What is wrong with being politically correct??
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I agree that it is good manners and a sign of respect to use the modern terminology when talking about different races and cultures. The only thing that bothers me is the way the "names" keep changing.\n\nI took a sociology course last year and one of the chapters in out textbook was devoted to various ethnic cultures. A classmate, while trying to make a discussion point, referred to people from India as being "East Indians," a term that was "politically correct" in our area some years ago. The instructor corrected him, saying that the preferred form was "Indo-Canadian." Every "Indo-Canadian" in the classroom was embarrassed at being singled out.\n\nThe instructor than went on to say that the term was changed to prevent misunderstandings within the Canadian Aboriginal communities, who were traditionally called "Indians." However, Indians are now called "Aboriginals." She then turned to the only Aboriginal person in our classroom and asked him how he and his friends referred to themselves when there were no "white people" around. He said, "Well, we just call ourselves Indians." This got a good laugh out of all of us, but it made me think. Who decides what the correct terms are? Do the people who bear the burden of being referred to as Indo or African or whatever the word may be, get any say in these matters? \n\nI just wish they would stop changing the rules and settle down to something we can all live comfortably with, but I guess that would be against "Human Nature."
238016
Yes!  It's political correctness gone mad!  Everyone is so obsessed with p.u.s.s.y footing around all the minorities of the world and changing this and that so as not to offend their supposedly fragile sense of self worth.  It makes me mad as Hell to see all of the current beliefs, ideals and interpretations on our own perception of the the world messed with and changed in order to incorporate the views of the few.  We should all stick to what we know and believe in regardless of what others think.
279481
Politically incorrect according to some!... an I(r)onic joke.
676658
Are you saying this in a racist kind of way??? Because IT AINT FUNNY! some people are really sensitive about this stuff....
117767
To be "correct" is to be right - without error.\n\nTo be "politically correct" is to be right, without offending anyone.
999125
I have just read your link and up to a point I do agree with you. \n\nIt isn't just about the black community though it is. I think it is just fashion in general. There are so many people wanting to look the part but you should never judge a person by the way they dress!\n\nAs for the posting above, we have to be careful what we say because people do get offended.  I get constantly offended when I read people telling me how wonderful God is, or I will go to hell if I don't believe etc, but they never seem to stop that do they!!\nI think all this political correctness has taken away our freedom of speech. It makes me laugh though that if you are black and you call a 'brother' the N word that is acceptable, but if I was to call someone by that name I would get told off and called racist. It is either right or wrong. There should not be rules for one culture and not for another. That is another form of segregation... them and us!!\n\nThere are nice ways and nasty ways of asking a question or placing a statement but there is always someone you will offend. There are many questions I would love to ask about the black culture and the asian cultures etc. all are totally innocent but I am scared to ask incase people don't like the way I have asked it and I get called a racist.\n\nThe whole world has gone crazy and it does annoy me!
698483
People who are easily offended are offensive in themselves...PC is like an oximoronic conception...and it IS leftist...I never really noticed it in those terms b4...I notice the left seems to yell alot...sort of a totalitarian regime' w/ a dictator type leader in charge not unlike Hitler in their delivery of speeches and reports...very uncool...sort of a gestapo mentality...0% tolerance and 100% aggression....soberingly, this is the type of mentality that could and would actually warrant a revolt within the structure of US government should it get too ingrained in the fabric of leadership...regretfully...
777651
People being too politically correct is a major issue. It only dulls our senses to what is really going on and what is dangerous. We are becoming too...."tolerant" of immoral behavior, ruining innocence for our children too soon, allowing poison ideas to run wild in our country....giving too much leniancy to enemies of our ideals. ...etc. It's sick and sad. Probably a side effect from everyone being on LEGAL DRUGS pushed to us like candy from our doctors. It's turning everyone into zombies who think everything is fine and dandy.
589066
good question and reason we (older americans) are buying old history books for our grandkids....\n\nIMHO, because the "Politically Correct" is been taken to the extreme!  Instructors/writers want to re-write history - instead of remembering that we should LEARN from History (or past mistakes, from the good, bad and ugly).  It is a sad commentary on today.
743079
that is so true!!! i hate it.What are we suppose to say? even if you say dark skin or something close the say its racist.I agree with yew!
797350
here here there is too much political correctness within the british isles just now.\nim begining to feel discramanated against for being non muslim
925150
I guess anything is possible, but political correctness is, in my opinion, a big joke.  Politicial correctness is like sugar coating things.  I like to call things as they are.  For example, if someone is gay, they are homosexual.  To me gay guys are butt f*ckers.  They are but so many get offended by it.  Everyone should just accept things how they are and stop getting offended over the truth.
1112709
Fear of the thought police!!! Honesty used to be the best policy until every word you say became scrutinized for any hint of offensiveness - in any meaningful discussion there are generally at least two sides so someone is going to find something to be offended by.  In truth political correctness creates roadblocks to the dynamic thinking and creative dialog that has served human kind since the beginning.  As long as there are people like you asking the question we are not doomed - keep questioning everything it is the only way to achieve wisdom.
896745
I am a Liberal, but the political correctness has truly gotten out of hand, it is to the point now where it actually infringes on freedom of speech, and that is what we are all about defending!
747119
You are sooooo  right.  \n\nI'd rather be right .... . . . .  .than to be politically correct.
87032
Whether or not you believe in evolution, etc, you have to admit that in many cases, 'political correctness' does it's very best to hide the truth. It also does alot to silence those who merely seek it.
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.