Sorry., I’m white and male and therefore, apparently, not part of Canada

So we’ve got a new Governor General.

Trouble is—for the politically correct crowd—he’s white, male and from Ontario! Heaven’s above that cannot be allowed.

All the grumps in academia and liberal think tanks weighed in. One expert in constitutional law from York University pontificated that this choice of GG did not reflect the “diversity” of Canada and therefore was a poor choice. Never mind that the man was eminently qualified. Never mind that he has a strong hold on both bipartisanship (he served both Liberal and Conservative governments) or that he himself is a constitutional law expert—something, given the arguments over coalitions and proroguing would surely be a good thing in our days of minority government.

But no. For the PC brigade he doesn’t represent diversity. Let’s forget that the past two GG’s have surely done that (Adrienne Clarkson and Michaelle Jean—female, non-white, non-traditional career paths). Let’s forget that—believe it or not—white males are also part of Canada. Let’s forget that Ontario is still part of Canada and, because it is the most populous, therefore the largest pool of people for any position going. Let’s forget that there are still a lot of white males living in Canada.

It is becoming very obvious that in this country if you are white, male and anything over the age of 40 you are immediately a) not representative of Canada anymore; b) to be denigrated at all times; c) will not be considered for any jobs or positions in any way shape of form as long as there are others available; and most importantly, d) you are responsible for all crimes—cultural, religious, political, social—perpetrated against anyone who considers himself or herself a victim at any time in history since at least 1100 AD (I wanted to make sure the Crusades were not forgotten).

What a whacky non-connected world these people live in. And the sad thing is, their pompous and elitist view of how things should be only exacerbates things. Instead of addressing the true evils of society, they build straw man arguments that detract society’s attention. More importantly my fear is that this kind of stupidly thought out political correctness may drive people into the more extreme right wing folds.

But then, in their eyes, I already am a condemned extremist. After all, I am white and male. Sorry about that.