively communicate with people in a moral way.”

Note one: I don’t share your morals. Note two: As such, I don’t care if my morals or comments offend you because neither you nor I know if our chosen morals are correct. Note three: Some issues, no matter how touchy, need to be discussed seriously for what they are.

First of all, anyone who peddles their religion as the highest and only moral path to life is simply a bigot. I have absolutely no problem with your opinions and what you hold to be true. However, when you tell me your opinions are correct because they come from a book written by an invisible being who lives in the sky, you sir, are living your life by the guidelines of a fairy tale. You have no right to consider your morals higher than mine because your morals come from the tablets of a man who parted the Red Sea after frogs fell from the sky and the rivers turned to blood.

Now, I’m not a practicing Christian, but why are Christians always telling me I’m being led astray? Why are they always telling me I need to find Jesus as if Jesus were lost. Furthermore, just a random thought, but if God is everywhere and in everything, why is He in the church but not in the brothel? If He is in both, why do you or I ever have to go to church?

This might offend you and make you say, “Brad, you’re going to hell.” Well, through the use of science we have discovered what lies under our feet, the mantle, the asthenosphere and in inner and outer core. I’m sorry, but there is no gaping chasm in which the devil will burn me for all time.

Secondly, I am sick and tired of everyone who talks about homosexual relations through their hat and at the same time hold homosexuals at arms length. Anyone who lays claim that homosexuality is wrong because it’s a choice is simply a fool. Homosexual behavior is seen and observed in all natural life. From bats, to bears, to humans, homosexual behavior is natural and deserves to hold a place within society as an acceptable life style.

I am infuriated with everyone who says things like, “Well, can’t you just try being another way?” Or, “What’s wrong, you can have civil unions, isn’t that good enough?” The resounding answer: No, it’s not good enough and no, a person shouldn’t have to be any other way. When you say things like this, you come off as a snob, considering yourself morally higher than the person you’re talking down to, in other words, a bigot.

My third point rests on the issue of looks. Why is it when you call someone skinny it isn’t taken as an insult, however, when you call someone fat it is? Calling someone fat isn’t an insult if that person is indeed fat.

In general, people are self-conscious regarding their appearances. However, if you can’t accept another person stating a simple truth about you, it is a sign that says you need to take matters into your own hands so next time, your not offended. Some of us are skinny, some of us are fat, get over it.

Same goes for race. I understand the need to sound academic, but calling someone black or white, instead of African- American or Caucasian isn’t an insult, it’s just another way of stating a fact. Since when did stating an obvious truth become looked down upon in our society? Since when did using simple language to describe something or someone become an outdated practice?

In 2002, Bill Maher, then host of Politically Incorrect, got fired because he said the following regarding 9/11, “We have been the cowards lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away. That’s cowardly. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building, say what you want about it, it’s not cowardly. Stupid maybe, but not cowardly.” He said this on a show titled Politically Incorrect. Need I say more?

Here’s the punch line: In the end no one knows anything. In life we are all connected by one immutable truth. All of us are guessing in the dark and as such, no one holds the corner of truth on anything. So as it goes, either we are all wrong or we are all right. No matter the answer, your opinions hold no more value then mine. So, if this article offended you, realize, you are annoyed at the thoughts of a guy who admits to knowing nothing. I hope I get hate mail.

Brad Leibowitz has no scruples. He can be reached at [email protected]