knock on that

I just read a thread on a community message board posted by some dude who was all baffled that someone was offended when he made a comment on his blog making fun of Sarah Palin by saying something like "her advisor must be her retarded baby." His defense was, since he's referring to her actual mentally-retarded baby, how can this be a slur?

By the time I read this, there had already been a lot of discussion. My favorite point made was, dude, whether or not it's technically a slur, it's not cool to make fun of someone by using their disabled child. Duh, right?

There was a lot of talk, from the guy who posted and from other people chiming in, about how this world is just getting too caught up in political correctness. The guy also mounted the defense (which I've heard others make) that he makes insensitive jokes about everyone, so he's clearly not biased toward any group in particular -- which is basically saying, I'm not a prejudiced asshole, just an asshole in general. Man, if that's your attitude, maybe you should rethink how you're engaging with the world, or at least, don't act surprised when people call you an asshole.