Political correctness is definitely a thing in Australia, to the point where certain ‘current affairs’ programs would have us believe it has gone mad. While I'm sure it's still easy to put your foot in it over here (especially for me), the criteria for offensive is a little different.
Our first introduction to this was when we decided to go see our first Bollywood movie on the big screen. For the first half it was the usual tale of true love vs. arranged marriage, mistaken identity, family feuds, various reptile bites to the crotch and accidental mass chloroforming followed by shipwreck. After the interval, we were treated to a rape joke, a racist joke and an inexplicable scene where a man chases a dwarf in a queen of hearts costume around a tree. All in 30 minutes. No kissing though, it’s just not done in Bollywood films!
Another indication we were not in Kansas anymore was this sign my flatmate found near a special school. Not quite how I would have put it.
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| You're going to hell if this made you giggle. |
The other thing that keeps striking me is the massive amounts of prayers, bible verses and other invocations of God that appear in public places. I have seen them around the workplace, in advertisements, songs being played in department stores and in plenty of public notices.
Below is Fijian sign language for evangelism. I’m sure many people would like to, but it’s not politically correct to do this while someone is evangelising you against your will. Unless you are in Fiji.
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| How to tell a deaf Fijian Mormon you know what they're up to |
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