Is political correctness getting out of hand?
472601
Absolutely.  I agree with the above answer that said that no where are you guaranteed the right to not be offended.  But to take it a step further, why does my doing, or not doing something get taken as an offense.  \nI think there is a serious epidemic outbreak of "Thin Skin," and the only cure is an injection of some good old-fashioned "Get Over It!"
1053260
I think political correctness must have a limit. If you are gay and Christian, then you must admit that engaging in such acts are sins.\n\nThere is no middle ground, no 'practising gay' should say Christianity allows homosexual acts.\n\nBeing gay is your right, but Christianity (The Bible) has a right of it's own to condemn such acts, as contrary to their teachings and that of God's.
198397
With this ever changin and growing world our freedoms are being greatly compromised for the good of the many. Yes this is free speach and I believe people should have the right to do so, if I wanted to insult someone I believe I have the right to do so, even if it is very distasteful. \nIt should be my choice to decide what I say and how I say it, and people should be sensible enough to respect each others beliefs, but it is the few that are causing a problem as usual.
854218
I agree with you somewhat....its confusing of how white people should address them: black, colored or african american? All the political correctness is really confusing.
931889
Amen! <grin> \n\nYeah, many religious people seem unable to even consider that their religious beliefs are something that could be questioned. Political correctness runs rampant among the Christians (and obviously among the Muslims as well). Can you imagine the battles we'd be having here if atheists were this sensitive about their beliefs too? Whew... \n\nThere are a number of them here though who are better than that. My hat is off to them.
1031842
agreed... when someone stands up for any conservative speech or view.. it will be out of the ordinary... and screw political correctness.. i could care less!
456516
Becuse we are still in the process of a massive social change in attitudes.  Racist, sexist and homophobic views have been the norm for most of history and it is only in my lifetime that it has become normal to consider that the races are equal, that religions should tolerate and respect each other, that homosexuality is OK, that women should have equal rights, and so on.\n\nA lot of hateful and offensive language has been eradicated from common vocabulary and this is largely a good thing.\n\nHowever, there will inevitably be areas in which the "PC" revolution has gone to far and some people have been unduly fanatical in their determination not to offend.  For example, my wife routinely criticises me for asking for a "black coffee" instead of a "coffee with milk" because she thinks I may give offence.\n\nIn some cases, the determination not to offend has violated the rules of common sense.  In other cases, the right not to be offended has trumped the right of free speech.  Over the next couple of decades, various anomolies will be corrected.  Middle aged white hetrosexual men will assert that they have rights too!
1004148
I think that political correctness here would be just not bringing negative attention to those areas. Being politically correct is just a modern way of saying BE POLITE!!!!
848473
Don't you just get tired of so-called political correctness?  I know I do.  There is always somebody eager to be offended by everything.
1109764
Because political correctness has gone to far.
604686
I have never been 'politically correct" it is nothing more than a way to a pamper a persons feelings of self doubt.\n\nAnd by the way...try not to pay any attention to her. she will go away eventually.
94800
Mostly uninformed and unaware people with influence.  The intent behind Political Correctness is good, but everyone has heard about the paving of the road to Hades.\nTheir model of the way things work is very flawed.  I would have to call them the Reality Challenged or perhaps the Perceptively Differenced.\nI, for one, refuse to discuss falling into a “personhole” because someone left the cover off.  I do not care if they are offended.  I see this as their problem, not mine.
747119
You are sooooo  right.  \n\nI'd rather be right .... . . . .  .than to be politically correct.
780404
In the UK there has just been a Black History Month on TV .... Imagine the uproar if they held a dedicated White History Month.\n\nIt's political correctness gone mad
1027509
yes. we are so oversensitive these days that  if you ever disagree with someone of another color. then you are automatically labelled racist. amazing how thin skinned we are these days..
1013000
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.
814466
Being politically correct seems to be a subject of extreme interest nowadays.\n\nSaying a greeting at or around Christmastime is something we have all done for years.\n\nNow it seems that it is an issue as to what is said because it seems that some take offense to something that is surely not intended to offend.\n\nThose who are offended should realize no one intends to make anybody feel uncomfortable with the simple greeting.  It doesn't mean any more than "Hi or Hello".  It is just a coupling of some words at this particular time of year and we say them.