The concept of political correctness.

[orange]

I'm waiting for the day when "black person" is an offending term.

Should "White Person" also be offensive?

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by orange


Should "White Person" also be offensive?

Well, now that you ask...

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by jimmytrick
Oh if it were only that simple.

Its like the case of the teacher using the word niggardly and getting fired. Its not a matter of be offensive, political correctness is a way the newly empowered take revenge on the dastardly white anglo saxon protestant (males). Sad but true.

As the post from The Mad Monk shows, the woman did not get fired.

This is one of the problems in talking about political correctness. The anti-PC crowd believe in a false mythology tha PC is a weapon to control their thoughts.

The vast majority of us will never be punished for using anti-PC terms. So if you don't like using firefighter, then go ahead and say fireman. But if you insist on calling blacks ******s then you can expect people to get upset.

What bugs me about the anti-PC crowd is that they feel they have the right to say whatever they want, but no one should have the right to criticize their choice of words.

Freedom of speech works both ways. We have the right to say what we want, within reason, and people have the right to comment on what we say.

Political correctness is about treating people with respect and eliminating potential barriers. It is one tiny part of a large-scale effort to create equality.

Some people say there are more important issues. That's true, but it is also true that we can do many things at the same time.

[Capt Dizle]

I can't fathom how anyone could defend the use of political correctness as I have seen it. It must be a disconnect of perspective.

[Inverse Icarus]

there was a sandwich called "the hungry man" at my local deli.

you may have heard of it: 3 eggs, bacon, ham, cheese, whatever. it's a BIG sandwich for like lumberjacks and me

some woman sued the store and now it's called the "hungry person" sandwich. i mean come on.

also, i heard stories of people trying to call "man hole covers" (the sewer caps in the street) "person hole covers". theres too many extremes.

i see no problem with "chairperson", or "firefighter" thogh

[Capt Dizle]

[Drake Tungsten]

some woman sued the store and now it's called the "hungry person" sandwich. i mean come on.

That is totally gay...

[Dis]

women shouldn't be eating that much anyways

maybe they should call it the fat b!tch sandwhich

[TheStinger]

I dont think it is being politicaly correct not to use certain words. It is just being decent and sensitive to other people. My Mum used to call black people coloured she meant no offence and thought it stupid she shouldn't be able to use it. I pointed out that it was considered offensive by the vast majority, as she didn't want to cause offenec she tries not to use it.

What is wrong with that.

I suppose it is within your rights to use whatever words you want, however if they offend people with them and continue to do so you are a jerk

[ZoboZeWarrior]

Re: The concept of political correctness.

Mr (not so) Fun. Read some books from autors like Ray Bradbury (for example "Farenheit 451"), and you will know what I think about "Political Correctness".

Is having as avatar a picture of two gays kissing each other politicaly correct ?

[Akka]

Using words that are not offensive is called basic respect (ie not calling a black a "nigger" or a girl you don't know a "bitch").

Political Correctness, on the other hand, is not about being offensive, it's about authoritarian speech control and giving power to the paranoid side of any supposedly "victimized minority". Or majority.

Anyway, it's about killing the meaning of the language by using blanded words made up in a way that even a touchy little brat would not be able to imagine that he could perhaps be offensed by.

It sucks.

[Akka]

Originally posted by TheStinger
I dont think it is being politicaly correct not to use certain words. It is just being decent and sensitive to other people. My Mum used to call black people coloured she meant no offence and thought it stupid she shouldn't be able to use it. I pointed out that it was considered offensive by the vast majority, as she didn't want to cause offenec she tries not to use it.

What is wrong with that.

I suppose it is within your rights to use whatever words you want, however if they offend people with them and continue to do so you are a jerk

What's in my right is not to have to bear the oversensitivity of any paranoid @ss that take more time to see if there is something he can be offended about rather than seeing if I was really MEANING to be offensive.

What's offensive is the INTENTION, not the words. As someone said, I can call my friend a "bastard", and my sister a "btch" without being offensive. Because I don't MEAN it.

[TheStinger]

if you know the words you use cause offence, then using them is intentionaly being offensive.

I do not mean when you are talking to your sister or friends

I'm talking about the majority view hear not of 1 or 2 paranoid people.

[Akka]

Originally posted by TheStinger
if you know the words you use cause offence, then using them is intentionaly being offensive.

I do not mean when you are talking to your sister or friends

I'm talking about the majority view hear not of 1 or 2 paranoid people.

If you start thinking that "blind" or "deaf" is offensive, or that "chairman" is a conspiracy to take away women's rights, then it IS paranoia.

THAT is PC. PC is for paranoid people. Simple basic respect is for the rest.

[TheStinger]

Originally posted by Akka le Vil


If you start thinking that "blind" or "deaf" is offensive, or that "chairman" is a conspiracy to take away women's rights, then it IS paranoia.

THAT is PC. PC is for paranoid people. Simple basic respect is for the rest.

I don't think they are offensive, however if i was for example addressing a group of blind people, and they asked me to describe them as visually impaired I would respect their requset.