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originally posted by: Hazardous1408
It isn’t PC to chastise someone for being racist or sexist for example.
To tell someone not to call out racism & sexism is actually PC if you think about it.
...the more people obsess about the racism of others the more racist they themselves become in the process.
originally posted by: Hazardous1408
a reply to: LesMisanthrope
When does politeness become political correctness?
Were our parents PC for telling us not to swear as children?...
Or to say please & thank you? Generally dictating our speech...
Some things labelled PC I do get...
But others not so much.
It isn’t PC to chastise someone for being racist or sexist for example.
To tell someone not to call out racism & sexism is actually PC if you think about it.
Well written OP, Les.
...the more people obsess about the racism of others the more racist they themselves become in the process.
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
a reply to: DBCowboy
Why can't people just cut through the chase?
Political correctness is censorship.
It is. And "political correctness" is such an awful and clumsy word anyways. I definitely propose being rid of it.
originally posted by: olaru12
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
a reply to: DBCowboy
Why can't people just cut through the chase?
Political correctness is censorship.
It is. And "political correctness" is such an awful and clumsy word anyways. I definitely propose being rid of it.
Actually it's 2 words.
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
Political correctness, like its religious and puritanical forebears, is a totalitarian wet-dream born of comfort and security.
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
originally posted by: olaru12
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
a reply to: DBCowboy
Why can't people just cut through the chase?
Political correctness is censorship.
It is. And "political correctness" is such an awful and clumsy word anyways. I definitely propose being rid of it.
Actually it's 2 words.
I suppose "phrase" would be a better way to describe it. Either way, exchanging one word for two seems to be the politically correct way of doing things. It's cumbersome in both thought and expression.
And here I thought it was an attribute of a Gentleman, not to intentionally (or only intentionally...depends who you read)...give offence.
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
a reply to: JohnnyCanuck
And here I thought it was an attribute of a Gentleman, not to intentionally (or only intentionally...depends who you read)...give offence.
Simple manners and being a gentleman are not synonymous with political correctness.
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
a reply to: JohnnyCanuck
And here I thought it was an attribute of a Gentleman, not to intentionally (or only intentionally...depends who you read)...give offence.
Simple manners and being a gentleman are not synonymous with political correctness.