Political Correctness - are you for or against? Why or why not?

Answer 1

I am for political correctness.

The prupose of it is to provide a minimum of offense, particularly to racial, cultural, or other identity groups.
Being not politically correct is effectively insulting people.
There is no need for it.

Why would you go around insulting people because of their race, culture etc.? It's morally wrong.
If someone is going to take offense to something then why say it?
There is no need for it.

There is nothing wrong with political correctness.

Sometime, however, some peoples views of political correctness can go to far though.
It can start being inclusive of the most simple of things which people don't really have a right to be reactionary about.

So, while I agree with political correctness, I think some people can be too inclusive when defining it.

Answer 2

Overall, I'm against PC.

Because it presumes offense is equal to "real" harm. The fact is that everyone and anyone can offend or be offended by any innocuous opinion. Furthermore, the unspoken rules of PC are terribly slanted . . .

If we remain on this course we will find ourselves rounded up by the "thought-police," then re-programed to fit some skewed ideal of the "perfect person."

I do hope people will try to find self-respect and exhibit respect for others, but this is a matter of individual honor, and should NOT be a matter political blackmail, or law.

Answer 3

I'm with the against group. The only reason PC exists is because some people don't ever want to be offended by anything anytime. The whole point of the First Amendment is to be able to say what you want, regardless of who you offend. Where does it end? Never. Pretty soon we won't be able to say anything because we have become so intolerant of anything.

Answer 4

Freedom should be tempered by virtue. Most civilized humans know about where the line is and only thugs, barbarians, and the socially corrupt ignore the basic rules of courtesy by completely disregarding protocol. Overly sensitive self righteousness inhibits progress as assuredly as the socially crass.

Answer 5

Absolutely against. PC culture is killing this country.

Take the Don Imus issue for example. He said something not PC at all, and got fired for it. That scares me. I'm very disturbed by this trend in America where if someone says something unpopular, they have to disappear. Free speech is either 100% or non-existent. And that includes saying things that may offend others. I dont care how offensive something is, no-one has the right to censor it or fire the person who said it.

"I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"

Answer 6

Against. If you say what you mean and mean what you say things are less complicated. I had no problem with every one being an American and having different ethnicity's. Now we seem to have to qualify what kind of American you are. With all the different countries in my blood line my hyphenated Americanism is about a paragraph long.

Answer 7

I am for the inalienable rights that God gave to us, that are enumerated in the Bill of Rights, and this is an abomination against the first amendment.

The socialists are going to take them all until you remove them from Congress and send them back into the dark.

Answer 8

The PC crowd walks around with a boquet of roses up their butt and then they complain because the thorns are poking them.

A great example of the absurdity of political correctness:

Washington, DC's black Mayor, Anthony Williams, gladly accepted the resignation of his white staff member, David Howard, because Mr. Howard uttered the word '*********' in a private staff meeting.

Webster's Tenth Edition defines the word '*********' to "be grudgingly mean [cheap] about spending or granting". The Barnhard Dictionary of Etymology traces the origins of '*********' to the 1300's, and to the words '***' and 'ignon', meaning "miser" in Middle English. Nowhere in any of these references is any mention of racial connotations associated with the word '*********'.

Yet David Howard lost his job because he was speaking to a PC moron who didn't know what the word meant.

Answer 9

peopel are too sensitive and seems too many are lookign for a reason to blame others for their problems or find an excuse not to be responsible
im against it, quit whining like a bunch of sissies and get over it

Answer 10

Against. I wish I could say what I want and not have to worry about someone getting offended.People get offended far too easily these days. If you dont like something just ignore it.