My thesis is that political correctness is a facade, an idea that is practiced to pretend that all is well by those that do not show themselves to be politically incorrect.  Instead what it does is it hides the real issues of how people deal with one another.  For example, people claim to have a diversity workforce comprise of many different ethnic groups.  What actually happens is that people in positions of authority to hire and fire, will hire people that are like themselves.  People who are like themselves tend to be people who share the same social interests and values, and therefore tend to be of the same ethnicity.  White executive will easily promote another white collegue to work within his group, mainly due to being comfortable with each other socially as oppose to merit.  This happens all the time, regardless of what political correctness suggests.  White students sit next to white students during lunch from kindergarden to the business cafeteria.  So don't be fooled.
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I don't think that liberals own political corrctness (PC).  PC is just an offspring of etiquette.  It can reach absurd levels.  When I was in college I felt surrounded by PC.  Back then it didn't have a name but I could sense it and I rebelled against it.  I used to say unpopular things in sociology class just to get a kick out of people's reactions.  For example, one time the topic had to do with rape.  I raised my hand and said that I don't know why women make such a big thing about rape.  If a girl raped me, I'd probably just lay back and enjoy it.  Of course, I didn't seriously believe this.  But I got such a kick out of the reaction of the prof. and other students!.  An example of beneficial PC is disabled people.  They used to be called handicapped.  That term comes from the cap that the disabled used to beg for money in the old days.  It was literally their handy cap.  PC changed it to disabled.  Some people didn't like that and prefer "person with a disability".  It implies that the disability does not define the whole person.  Now it's gone to the extreme of calling them "special" such as the special olympics.  To be honest with you I don't really see anything special about being a retard.  But if I was a retarded person, I think I would like to be called special, better than "a retard".  So it all depends on where you sit.  What's PC to you, may just be nice to someone else.\nPolitical Correctness is not a system or a movemement.  It is a label given to a phenomenom that was noticed and observed and given a label!  That's all it is.  I am politically correct because in my mind I think of Ridiculous Republicans.  But I don't call my censervative friends that out of PC.  I invented a word to describe conservatives:  Silliculous.  They are silly and ridiculous.  But I keep it to myself out of PC.
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I think what you meant by your statement about how "white ppl can be so blind" is not that you are calling all white people racist, but rather, you are wondering why white people seem to have a harder time seeing the consequences of racism or identifying their own racism.\n\nI think everyone is racist to some degree.  From my experience, there are two groups who admit it: \n\nThe first are those that are KKK-like extremists.  They admit to it, encourage it, and try to covert people to their belief system.\n\nThe second are people who try to not be racist, but were socialized or conditioned to see differences and attribute generalizations to people possessing those differences.\n\nI find the latter group - people who acknowledge their racism, are embarrassed by it and are trying to overcome it -- to generally be less racist than those who say "I am not racist."  Everyone who I have ever met that said "I am not a racist", I have found to be just that!\n\nTo those that say they are not racist, who do they want to find in a life partner?  Do you have requirements when it comes to specific race, gender, socio economic level, religion, body type, national origin or cultural heritage?  Don't lie.  eveyone does.  Well, that can be construed as racist, homophobic, classist, ethnophobic, etc.  We are all guilty. Admit it.\n\nYes, racism is in almost every skin color - but it's not necessarily racism based on skin color... it is bigtory based on any difference.  It Ruwanda it wasn't white people committing genocide, it was between the Tutsis and the Hutus.  In Germany, it was Aryan people against mostly other Caucasians.  In Germany it is now against the Turks.  In the catholic church it is against the homosexuals - not a race, but a difference in sexual orientation.  In the gay community there is bigotry against Transgendered people.  \n\nBasically, the real issue is not whether Latinos are racist against white people (which for some reason comes up all the time here at Yahoo Answers), but whether people in power and/or with authority are bigoted against a group with less power and/or authority.\n\nThink about it: What has a greater effect?  We have 2 imaginary men: The Senator from North Carolina and a Dishwasher from the local Olive Garden (I am making this up as an example... I don't know anything about the Senator from North Carolina, and I really hate the Olive Garden).  Both think that women don't belong in the workforce.  So, obviously in this scenario, both are sexist.  But, who really cares if the dishwasher is sexist?  What impact does that have on society?  That is not going to impact me, or anyone else for that matter outside of his family.  On the otherhand, if someone who has authority, who can make decisions that impact my life, that can create laws, that has more authority than I do, hates me for my gender, race, creed, weight, or sexual orientation, that is where it become an issue.  \n\nSo, to answer your question, because Caucasians are in a position of power in the United States, they do not directly feel the effects of racism.  They do hear it when it's blatant: when the KKK burns a cross on a lawn or when the Mayor of New Orleans uses the term Chocolate to describe his city, but they don't notice that standardized test questions are targeted toward the white middle class experience.  Math questions about the speed of two roller coaster cars don't make as much sense to someone who has never seen an amusement park.  A rat to a wealthy child might be a pet or a test subject - an animal that can be touched.  A rat to a poor child is more likely viewed as a bearer of disease, a pest.  When test writers don't take these differences into account when writing questions, it is subtle racism and classism that favors those who are of their status. My favorite example is Coco, the gorilla that knew sign language, got an answer wrong on an IQ test because she poi
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I guess because alot of people don't understand what our military people are doing when they put their lives on the line. The words 'Politically Correct' comes to my mind. It seems that anything these days that refers to politics, the military, race, color, gender, etc. etc., is used and distorted by anyone who feels that they have been 'wronged' by having to see, hear, or experience something other than what they want to. We have become a country of the "Offended", the slightest thing can set someone off just because they don't believe in what someone else is saying. That is one of the reasons why America is so great, but at the same time, it has been mis-construed, twisted and deformed so much that anyone can be set off by something seen as 'offensive', or 'wrong' in their minds. I don't know what the content was of your entry that would cause you to be cited for a violation, but like I said, someone out there felt that it was wrong, and if it was harmless, that is too bad. I'm sorry to hear that.
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I am honest all the time. F_ck political correctness. If people can't handle it, then they should close their ears. I talk about faggots and retards and so on, if it's necessary. Also, I am a so called "liberal" so I call the others wacko conservatives, but I am not a liberal either, they are also wacko. I am a hard line moderate and I don't care what anyone thinks about it, whether they be religious nutcases, faggots, dykes, retards or whatever. If they don't like it, so what. If I get reported for this, so what. If I get my account deleted, so what. I have more imortant things to worry about than whether I step on the toes of a person I am never going to meet.\n\nI don't believe in racism. I never use racial slurs. I hate racism. I wish all people could be mixed so we can stop talking about white, black, yellow, brown, red, etc. I really hate racism. Racist people are stupid, useless humanoids.
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It's because we're the majority and for years we could say or\ndo anything we wanted-no political correctness.\nNow the pendulum is swinging the other way and will for years\nto come.\n Maybe in time NOONE will be allowed to make racist comments\nand get away with it.
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A politically correct person sees the differences in people, and rushes in to 'save' the 'poor, misunderstood, and needy' different entity.\n\nA realist sees the differences and just doesn't see them as important.\n\nA racist sees the differences between people and magnifies his own self-worth based on those differences, because he/she has a deep-seated need to improve his/her own bad self-image.\n\nA bit over-simplistic maybe, but essentially accurate.
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I agree with you that it does occur, though I feel people too often cry discrimination just so they can get something out of it, not necessarily because it truly occurred.  Sorry if that's not really an opposing argument, but perhaps it will add another angle to your paper?
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You are to funny! It's so true.\n\nBut now a days every one and everything has to be politically correct. It's okay to offend white and black people now just as long as you don't upset the Turkish, Kurdish, Arabs, or any other nationality who are living off OUR country's handouts!
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Not only that but when black people make fun of white peopl its "comedy."  But if a white comedian made fun of black he'd be "racist."  There is definitely a double standard.  Why isn't there a White Entertainment Channel?  The reason is simple - black people get offended by race-issues.  White people really don't care.  And there is social pressure against being labeled a "racist."
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Politacally correct covers many areas.Ethics,morals,mannerism,etc.If you are politically correct then noone is insulted by your actions.No elbows on the table while eating,racial slurs,combing your hair in public...the list goes on and on and sometimes borders on absurd.Oops that statement was politically incorrect.
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Some may say it is human nature but I believe that stereotyping is a product of the moral majority to believe they are of better standards and breeding of those who fall into a social setting other than their own...believing they are usually beneath them.  What gives us the right to judge others for their differences I will never know the answer to in my lifetime I am sure, but I know that those same people who stereotype others and then assume they know who you are, they are the same people who will swear up and down against hypocrisy.
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As a Christian who has had this said to me before, the main thing is that with anything, sometimes people are too pompous and make a bad impression.  So that one bad apple that ruined it for the person expressing those comments creates a stereotype.  In doing so, that stereotype gets passed on to others.  In all honesty, it's similiar to how Republicans feel that Democrats are useless and vice versa.  One bad opinion ruins it for everyone.
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Seeing as how you decided to use Yahoo Answers as a forum, allow me a moment to retort. \n\nIt seems that you are a bit confused....and I understand; you feel passionately about your point of view. I hope that you know that the people you've described here I'm sure can counter every single proclamation you've made, but will it help foster and facilitate a conversation that helps us all learn to understand each other? \n\nWill it help you to see and appreciate the many differences between our cultures that make us all ultimately the part of ONE HUMAN RACE? \n\nI hope so. I don't feel that only whites can be racists. That would be like saying that only white people are rich or educated. Its a blanket statement and its fear and ignorance that divides us. \n\nAt our core, we are all the same. We want to be safe and happy and live in a safe , thriving environment and wants the best for our families, friends, and loved ones. \n\nI appreciate you putting this question out here after all. Hopefully it would foster a conversation- the first step in understanding each other.
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You have just pointed out and responded to one of the most popular and solicited questions of the century!  It goes to show you what kind of nation of people we are, and how really confused we can be. There really is no such thing as "acting black or white" - the reference is only made toward races when it seems each has somehow consumed and metamorphised the ways and actions of the other.  It's like saying that a person's character or personality has to be all or nothing....not true.  The accusation is what people try to limit each other to. No other race or culture of people display such silliness as we do.  You just do you,.
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It's political correctness run-a-muck. Just ignore the knee jerk brainwashed pinheads.
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I have to admit, I was angry when I read the first few sentences.  Then, I realized what you were trying to say and how your concept has some truth, to a degree, but the incorrect approach.  Most Americans stand behind the Constitution and feel strongly about freedom.  We MAY practice our freedoms and enjoy being open about how we feel -- and here's the kicker -- AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T INFRINGE ON OTHERS.  Freedom to express racism is not something for which a culture should strive.  The freedom to accept one another, to practice our different cultures, for acceptance of all races is the goal for which Americans should strive.  The practice of racism, to me, is the practice of the ignorant.  A person's attitude, responsibilities, self-accountability is taught and develops as they mature.  If a person is taught to be racist -- no matter their own race -- then it spreads generation by generation.  I believe that who a person truly is inside has little to do with the color of their skin.  Do they care about other people?  Are they unselfish and accomodating?  Do they stand behind what they claim to believe?  Are they responsible and accountable?  These things have nothing to do with race itself, rather what they truly believe, whether it is learned at home or elsewhere.\n\nYour idea that since many people are racist we should be more open about it is counterproductive to our society.  Negativity, finger-pointing, and not being accountable for oneself breed feelings of hatred and add to chaos and rioting.  Instead of dwelling on the differences in our inherited or imigrated cultures, we should embrace each other as members of the HUMAN race.  This is what America is supposed to be about.  We should be teaching our children that the negative aspects of human behavior do not derive from race -- they derive from a person's individual character.  Instead of focusing on our differences, we should note our commonalities as people -- as animals of higher intellect striving toward peace.
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Trying to respect everyones' rights is a fool's errand. There are lots of people who will never think for themeselves unless you rattle their cage a little from time to time. Plus it's just plain fun to offend people, so long as you do it with a little respect.