Does the truth suffer in a world of political correctness? If so how? Please discuss your own experience?

Answer 1

Truth is what happens when the conversation doesn't matter.

Modern society doesn't want absolute truth. It's considered rude. People are expected to fudge and stretch and cover during polite conversations. And during job interviews.

If you can afford to, try being absolutely truthful to every question during your next three job interviews. See how long they last. Or try being absolutely truthful at your next family gathering. It'll sure make things interesting.

Society does not expect the truth, and subtly punishes people who speak the truth. That's been my experience, both personally and actively studying the phenomenon from a social sciences perspective for the last decade or so.

It's too bad, really. But that's the way society functions (or at least, the way it occurs -- "functions" may be too strong a word).

Answer 2

You may find this answer non-responsive, but I want to tell you about the origin of the term "politically correct."

In the Soviet Union, there was a political officer in the Politburo, and there were also political officers in various positions throughout the society. His job was to tell people what was politically correct, so that they would be obedient to the Party. The Party. The Only Party. The Communist Party. The term assumes there is only one way to be correct; like when there is only one party.

Now you think about it: what American political party promotes the whole Politically Correct agenda? Hmmmmm. Let me see. I gaze in my crystal ball and I see a jackass . . . no, it is a DONKEY!

Answer 3

Truth does suffer in a world of political correctness. Try to make any kind of generalization at all about people without offending someone... seriously, it can't be done, unless you are a comedian poking fun at your own race/ethnicity/sex/etc.

We, as "civilized people," would rather not hear the truth than be offended.

It's pretty pathetic, actually.