It seems like every day we hear about some washed up celebrity making an "insensitive comment" or using terms that aren't "politically correct." Of course, this should be considered progress, because the harsh reality of American history is that our nation has not always been as open-minded to anyone other than straight white guys. But come on - it's 2015. The LGBT community is free to marry as they please, black lives matter because, well, why the hell shouldn't they, and everyone is just now starting to get along. But someone's gotta draw the line somewhere. There's a big difference between saying something seriously offensive and cracking a joke at someone else's expense. Because isn't that the best kind of humor? Someone facetiously playing on a stereotype and making a joke so horrendously awful that the only reaction you can muster up is a laugh? ...Maybe that's just me, but I digress.

I fear that the scope of this "plague of over-sensitivity" is starting to reach too close to home. The NFL, the one thing that I looked forward to every Sunday, the one place I can see gargantuan athletes beat the living shit out of each other for money, has officially gone soft. That's not entirely true, actually, but one major figurehead of the league has.

Look at this handsome fella. Drink. It. In. Look at that jawline, the symmetry... this dude makes millions a year to throw a ball around and rock this revolutionary burnt-orange quaff. But when Andy Dalton isn't moonlighting as an NFL athlete, he deals with crippling inadequacy issues and teaches an online sensitivity seminar.

OK, that was also a lie, or at least the teaching part was.

Some might say I'm being a little too hard on Andy's ego, but let's backtrack.

Last week, the Houston Texans, led by the lone survivor of the Jurassic Period, JJ Watt, handed Dalton and the Cincinnati Bengals their first loss of the year. We all know that Watt may actually be one of the best athletes on the planet, but no one ever said anything about his jokes. After a defensively dominant performance, Watt earned himself an interview and said, "Our goal was to come out here and make the 'Red Rifle' (referring to Dalton) look like a 'Red Ryder BB gun.'"

Well, JJ, that was creative. At least he edged out Popsicle sticks on the humor scale.

Apparently Andy Dalton is cool with being redheaded when he's affectionately nicknamed the "Red Rifle," but as soon as the coin's flipped and it's used as an insult, he gets really worked up about it:

Relax, Andy. Not only was that one of the corniest one-liners of all time, but it was visibly and painfully planned out. I guarantee you JJ has been sitting on this one since he watched "A Christmas Story" at last year's family Secret Santa party.

Another thing: no, Watt's comments are not influencing young fans as much as you think. If anything, they will regrettably be influenced by your insecure, oversensitive retort. No child will see this and go around harassing 'gingers' because they saw their favorite NFL player do it. Honestly, the movie is 32 years old, I'd be surprised if the reference doesn't go right over each one of their naive little heads. What these fans will see is your reaction to adversity. No kid will ever benefit from having thin skin, and that's exactly what you displayed in the post-game interview.

The world is a mean place filled with mean people, and I'd assume that you of all people, playing for the cutthroat organization that is the NFL, would understand that.

So please, Andy, own that hair like you owned the "Red Rifle" mantle. Teach kids to have a little pride, to respect themselves, and to hell with anyone who doesn't, instead of hypocritically critiquing JJ Watt's comments and his impact on the NFL's younger audience.