National's “PC eradicator” Wayne Mapp says author Alan Duff went “way too far” in his condemnation of minorities. Duff told National Radio last week he was sick of hearing about the rights of minorities, that he didn't care about gays, and that disabled people should get used to the idea that life is unfair. He defined political correctness is a power trip carried out by those who believe in social engineering. Mapp told the NZ Herald he did not want to be exclusionary, and that Duff's comments had left him concerned: “Alan Duff goes way too far...I was shocked when I heard what he said.” He now says he intends to change how he describes the job, because feedback had indicated worries around talk of majority rights.
Credit: GayNZ.com News Staff
First published: Wednesday, 2nd November 2005 - 12:00pm