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Political Correctness

Is Political Correctness Real

  • Yes

    Votes: 82 82.8%
  • No

    Votes: 8 8.1%
  • Other

    Votes: 9 9.1%

  • Total voters
    99

Bodi

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Real or not... some think it isn't and they are generally the ones guilty of being Politically Correct. :lol:

Thoughts....
 
PC is just a transitional phase until we get to Newspeak.
 
PC is just a transitional phase until we get to Newspeak.

True... but it is a way to curb Free Speach too, right?
 
retarded. Mentally challenged. Mentally handicapped. Handicapped. Hand-able. Black. African American. American. Etc. It is all bull****.

When others tell you that you are saying things wrong or that saying black instead of African America makes you racist, or a bigot or sexist for other things, things are out of control.

It is a classic Left Wing tactic. Attack the other side. Put them on the defensive and talk about them being a bigot instead of the actual issue. Pathetic.
 
Real or not... some think it isn't and they are generally the ones guilty of being Politically Correct. :lol:

Thoughts....

does the term African america exist? then yes its real

now dont get me wrong PC most certainly has its rightful place but like many things people find ways to abuse it and use it for personal gain one way or another.

As a politician (and some job settings maybe) i totally get using African american but in real life that is not needed at all. For example if me and you were at the mall Bodhi and you said hey I like that guys hat and I asked what guy and you said him right there, that African american. i laugh at you and punch you in the arm for being stupid LOL
 
retarded. Mentally challenged. Mentally handicapped. Handicapped. Hand-able. Black. African American. American. Etc. It is all bull****.

When others tell you that you are saying things wrong or that saying black instead of African America makes you racist, or a bigot or sexist for other things, things are out of control.

It is a classic Left Wing tactic. Attack the other side. Put them on the defensive and talk about them being a bigot instead of the actual issue. Pathetic.

I agree theres nothign racist about saying black at all in itself and people that say otherwise are part of the problem

also mentally retarded . . . sorry but retarded has an actually definition and many things can be retarded, not to mention when i was young THAT WAS the PC term mentally retarded :shrug:
 
True... but it is a way to curb Free Speach too, right?
Yep. If you don't follow the script and do and say what's "acceptable", you'll find your life and livelihood in jeopardy. It's a way of controlling the message and shutting down your opponents. People who engage in it aren't interested in honest discussion or finding solutions, just silencing those who disagree with them
 
Political correctness is the term rude narcissists use to describe manners.
 
Real or not... some think it isn't and they are generally the ones guilty of being Politically Correct. :lol:

Thoughts....

I remember my days as a vertically challenged sanitation engineer asking my self: "Self, what exactly is political correctness?" I never got an answer.
 
It is all in the eye of the beholder. One group of people will say it is politically incorrect to criticize minorities. Another segment will say it is politically incorrect to criticize the troops.

Everyone is politically incorrect in someone else's eyes.
 
Political correctness is the term rude narcissists use to describe manners.

Sometimes but not always and not even generally. I was told by an African American lady that using the term black was racist and in the same conversation I was told by a black woman that using the term African American was racist because she was "black" :lol: Seriously... Not even I could make that **** up.
 
It is all in the eye of the beholder. One group of people will say it is politically incorrect to criticize minorities. Another segment will say it is politically incorrect to criticize the troops.

Everyone is politically incorrect in someone else's eyes.

There is that type of PC although I was just referring to terms like bigot or sexist.
 
retarded. Mentally challenged. Mentally handicapped. Handicapped. Hand-able. Black. African American. American. Etc. It is all bull****.

When others tell you that you are saying things wrong or that saying black instead of African America makes you racist, or a bigot or sexist for other things, things are out of control.

It is a classic Left Wing tactic. Attack the other side. Put them on the defensive and talk about them being a bigot instead of the actual issue. Pathetic.

Nope
Retarded | Define Retarded at Dictionary.com
adjective
1.
characterized by a slowness or limitation in intellectual understanding and awareness, emotional development, academic progress, etc.
2.
Slang. stupid or foolish.
noun
3.
(used with a plural verb) people who are slow or limited in mental development (usually preceded by the):

It was used to define a person as above, mentally handicapped -challenged.
it was also use as a slur.
The terms I have used have evolved from retarded to accurately describe the individual.
 
isnt being a bigot an issue

Only if the person is really a bigot. I am for immigration laws and for that alone I was called a racist and a bigot. THAT, is retarded PC idiocy...
 
Political correctness is to the left what religious fundamentalism is to the right. It represents a dogmatic outlook every bit as rigid, and with a sense of group think every bit as complete.
 
Political correctness is to the left what religious fundamentalism is to the right. It represents a dogmatic outlook every bit as rigid, and with a sense of group think every bit as complete.

Do you mean the extreme at either end, right or left?
 
Do you mean the extreme at either end, right or left?

I mean as in the function it plays, that function generally strengthening the further towards the extreme one gets on the political spectrum.
 
I prefer being direct
 
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