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How Politically Correct Are You?

How Politically Correct Are You?

  • 10 (all the way)

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 9

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 8

    Votes: 2 4.9%

  • 7

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 6

    Votes: 5 12.2%

  • 5

    Votes: 5 12.2%

  • 4

    Votes: 4 9.8%

  • 3

    Votes: 10 24.4%

  • 2

    Votes: 5 12.2%

  • 1 (hardly)

    Votes: 10 24.4%
  • Total voters
    41
Define "politically correct".
 
molten_dragon said:
3 or 4 maybe? Though I tend to consider it basic politeness rather than political correctness.
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This is me too more or less.

I abhor much about political correctness and see much of it as subtle bigotry.

But I try not to be offensive, even when someone who would take offense would be wrong or misjudging (pre-judging perhaps?) me by being offended.

So yes... politeness and the golden rule blend into PC at some point. I try to keep it on the politeness side.

4?
 
6, imho,

but I expect y'all will be the ultimate judges.
 
Mya said:
walking on eggshells to not hurt people's feelings? :shrug:
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In that case, I'm about a 3. But I'm wondering if that's a definition the OP would use.
 
At best I would be a 4 since i prefer to be polite but on the on the other hand I do not like or take any pc bs.
 
CaptainCourtesy said:
In that case, I'm about a 3. But I'm wondering if that's a definition the OP would use.
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Politically correct speech and thought provide us with the predigested morality of self-appointed ideologues, the profane consensus of mediocre minds, in lieu of our own common sense and the collective wisdom of the ages.

By this definition you have admit to being a ten. The bit about the profane consensus of mediocre minds should leave no doubt. I do understand the reluctance of many to register low on the scale, and perhaps relative to a society in which so many worship at the alter of political correctness they may even view themselves as practically rebellious. Interestingly, its tenants are found in the Frankfurt School as a form of cultural Marxism in the failure of the left in the West.

The Frankfurt School & Cultural Marxism - 1 of 3 - YouTube
 
Hard to tell, as there is no definition of "PC" provided.

I try to be polite, though, even if I don't always make it. I think being polite is a no-brainer.

My impression is that people who complain about "PC" only do it because they insist on their right to be rude pricks. Which maybe shouldn't be illegal, but is certainly bad style.
 
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Meathead said:
Politically correct speech and thought provide us with the predigested morality of self-appointed ideologues, the profane consensus of mediocre minds, in lieu of our own common sense and the collective wisdom of the ages.

By this definition you have admit to being a ten. The bit about the profane consensus of mediocre minds should leave no doubt. I do understand the reluctance of many to register low on the scale, and perhaps relative to a society in which so many worship at the alter of political correctness they may even view themselves as practically rebellious. Interestingly, its tenants are found in the Frankfurt School as a form of cultural Marxism in the failure of the left in the West.

The Frankfurt School & Cultural Marxism - 1 of 3 - YouTube
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We already know that you tend to use the fake argument that everyone is PC because you cannot actually debate topics. Therefore, your explanation above is irrelevant.
 
Daktoria said:
On a scale of 1-10, 10 being all the way, how PC are you?
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Who describes themselves as "PC"? That is a term that is almost exclusively used as a pejorative, just like no one describes themselves as "anti-environment" or "pro-crime." As such, this poll will tend to generate results almost exclusively on the lower end of the scale.

With that said, I'm maybe a 4 or 5 by the commonly-used definition of politically correct. I don't casually use racial slurs when talking to total strangers, so that makes me more PC than an unsettlingly high number of Americans. But I don't really mind off-color jokes, and I'm not going to feign offense when I hear someone make some mildly racist/sexist comment. If someone says something really offensive and seems like they aren't joking, yeah, I might have a problem with that...but otherwise, meh. I have better things to do than constantly be offended.
 
More PC ladies and gents...yes, the list is long.... this is what the world is coming to .... sad ain't it :(


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CaptainCourtesy said:
We already know that you tend to use the fake argument that everyone is PC because you cannot actually debate topics. Therefore, your explanation above is irrelevant.
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Certainly not everyone is PC, but it is cowardly in the extreme to deny the truth. Looking at the polling results you would think that there were knee-jerk PC posters here.

You asked for a definition and I gave you one. If that does not sit well with you, give me another definition or ignore it. What exactly is your problem related to the post?
 
Meathead said:
Certainly not everyone is PC, but it is cowardly in the extreme to deny the truth. Looking at the polling results you would think that there were knee-jerk PC posters here.

You asked for a definition and I gave you one. If that does not sit well with you, give me another definition or ignore it. What exactly is your problem related to the post?
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Firstly, I asked the OP for the definition... that is the post that you responded to. Secondly, you made an inaccurate assumption. Read your post and see if you can find it. Thirdly, you made an inaccurate assumption in the post above. Let's see if you can find that, too. All in all, your post were pretty much failures. My problem is that you made assumptions based on nothing.
 
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CaptainCourtesy said:
Firstly, I asked the OP for the definition... that is the post that you responded to. Secondly, you made an inaccurate assumption. Read your post and see if you can find it. Thirdly, you made an inaccurate assumption in the post above. Let's see if you can find that, too. All in all, your post were pretty much failures. My problem is that you made assumptions based on nothing.
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Several others have given definitions as well, so I presume they were more to your liking. I have made assumptions, as we all do. Is it my agreement with the statement that political correctness is the profane product of mediocre minds that you find offensive? If so isn't that carrying PC to an extreme level given the definition of mediocre? Finally, if so, do you think a political debate forum is appropriate place to be that thin-skinned? BTW, I always try to be helpful:

Mediocre | Define Mediocre at Dictionary.com
 
As far as I can see, those most vehemently claiming to be anti-PC are often merely nostalgic for a time when being gratuitously offensive had few consequences. Those who are naturally polite, well brought-up, or instinctively open-minded rarely need to even think about whether something they say is PC or not.

PC to me is like a RL version of DP's DBAJ rule.
 
Andalublue said:
As far as I can see, those most vehemently claiming to be anti-PC are often merely nostalgic for a time when being gratuitously offensive had few consequences. Those who are naturally polite, well brought-up, or instinctively open-minded rarely need to even think about whether something they say is PC or not.

PC to me is like a RL version of DP's DBAJ rule.
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I thought I was bad for struggling between 3 and 4, the I see the other results and I wonder what I am doing wrong. :cool:
 
Meathead said:
Several others have given definitions as well, so I presume they were more to your liking. I have made assumptions, as we all do. Is it my agreement with the statement that political correctness is the profane product of mediocre minds that you find offensive? If so isn't that carrying PC to an extreme level given the definition of mediocre? Finally, if so, do you think a political debate forum is appropriate place to be that thin-skinned? BTW, I always try to be helpful:

Mediocre | Define Mediocre at Dictionary.com
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1) I have not seen any definition that defines PC in the context of this thread, appropriately.
2) I have no issue with you assuming what PC means. I do have issue with you assigning that to other members of the forum. These are assumptions that have no basis in reality and are personal attacks. Having issue with that is not PC.
3) You are not being helpful... at least not to your cause.
 
taxigirl said:
I thought I was bad for struggling between 3 and 4, the I see the other results and I wonder what I am doing wrong. :cool:
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You seem polite and definitely not a jerk in your postings. I can't think what you've got to worry about. Everyone makes mistakes. I often let my mouth run faster than my brain and end up putting my foot in it. It's mortifying but, if you're known not to be a jerk, people are quite forgiving in my experience.
 
Mya said:
CaptainCourtesy said:
Define "politically correct".
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walking on eggshells to not hurt people's feelings? :shrug:
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I would say... Refusing to discuss the hard issues by pretending the elephant in the room isn't there.

ETA: I would also say that there is a difference between politeness and political correctness. The two are not necessarily the same thing.
 
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CaptainCourtesy said:
1) I have not seen any definition that defines PC in the context of this thread, appropriately.
2) I have no issue with you assuming what PC means. I do have issue with you assigning that to other members of the forum. These are assumptions that have no basis in reality and are personal attacks. Having issue with that is not PC.
3) You are not being helpful... at least not to your cause.
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Is calling other people politically correct insulting, especially when they agree they are so? You yourself said that you were a three by a given definition. I provided another and suggested by that definition it would be significantly higher. I have a difficult time believing that assuming someone is PC based on their own admissions as well as other input into a thread such as this could be offensive to anyone.

Anyway, posters label one another as racists and bigots on a daily bases everywhere on these threads, but there seems to be selective sensitivity as concerns the label of PC.

Btw, mediocrity permeates this thread and this site. The word in itself is perhaps not politically correct, but then it should not be considered heresy, even at the alter of political correctness.
 
Andalublue said:
You seem polite and definitely not a jerk in your postings. I can't think what you've got to worry about. Everyone makes mistakes. I often let my mouth run faster than my brain and end up putting my foot in it. It's mortifying but, if you're known not to be a jerk, people are quite forgiving in my experience.
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Thank you. I try to think about the concept of "you can catch more flies with honey". Especially when I am trying to learn people's thoughts, I really enjoy getting into genuine conversations.
 
radcen said:
I would say... Refusing to discuss the hard issues by pretending the elephant in the room isn't there.

ETA: I would also say that there is a difference between politeness and political correctness. The two are not necessarily the same thing.
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I agree 100% with that.

Politeness and political correctness are two different things completely!
 
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