Political Correctness is the concept that speech should not offend its listeners. However, challenges to any concept, ideology, moral, or view often cause offense. Offense is usually a matter of position and opionion. Even diplomacy varies from mind to mind. Offense is often necessary for progress.
To enforce Political Correctness is to forbid opposing opinions. To forbid oppossing opions is to dictate speech. To dictate speech is to dictate society. To dictate society is to strive against Democracy.
Is not Political Correctness, really, Political Control?
2006-07-17 05:12:07 · 9 answers · asked by man_id_unknown 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
I agree it is a form of political control but the control is exercised by people with very tiny brains, and they worry about how various groups might be offended by some word or phrase, whereas in fact you will normally find that the group involved takes no offence whatsoever. It's all in that tiny, tiny mind of the PC bureaucrat. I refuse to recognise the concept of Political Correctness! Let's have a general uprising against the whole nutty concept!
2006-07-17 05:27:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
well... the thing is... it's not the law... you can be as un-PC as you want and no one is going to do anything but give you dirty looks... maybe call you a name....
so it's not really political at all... it's a social pressure...
I mean... Rush and Coulter make careers out of being "un-PC"... and people only like it for that reason... the fact that "they aren't suppose to say that"
I mean there have always been things that are not popular to say... and in the end... that's all it really is... what is popular or unpopular to say...
2006-07-17 05:20:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it is not the government who is oppressive: It is us. We are to blame. For example, try being a conservative on a university campus. Try speaking up for legalized immigration. You will be branded a racist. We deserve to live under an oppressive government, because we cannot live with true freedom.
2006-07-17 05:18:28 · answer #3 · answered by ndmac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Political Control only applies to one group of people. Any guesses?
2006-07-17 05:27:10 · answer #4 · answered by profile image 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's political crap...i'm tired of being chastised for just expressing my views and using words that offend a group or individual..you are right, it is political crap control..people need to buck up and stop being so sensitive.
2006-07-17 05:20:21 · answer #5 · answered by jstrmbill 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a dumbing down of America
2006-07-17 05:15:06 · answer #6 · answered by mick987g 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
exactly. you will always offend someone, by trying to go out of your way not to offend someone you are probobly offending more people by trying not to offend eveyone
2006-07-17 05:20:17 · answer #7 · answered by flyguy03 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PC fascism, it's been around. What's your solution?
2006-07-17 05:17:17 · answer #8 · answered by eatmorec11h17no3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
say what you want, just be ready for the consequences.
2006-07-17 05:23:05 · answer #9 · answered by REGGIE G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋