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| emcee Posts: 61/867 |
The phrase "politically correct" gives itself away, its not correct, its "politically" correct. I prefer to be correct. |
| Wurl Posts: 85/842 |
Originally posted by [GGS I don't think Political Correctness is a bad thing, but people definitly abuse it. About the holidays, we do have seperation of Church and State, and in that sense a governmental body should not promote one religion over others. People also shouldn't suggest things like "Let the terrorists hit them (San Fransico) if they don't want military recruiters there" as Bill O'Reilly did. Good judgement is the best policy. |
| Trapster Posts: 841/3604 |
Political correctness? Does that exists?
Lucky for me that I couldn´t care less about it and that I´m allowed to think however I want. They´re trying to manipulate us. Political correct to me is that people are allowed to have whatever opinion/view they want about stuff. Freedom. |
| Golden Yoshi Posts: 59/153 |
PC gets to be a pain a lot...especially around the holiday time where we have to tip-toe around everyone's religion and make sure by no means do we mention the incorrect holiday to them or favor a certain holiday. Saying things such as "Happy Holidays" isn't too bad, but in a school near where I live, the Christmas tree has to be called the "Holiday Tree", which I think is completely ridiculous. There's still a menorah there and that isn't referred to as the "Holiday Candelabra", so I see no reason to change the name of the Christmas tree  . |
| Ziff Posts: 205/1800 |
Originally posted by Tommathy GRAMMAR FLAMES ARE TOO PC! |
| Tommathy Posts: 30/339 |
You mean confusing like your sentences that simultaneously posess only one clause and yet still have a conjunction? |
| Sin Dogan Posts: 58/861 |
I don't label anyone because as I've experienced you really never know what someone really is/where they are from. And it doesn't matter because it doesn't change who they are. PC just makes things more confusing and doesn't help at all because it doesn't eliminate the problem of labeling and grouping. And it also causes too much confusion. If someone considers someone from China/Japan/Korea,etc. as "Asian" and someone from India/Pakistan/Bangladesh as "Indian" then there are three races: Black, White, and Asian. And it's just stupid and confusing so THE END. |
| Ziff Posts: 204/1800 |
Originally posted by Xeruss You mean the state of the States? The whole raging PC debate isn't really all that raging outside of USA. |
| Tommathy Posts: 29/339 |
I tend to adopt Judith Martin's view:
Dear Miss Manners, *insert diatribe about the double-standard that minorities apply to racism and that feminists apply to sexism, as Tommathy is too lazy to type out all three paragraphs, begin actual reader's letter in next paragraph* Political correctness is insidious in that it absolves a person of thinking for himself, aside from the bvious lack of logic involved. It's an attempt to prevent the free and open discussion of ideas, i.e., it's a threat to free speech and freedom in general. Gentle Reader, As Miss Manners understands it, you and she are in perfect agreement that there should not be a double standard that permits some people to practice racism and sexism while others may not. Your solution is to allow everyone to do so. Miss Manners' is to discourage anyone from doing so. Fairness is certainly one of her concerns, but civility is another. She has observed that trading insults prevents and substitutes for -- rather than constitutes -- free and open discussions of ideas. She also makes the point that Political Correctness is like cholesterol, there's a good kind and a bad kind. The bad kind obfuscates and diminishes the human discourse, the good kind keeps society civil and encourages the free *communication* of ideas. Remember that communication isn't just screaming at the top of your lungs, someone has to actually be listening. Otherwise you're just making noise. |
| Zem Posts: 160/1097 |
Originally posted by Ziff What? This is ridiculous. Everything in the world can be broken down into very simple terms. For example, political correctness is dumb. In fact, everyone is dumb (except for me). People are sheep. See how easy this is? |
| Xeruss Posts: 35/309 |
I think PC shows us the state the world is in, I mean, look at all the lawsuits. It's basically cause of money that all our problems occur. (That man just said Merry Christmas! It really doesn’t offend me and I shouldn't really care... but now I can sue him for it YES!) I mean it's appalling what it's come to. |
| Imajin Posts: 25/273 |
Personally, I'm of the type that, while believing some politcally correct terms go too far, I also don't think it's right to go around using racial slurs and the like, and some terms should be thrown out. |
| Xenesis Posts: 30/200 |
Political correctness is the cancer on the arse of society. That is all. |
| Cruel Justice Posts: 344/1637 |
Political correctness... what kinda retard thought that up? 
It's about as crude of an idea as intelligence quotients. No one can accurately measure the intangible. It's bullshit. |
| Ziff Posts: 201/1800 |
I don't care. I don't go out of my way to be a jackass like most "OMG PC = EDVIL!~!!!!!LIBERAL HJSITSS!!!!" do. Nor do I bend over backwards to accomodate absolutely everyone. I use common sense. Like saying aboriginal, or if I know the tribe, rather than "indian". Vijay Singh is Indian, not John Bear Foot. |
| Danielle Posts: 610/6737 |
I don't really mind it... it just takes some getting used to. I got yelled at for saying merry christmas to customers, which is a rather hard habit to break. But saying happy holidays instead doesn't bother me.. I just have to remember.
If it makes everyone happy, then I don't mind. |
| spel werdz rite Posts: 170/1796 |
Politically Correct=Evil 
Now I can't discuss my favorite topic about interracial three-way marriages between midget hermaphrodites who are still somehow considered obese ranging form the ages of 8 and 80 and hate this country. |
| Gavin Posts: 55/181 |
I'm curious as to everyone's thoughts on Political Correctness. What does being "PC" mean to you? Do you see being PC as a good thing? Is PC any different from just good old fashioned being polite? |
