politically correct question?
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Please give me an example of someone in the US being beheaded by an angry religious mob recently.  If the premise of your question is false, you aren't going to get any answers that make any sense.\n\nNote to Additional Details:  we are certainly not immune to terrorist attacks in the US, it is a real concern.  However, we are in much less danger than in many other places in the world, and I don't think that falsely magnifying the danger is going to make it any better.  \n\nA major reason that the absurd demonstrations over the cartoons have gone on for as long as they have is because some people in Muslim countries continue to inflame and stir people up with overblown, reckless, and irresponsible rhetoric.  In fact they use the same sort of arguements that you're using now:  "Our countries are all going to be taken over, our youth corrupted, horrible things are going to happen, by depraved Westerners unless we all stand up and do something drastic about it."  \n\nLike you, these people do have a small basis for what they are saying, but they're not doing anything to help the problem constructively.  They're just trying to incite a riot.  Do you really want to emulate them?
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QUOTE:\n\n"It seems to me that these high profile illegal immigration supporters are trying to re-define our language..."\n\nSpot on, buddy !\n\nLanguage shapes thought.  Propagandists have used this subtle craft to effect throughout history.\n\nGet educated about this age-old problem, it may surprise.\n\nExamples I could use are politically incorrect here.\n\nhttp://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6303
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Politically correct is a term that I think refers to respect for minorities.  It's basically a way of speaking that attempts to respect others by adopting the same language they use when referring to themselves, or the issues that are of most importance to them.  It is a reflection of our national values of equality and equal rights.\n\nBecause of the nature of opression, majority groups such as Men, Christians and Whites are usually much less affected by slurs, racism, etc, because they are not living with the legacy of discrimination and opression in the recent past.\n\nTo answer the question, I would say that the minorities themselves would be the ones who decide what is and is not disrespectful, racist, or politically correct from their perspective.\n\nFor example, many black people prefer to be called "African Americans" rather than black or negro or other such words.  Some of those worlds have been used throughout our history and are strongly connected with opression and discrimination.  Knowing this, we can choose to respect those wishes and adopt that speech, or we can reject it outright.\n\nAsian-Americans may feel that being called "oriental" is offensive to them, as the word has it has taken on a negative historical connotation, in books and spoken words throuought the years.\n\nWomen might find it offensive to be called "the little lady" or "girls", as this may harken back to a time when people thought of women as inferior to men or needing of male guidance, so they prefer to be called women.\n\nBasically I think that political correctness is a choice that you make to respect or disrespect minorities when you are discussing issues of race or gender in public.
279481
Politically incorrect according to some!... an I(r)onic joke.
244599
This question can be answered with one word: Power.\n\nPolitical correctness has become no less than speech control and even thought control in today's society. We're opening the doors to the new thought police under the guise of not offending anyone. It's a way of spreading (generally far left wing) political ideas through simple modifications of words and phrases. For example, it's no longer PC to say "illegal immigrant." The term is now "migrant worker" for someone who *broke the law* to enter this country. Yet, somehow, the word "illegal" doesn't fly to describe these people. Go figure. It's easy to twist "not offending anyone" into pushing an agenda.\n\n(By the way, before you accuse me of being a radical right winger, I'm a free thinking liberal pagan from Berkeley, California. I simply believe in freedom.)
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it is a racist question!
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Political correctness is like a cochroach. When you see it, you gotta stomp it quick before it can breed!\n     Oooooooooooops , to late.
561066
I try to be politically correct.  I don't like to offend people and I don't want people thinking I'm rude, uneducated or unsympathetic to others.
750020
Good one!\n\nHope that all the Bobs out here aren't offended.
747699
Question needs to be cohesive.
974274
yea...\nplz don get offended 4 this..
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I think political correctness is what is bringing our country down today. Everyone is so afraid of hurting everyone's feelings, no one can really say what they feel anymore.\n\nWhen I was growing up, there was much more cooperation in the nation. You could actually *gasp!* disagree with someone, and it was okay. You felt one way, and your neighbor felt another way. When the debate was over, you rolled up your sleeves and went to work side-by-side to get the work done.\n\nToday, if you disagree with someone, you are a traitor or ignorant or a moron. Just look at some of the things people are saying about me on this website solely because I am a conservative Republican.\n\nThere is no Constitutional guarantee against being offended. If you don't like what someone is saying, so what? Appreciate the difference of opinion - discourse is what made this country great.\n\nPeople need to grow up and stop wearing their emotions on their sleeve.
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re phrase question please.
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Your question is it politically correct to have countries &borders? As a U.S.citizen from texas I would assume that you are inquiring about the borders from Mexico or other parts of the United States. My family have lived just across the border of Nuevo Laredo, Tamps Mexico. we are located, just across the river which is Laredo, Texas. And they had their country and we had ours. But lately there have been a lot of shootings and deaths across the river that we are glad that they live in their country and us in ours. There might be mixed feelings about it but, Politically correct, I would say yes.
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Actually, I think this is actually hurting America. Political Correctness began with the best of intentions (as all things do), an effort to spare people's feelings because we all take everything the wrong way.\n\nThe problem is that we tend to talk around our problems rather than address them. By using differently abling words between people, we are pretending that the underlying problems have been solved when in fact they are just being allowed to sit and simmer. Then, when the problem actually does explode, everyone will be surprised because they thought everything should be okay. This will make things worse because the average population will think the people complaining are without justification.
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Absolutely too far. My friend is dating a guy who comes from Gambia and he has said he would prefer to be called Black than the "politically correct" coloured. He says we are all coloured and he would actually prefer to be called nigger than coloured. It's just ridiculous. With the profession that i am in i am always having to be very careful about what i say so as not to upset anyone. Criminals are no longer allowed to be called criminal but offenders. Those in prison are not longer inmates, they, again, are offenders. In my town we were not even allowed to have Santa's grotto and Christmas decorations for fear of sparking racial problems! Instead they were called Holiday Decorations and anual turning on of the Christmas lights had to be called "Holiday Ceremony". We are allowed flags in pubs for St. Georges day but the same pubs were threatened with fines and closure if they put up the St. Georges Cross and did any special event for St. Georges day. Problem is, i am now offended and feel as i am being treated unfairly.But do they listen to a mid twenties, white "middle class" woman? You have got to be joking!\nAnd i have just noticed that one word i used has been starred out even though it is not meant offensively but it context to a conversation!
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Racist question.\n\nNext?