Sometimes, it seems to me like the government are creating more hatred by trying to get everyone to be politically correct. Do you think people get annoyed when they are constantly being told that they will be offended by certain comments, even if they are not actually bothered?
2006-09-21 12:04:38 · 13 answers · asked by Gypsophila 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
For example, when one local council suggested that companies should not put up Christmas decorations for fear of offending non-Christians.
2006-09-21 12:25:05 · update #1
I am bi-racial and I get tired of people trying to walk that "tight-rope" around me. If I can joke about having a ghetto booty and better rhythm than my white girlfriend, why can't they laugh? It's funny. As for the government's part, the more concentrated we are at looking toward each other, the less attention we are paying to the officials in office. So my answer is YES. I get annoyed.
2006-09-21 12:11:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If people are not actually bothered, then there is no reason for them to be offended. I am in ethnic minority myself, and I do feel that British goverment tries too hard, and too much.
Personally, I have never had a problem being non-white person. And I do think that goverment should not try extra hard to be politically correct. Racism should not be accepted. Yes. But all goverment seems to be doing is simply to make the division more visible, by coming up with all different nonsense about ehtnic minorities.
But at the end of the day, society - as in people - have to learn to live with each other, and accept people for who they are, and not by their religion or skin colour. If more people were tolerent of others' differences, this world would be a much better place.
2006-09-21 12:10:45 · answer #2 · answered by Dolly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do think that all this political correctness is getting out of hand. Most of the time one can tell when a comment was made to offend and when a joke or a comment was made just to be funny. I'm a Mexican-American and for the most part, I don't get offended easily. Usually I find that if a comment is made that was meant to offend, other people (not Latinos) jump on the comment quicker than I do!
2006-09-21 12:15:02 · answer #3 · answered by bitto luv 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you give any examples? I thought about your question for a long time and I can't think of when someone told me when to be offended. I can assure you that I know when someone is offensive--even if they don't have insight--or may not understand that they are. It's not being politically correct that's important. . .it's just gaining more insight as to what may offend others.
2006-09-21 12:16:05 · answer #4 · answered by kobacker59 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
si actually think being PC causes more problems i cant see why i cant ask for a black coffee and a black person be offended no more then i would be offended if a black person use the phrase white lie i swear the politicians must sit there and think hm mm I'm bored what can we do i know lets make up more things that are PC next they will be banning Christmas cos its not a Muslim celebration ffs
2006-09-21 16:00:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a white Uk peace loving christian, I am beginning to envisage the day when the muslems will out number the whites therefore we will be the ethnic minorty!
Bring on the revolution! If you live by the wests rules you can stay, but if not, get out and stay out! Mon the Brits!
2006-09-21 12:24:20 · answer #6 · answered by Gary 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the PC brigade and a lot of politicians are closet racists and that's why they come out with the pathetic crap they do i don't think anyone expects the word black to be outlawed from the English language if someone is black they know what colour they are i`m sort of white but a bit of a Heinz 57 and i couldn't care less what colour any one thinks i am no one in there right mind would think nursery kids singing baa baa black sheep was aimed at them my brother is a lot darker than me and when we were kids we used to call him a black Eskimo because he stuck his head in the freezer once trying to kill him self(or so he said)so i bet were a bunch of racists as well
2006-09-21 19:36:49 · answer #7 · answered by keny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES....yes...yes....I am so glad that you have a similar opinion. I could never really put it in such simple words but always felt that the government just complicates a lot of things and makes huge issues out of nothing. Guess, they don't have much to do and thus keep on instigating people against each other. What a waste !
And hey, thanks for saying it in such simple words. Have a nice day!
2006-09-22 00:36:18 · answer #8 · answered by The Sorceress 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a white english man and I feel like and ethnic minority in England... and I get fed up with everybody be so pc and trying not to offend anyone to hell with them all it's our country
2006-09-21 12:12:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Closest I get to being an ethnic minority is being a polygendered pagan, so I don't get quite the same sorta shite I'm guessing some more obviously ethnic minorities get, but yeah, PCness is a right royal PitA!
2006-09-21 12:08:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋