The Freedom of Speech...or so we thought.

Our Constitution helped to create the government we've come to know, well, up until this past election. And with that Constitution came the first amendment, which includes the freedom of speech and many other freedoms that come with it.

First, let's go with phrases that are not politically correct. Things like "retarded", "gay", "special", etc. Now, my generation has grown up using these phrases constantly, as phrases of expression to something stupid or hard. Now, these phrases get people into lot of trouble, especially journalists. If you say any of these in an article, soon you're ass is being ridiculed by MSNBC and CNN for "not being politically correct and expressing views that are biased and wrong." So, therefore, what happened to expression? Sure, these things are written and can be taken in many different tones, but if we get down to it, they're just words. Everyone, and i mean EVERYONE, is entitled to an opinion. So why strip us of said opinion so we can ball it up, and transform it to shape the spectrum of political correctness? It doesn't seem fair. If you get offended by a bunch of printed words, that especially aren't directed to just you as a person, you need a therapist.

Second, cuss words. You grow up all your life being told that cussing is wrong, bad, unladylike/ungentlemanly. But all in all, aren't these just more words that are being used as synonyms? Sure, they have negative connotations, but so do the words that aren't politically correct. So, maybe you're one of the few and brave and truly inspiring writer's that doesn't really give a shit, and cusses to your heart's content and uses all these phrases that the media claims as "horrible" and "rude", yet, you get amazing reviews on your book! CNN and MSNBC rave about you for weeks, about you're approach and how much it makes sense. So then, if a book is only using one of those words or phrases, they get ridicule fired at them like bullets. So, make up your mind! Choose one or the other, don't leave people getting praised for excessive cussing, or getting blamed for minor cussing. They're all just synonyms anyways.

Lastly, how about all these political people who are publishing raving books about Obama, that are only praised for their content, and not the style of writing? Surely, this is unfair to all the rest of us who are struggling just to put pen to paper, when all these loons are out there writing about Obama and all the lovliness he brings to our world...

Loving this nation, and my first Amendment.