Politically Incorrect Songs

The thought police have not gotten to this one, yet.

http://freepages.music.rootsweb.com/~edgmon/stkentuckyhome.htm

This one, on the other hand, has been changed.

http://www.westsidestory.com/site/level2/lyrics/pretty_movie.html

Apparently, someone took offense at Maria feeling "...pretty, and witty and gay." Now, she feels "...pretty, and witty and bright."

This is an outrage. Political correctness should never dictate how the past is reported or portrayed. It doesn't undo what happened, and it makes us all look like we haven't the fortitude to accept things that make us feel uncomfortable.

In the past, "gay" meant something very different.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay

I understand that the meaning of words can change. History, and its reporting, however, should not change.

That is why I was so outraged at the FDR Memorial in Washington, D.C.. It was okay to portray FDR in a wheelchair (FDR was afflicted with polio, and he often used a wheelchair or braces, but only did so privately, for fear of appearing weak), but not with his cigarette holder. For the record, FDR was seen many more times with a cigarette holder than using a wheelchair.

Likewise, the Postal Service has airbrushed out cigarettes on stamps, and some movies have had the World Trade Center's twin towers removed.

Until someone builds a time machine, don't fuck with the past. If we do, we might just have a rough go of it in the future.