Who created words or terms to be "Politically Correct" and why?

Question

Someone said the word retarded in a game room the other night, and people FREAKED out. I was wondering, when did the term retarded become so horrible, it is a medical term after all....and she was referring to one of her children that is mentally retarded by the way.

Answer 1

If she was referring to her children then that is one thing but to say it for no reason is a stupid thing.

Answer 2

Political correctness, has been around for years - some claim it to be cultural Marxism. It is Marxism translated from economic into cultural terms.

I personally think that life is being trivialized and subjected to the vacillating whims of convenience and political correctness.

I believe here are two patterns for making decisions in life: (1) decisions based upon circumstance and (2) decisions based upon eternal truth. To bring religion into the discussion, I think Satan encourages choices to be made according to circumstance. That is: What are others doing? What seems to be socially or politically acceptable? What will bring the quickest, most satisfying response? That pattern gives Satan the broadest opportunity to tempt an individual to make decisions that will be harmful and destructive, even though they may appear most appealing when a decision is made. With this approach there is no underlying set of values or standards used to consistently guide those decisions. Each one is made for what appears to be the most attractive choice at the moment.

I believe there is an urgent need for men and women who will stand for principles against the growing pressures to compromise those very principles. Men and women are required who will act nobly and courageously for what the Lord has defined as right, not for what is politically correct or socially acceptable. We need individuals who have the spiritual, righteous influence that will motivate others to enduring good. We need politicians of integrity, businesspeople who are honest and morally clean, attorneys who defend justice and the legal system, and government officials who preserve principle because it is right. Above all, we need mothers and fathers who will preserve the sanctity and safety of the home and the integrity of the family, where faith in God and obedience to His commandments are taught as the foundation of a productive life.