Political Correctness is not a bad thing. Though a lot of people try to pitch the notion that it goes too far. The truth being that it is usually a case of the ones complaining being the ones that are actually self absorbed. Firstly a immigrant doesn't have to respect your customs. Anymore then you have to respect theirs. What they are obligated to do is respect your laws. The Council actually behaved equitable in this instance. They couldn't imagine that a few tinted windows would bother the vast majority of users while it was making a small number of users more comfortable. Perhaps they need a different solution that serves both groups. Perhaps curtains that can be drawn, or perhaps landscape that blocks the view.
From what I have seen in this thread. I am going to venture the statement that the problem isn't the windows. The real problem is people feal threated by them, and why are you threatened by a couple tinted windows. The answer is fairly simple your still suffering from some racism. Even if you don't admit to that. Which is something that has been ingrained in Western culture for millenia. Basically the Romans had it, and they gave that to most of Europe, and thus on to her future colonies.
Why do the Muslims get so much slack. The answer is rather simple, because they are so backwards. More to the point, because they are centuries behind the rest of the civilized world culturally, politically, and institutionally. They aren't going to catch up over night. They will mind you, but it isn't as if their dated sense of modesty, sexism, or supperiority are going to just evaporate suddenly. Remember Western cultures had to struggle their way forward to, and that took a lot of time. Just a century ago in the United States women weren't even recognized as equals, and as of fifty years ago racial minorities were being terrorized just for demanding their legal rights.
Oh and by the by. Christmas and its traditions aren't the problem. The problem is theocrats trying to coopt secular practices to enforce their religious point of view. Christianity is good about trying to steal away holidays. Christmas was practiced long before there was a Christianity. It isn't a coincidence that the holiday almost falls right on top of the winter solstice. That said Jesus couldn't have even technically been born in December so the Christian aspect isn't even justified.
Nobody has problems with Santa. He isn't a religiou icon. Neither are flying reindeer, Evergreen trees, gift giving, foods that are seasonal, or a bunch of sugar sweet songs. The problem happens when Christians think that they own the holiday, and demand that you recognize their god. I remember a couple years ago when some Christian groups tried to force retailers to wish people a Merry Christmas rather then Happy Holidays. Seriously how the hell can you get pissed with a nondenominational well wishing. That is part of why we are moving toward Festivus as the name. Christmas was a lot of fun until Christian fuck nuts tried to use it as a political agenda.
