I , like other people , are totally bamboozled by this 'creeping' nonsense. I think it is a detestable type of middle class snobbery , a 'banning society' and if you don't comply , you are completely ignored. Well , sorry , I don't want to belong to such a society that treats others like lepers , just because they don't live their lives the way they are told to. What I call "The Health Police" BAN THIS PC CROWD!!!!. A form of mild Nazi-ism.
2006-12-09 22:23:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
"P.C." is the destruction of free speech!
2006-12-09 22:29:11 · answer #1 · answered by simo9352 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Political Correctness is always applied to a group be they old time residents or new time migrants that beg to differ in some way to the ordinary residents in something such as should there be a nativity scene in the public gardens the local Council consisting of politicians says it should be banned to grab votes of the group that want it banned most of these non thinking people who are usually the new one.s cant think for themselves they need their leaders to tell them who to vote for. Get It Political correctness is all about buying votes by stealth
2006-12-10 07:33:09 · answer #2 · answered by burning brightly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Political correctness (also politically correct or PC) is a term used to describe language, or behavior, which is claimed to be calculated to provide a minimum of offense, particularly to the racial, cultural, or other identity groups being described. The concept is not exclusive to the English language. A text that conforms to the ideals of political correctness is said to be politically correct.
2006-12-10 06:59:43 · answer #3 · answered by Saudi Geoff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speaking or doing something that does not offend the secular progressives. Doesn't matter whether its right or wrong. Just don't offend the secular progressives. They're really wacko.
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2006-12-10 06:50:22 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As we finally threw off the shackles of racism, it became apparant that language would have to change. Words that were previously used in a pejorative sense such as nig*er, wog, coon, paki were felt by people of any intelligence and courtesy to have no place in referring to ethnic minorities in this country. Some called this political correctness, most called it respect and simple courtesy.
A few half wits took the idea beyond the reasonable, objecting to terms like blackboard and manhole - these people were rightly ridiculed.
However, the racists saw their opportunity to divide the races and kept alive the idea of political correctness.
They fed the press with lies about "Baa Baa Blue Sheep" being sung in schools and about non-Christians being offended by Christmas celebrations - and the stupid believed them. The recent fuss about firms 'banning' Christmas is more to do with ensuring productivity and avoiding litigation than any worry about upsetting non-Christians.
Ask yourself who benefits from the stupid ideas that are "political correctness gone mad". The answer is those who seek to divide the races in this country. Political correctness is kept alive as a propaganda tool by the racist groups like the BNP, so they can fool the white population into thinking the non-white groups are a threat to them.
When you hear this "political correctness gone mad" nonsense, start to think for yourself. I bet it doesn't fit in with your own first-hand experience!
2006-12-10 06:38:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Political correctness from the viewpoint you are coming from means just the opposite. It is acceptance and tolerance of all lifestyles, feelings and even religious beliefs to an extreme degree. It is an issue that wouldn't exist if we weren't forced to accept the lifestyles of all people.
2006-12-10 06:48:38 · answer #6 · answered by papaz71 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wikipedia does a good job.
Mostly it is about people who don't like other people invoking the power of government to tilt the balance of advantage to their own interest group's favor.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_correctness
http://nostalgia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_correctness
2006-12-10 07:12:19 · answer #7 · answered by Jimmy Dean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Political correctness is another name for moral cowardice, which basically means we have to lose our right to our prejudices and our right to the freedom of speech, we are not longer allowed to have like sand dislikes we have to like what we are told to like.
2006-12-10 06:32:23 · answer #8 · answered by stone 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
p.c is a sneaky way of encouraging racism by people who want to keep it alive.
these decisions have not been made by any ethnic minority,an only whites hold the positions - and neither have we been asked for our opinion!
2006-12-13 06:41:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you know what it means..you just want to make a statement about it
2006-12-10 06:32:54 · answer #10 · answered by sevenout7 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋