When it comes to talking politics, be careful

People are so emotional about politics. Saying something negative about their party or candidate might be worse than telling them their child is ugly. Politics and religion are the hot button topics.

I taught a class during the 96 campaign and was joking about the candidates. I thought they were each entertaining – easy to make fun of. I did impersonations and tried to give each candidate equal time. Someone asked who I was voting for and I wouldn’t say. So I was trying to not take sides, just make jokes about the candidates. At the end of the week, when I got the evaluations back I learned I had really ticked off some of the students. I was shocked, but learned my lesson.