What's wrong with political correctness?
scottie2121
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Or another way to put it is:
what's wrong with tolerance, understanding, awareness, empathy and sensitivity?
what's wrong with tolerance, understanding, awareness, empathy and sensitivity?
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Nothing but political correctness can very often be the opposite of the qualities you list.
Isn't "political correctness" primarily cited when things are taken too far (i.e. reading intent/meaning into otherwise benign language - rather than simply being tolerant, understanding etc)........hence the reason the term is usually used in a pejorative context.
It's become that, so isn't it time political correctness was reclaimed?
For me it's a great concept but often those people and parts of the media that complain about it are the ones who want to be able to express prejudice and hatred and ignorance.
The problem with political correctness is that more often than not it antagonises by attempting to solve a problem that didn't even exist in the first place.
'PC gone mad' is the distress call of the thwarted bigot
It may, in some people's minds, not be a problem - for example using the word 'P**i', to describe someone from parts of Asia. However, times have moved on and I hope there's a better recognition that language can be used to offend and oppress.
Mentally ill, if you don't mind!
What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?
A lot of these stories are wholly or partly fabricated and deliberatly misconstrued in order to assign the PC gone mad label to it.
Trouble is once these myths are out there people will believe them.
The oft repeated 'rainbow sheep' story is a good example of this.
I think you'll find it's mentally challenged.
Learning difficulties is the P.C.term:rolleyes:
What they mean is they quite rightly aren't allowed to call black people "n*****s" anymore, or gay people "queers" etc anymore. Certainly without being pulled up on it anyway.
The "PC Brigade" are a non-existant group of people who allegedly ban Christmas and St George's day celebrations even when neither of these occasions have ever been banned.
That's not being PC and I think people get it confused with do-gooders who poke their noses in and get offended on others behalfs.
Unless you are mentally ill = madness.
That's my understanding of what political correctness is.
It's the warping of the concept that's the problem . . as you have illustrated well.
As long as it doesn't go too far.
Or old programs are banned from TV or DVD release.
There should be a warning, those that are offended can either switch over or not buy something.
I'd like to see more of Spike Milligans's work on DVD. Such as the Q-series or Melting Pot.Curry and Chips was released and society didn't collapse.
The other bug bear is changing the name of things.When Black Boards were still around they became Chalk Boards. Changing Christmas to Winter festival. Stopping someone having pot pigs in their window because it could be offensive. That's when it goes too far.
I'm glad racist name calling and violence is being wiped out and people are generally treated equally, but an unpc issue sometimes only becomes an problem when its brought up rather than ignored.
The name of Christmas was NEVER changed to Winterval/Winter Festival or anything else! That was something that the right wing press took out of context (when do they do anything else?) when a particular local council decided to combine several celebrations, including Christmas as well as some other religious/cultural celebrations under a particular banner. It did not change the name of Christmas itself.
You've been reading too many tabloid headlines.
The Christmas banning thing was simply a piece of tabloid myth making. It didn't actually happen.
If I recall correctly, the 'Winterval' festival which the downmarket papers were claiming 'replaced' Christmas had 'CHRISTMAS' in bold letters on the front of its flyers. The leaflets also mentioned the various Christmas festivities underway. The papers neglected to mention all this, though.
The exceptions cover a LOT. This could have only happened with acceptance of Political Correctness, imo.