who is responsible for all this political correctness crap?

Question

as an example i used the words shirt lifter the other day in work and my boss pulled me to one side and said you cant say that.i questioned his ideology and said why ,whats gonna happen am i gonna explode or something.he had no responce other than you just cant its not concidered politically correct.well i got news for you world it is by me.so who makes these redicolous rulings.i also informed him i can say that as i just did.[still waiting for explosion]

Answer 1

it is all a load of bollox. Dont want to harp on about the big brother incident but since when has mimicking an accent been racial abuse? I'm British and lived in Canada for 4 years, I once had an argument with a neighbour over my moggy, to which he replied " do you know what country you're in?" (this had no relevance whatsoever) I found it quite funny my reply was " yeah I do, now f*** off before I get the law onto you for racism (eh)". (Canadians are known for saying 'eh' at the end of everything) and he did f*** off. Oh the power of the racism card when you're in another country, you can see why its used a lot over here, shuts people up straight away.
I'm a white, straight, british, female and i'm proud of all four of them things, yet if i were to say i'm proud of being any one of the above, i probably would get the wrath of the P.C. piss pots, be called homophobic or a racist feminist, well balls to them all, i am proud!!
I used to work with an asian sikh fella that would regularly call me a paki, why? i havent a clue, but it was taken in jest, he also used to go on about how one day he'd be 'made' when he gets his chain of corner shops, he was a funny down to earth bloke and we need more of them in this country.
oh, and one more thing, my cousin is a shirt lifter, my mum once asked me for a light for her cigarette, i gave her my cigarette to light hers from, she said "i dont like getting a light off a f a g". My cousin was sat next to her and lit her cigarette with his lighter and then went on to say " thought you didn't like getting a light off a f a g ?"
As i said on my opening line. ITS ALL A LOAD OF BOLLOX!!

P.S. and what a load of sh*te that is, i had to put spaces in the middle of the word f a g.
What a strange world we live in......

Answer 2

Look fo people who lack practicality and are as full of dogmatic political ideas on how to put society right as a spotty first year student. These will always be left wing. Note that they are more concerned about what makes a criminal act than the plight of his/her victims. Then rank them, putting the non productives of scruffy appearance with big families at the top of the list. There are your culprits, with those most removed from reality recorded first.

Answer 3

Too many people are rubbishing political correctness.It was essential to begin to correct the oppresive and derogatory way society had become.It is a matter of respect and the only people who don't like political correctness are the one's unaffected by the disrespectful behaviour of others.Like you.Although i do not believe for one minute that you would not be the first to complain if someone was to dis you in one way or another.

Answer 4

its just been made for the thick people who don't know the lines. one rule for all and all that. i used to work in b&q, that place was ridiculous. as part of the companys policy on 'diversity' it was a real offence to ask someone where theyre from. and i can understand how that comes about.you get some dkhead asking a guy of asian descent "where are you from?" "giffnock" "no, but where are you reeaally from?"..etc. and you also couldnt acknowledge gender at all. you can't be a waiter or waitress anymore. its server. raa. me and my workmate from south africa used to sexually and racially harass each other all the time. was great fun.
you know in schools now blackboards are called chalkboards, whiteboards are called penboards and baa baa black sheep has been pulled from the classroom. maybe it would make sense to do away with colours all together, just so as not to offend anyone.
its such nonsense.

Answer 5

You can blame the touchy feely liberals in this country. They are so scared of offending someone that they don't want anyone saying anything. Last time I looked I don't remember reading in the Bill Of Rights or The Constitution that everyone has a right not to be offended.

Answer 6

You can't say much theese days without getting in to trouble with the pc brigade,just incase you might slightly offend someone. It's rediculous,by the way havn't heart the phrase 'shirt lifter' for a while,made me giggle.

Answer 7

Right gits bound to ruin society from the British Isles to North America, and South to New Z., thank you.

--That Cheeky Lad

Answer 8

Soon we will all have to just keep our mouths shut so we dont risk offending anyone. I suppose when this happens and we all live in our own little bubbles, all will be well in the world? Screw PC. Life is so short - and now we have to mentally censor our words before we speak them? This doubles our communication time!!!

Answer 9

i do not understand. Which communities are to blame for conserving hatred for immigrants and all who're no longer white? i have self belief which may be the KKK, does no longer it? you ought to come back to grips ultimately with the very undeniable truth that something of the global considers your body of ideas completely slender-minded and xenophobic.

Answer 10

I agree with you, it's political correctness gone mad, why do so many people get offended these days, I don't get offended from words like A Scott, A Jock, white trash.