'Political correctness is fascism pretending to be manners.'
Where does it end? What blame do the older generation need to take? Who IS the older generation? Someone in their 40s? 50s? 60s? What do they need to do to make up for their alleged wrong doing? Were they within their cultural norms (making exceptions for atrocities such as Nazzi Germany)?
I"m Puerto Rican with strong Indian lines, some black, some Spanish what blame to I have to bear? Is it on a percentage basis?
The past is behind you, we should be moving forward and part of that is working on bettering ourselves not finding things to be offended by.
A few times in my life over the phone people have heard my deep voice and thought I might be a female smoker and called me maam. Was I offended? No, I would joke "That's only on Thursdays" (it's actually Tuesday).