Political Correctness Suffrage

“Basically when someone asks you to do something that makes them feel comfortable but makes you uncomfortable, but is only done because the person asking knows our society requires you to capitulate.”

I like to listen to music and watch TV.  However it doesn’t matter where I am, not even at home, everyone else always complains and wants me to use headphones.  I do so only because I know I will be treated badly by others if I don’t give them what they want for themselves.  However they often freely do the same thing without regards to me.  I should be able to enjoy the freedoms everyone else gets without people looking at me as if I did something wrong.

In order for everyone to enjoy there freedoms, everyone must make allowances and give leeway to each other.  I do all the time, and I almost always try to think of others.  But when I try to take my turn, most other people only show intolerance towards me, and don’t want to limit there own freedom and comfort so I can have a chance.

And if I complain? If I point out to them that they are being unfair to me  by ALWAYS expecting ME to give up my freedoms so they don’t? And especially if I give a good argument?  Then they just end up disliking me for listening freely to what I want to listen to, AND because I didn’t just give them what they wanted.

Like right now.  I don’t care if someone wants to smoke, that is there choice.  And I give them the leeway of me having to occasionally smell the sick smell of cigarette smoke, either as they are smoking or the reeking smell on there clothes as I pass by them.  But when I have to sit day after day by someone that not only comes to work smelling afoul of cigarette smoke, but they then go and “refresh” that smell several times a day without taking into consideration others, then I get ticked cause I know that if I complain to them, they are most likely just going to get mad at me for not suffering in silence. 

But if occasionally I play a little music or TV where they can here it, once again I am the bad guy and they are the supposed victim.

in⋅tol⋅er⋅ance
[in-tol-er-uhns]  –noun

1. lack of toleration; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect contrary opinions or beliefs, persons of different races or backgrounds, etc.
2. incapacity or indisposition to bear or endure: intolerance to heat.
3. abnormal sensitivity or allergy to a food, drug, etc.
4. an intolerant act.

lee⋅way   
[lee-wey] –noun

1. extra time, space, materials, or the like, within which to operate; margin: With ten minutes' leeway we can catch the train.
2. a degree of freedom of action or thought: His instructions gave us plenty of leeway.
3. Also called sag. Nautical. the amount or angle of the drift of a ship to leeward from its heading.
4. Aeronautics. the amount a plane is blown off its normal course by cross winds.

al⋅low⋅ance   
[uh-lou-uhns]  noun, verb,
-anced, -anc⋅ing.

–noun

1. the act of allowing.
2. an amount or share allotted or granted.
3. a sum of money allotted or granted for a particular purpose, as for expenses: Her allowance for the business trip was $200.
4. a sum of money allotted or granted to a person on a regular basis, as for personal or general living expenses: The art student lived on an allowance of $300 a month. When I was in first grade, my parents gave me an allowance of 50 cents a week.
5. an addition or deduction based on an extenuating or qualifying circumstance: an allowance for profit; an allowance for depreciation.
6. acknowledgment; concession: the allowance of a claim.
7. sanction; tolerance: the allowance of slavery.
8. Machinery. a prescribed difference in dimensions of two closely fitting mating parts with regard to minimum clearance or maximum interference. Compare tolerance (def. 6a).
9. Coining. tolerance (def. 7).

–verb (used with object)

1. to place on a fixed allowance, as of food or drink.
2. to allocate (supplies, rations, etc.) in fixed or regular amounts.

—Idiom

1. make allowance or allowances (for),
   1. to take mitigating factors or circumstances into consideration.
   2. to pardon; excuse.
   3. to reserve time, money, etc.; allow for: Make allowance for souvenirs on the return trip.