Causing a Political Correctness Uproar

EVIDENTLY, IF YOU'RE giving a campaign speech to a group of African-Americans, you'll get more votes if you scream "black lives matter!" than you will by screaming "all lives matter" or "human lives matter". If you scream the latter two, you might not get any votes at all, and this, frankly, seems a bit strange, and possibly, a tad sensitive. Yet, its understandable. The thought that all lives matter tends to deflect emphasis from the primary concern; that black lives matter, though it certainly isn't intended to. Might, aren't we all sensitive these days, easily offended, on edge. If we could all just simmer down a bit...political correctness has often been accused of going too far, and, as noble as the fundamental purpose of political correctness truly is - yes, it can go too far. For example, I listen to a lot of baseball games on the radio. I use the announcers descriptions to form a mental picture of the game, an age old pleasure millions know and understand. and yet...I never know whether a player, any player, is white or black, for instance. And, well, yes, it matters, at least in the process of forming mental images, it matters. At least, if one tends to form detailed mental images, and wishes to be accurate, then, well, yes, it matters, and "race" per se has absolutely nothing to do with it...somehow, though, I get the feeling that there may never come a day in this country when I can know what a baseball looks like, without causing a big damned uproar.