2007-10-07 15:42:22 · 14 answers · asked by St. Tom Cruise 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
it's really just a type of manners. political correctness refers to the ways we address groups we don't belong to. we're free to choose among words when we speak to each other. i can refer to illegal aliens or migrant workers or wetbacks. everyone knows what those words mean, but their impression of me will depend on their politics.
therefore, i can choose "politically correct" terms which don't alienate much of my audience. sometimes this results in self censorship, but i think mostly, this is just part of manners. most people know not to be overtly racist, some of us temper our speech so much we're very bland. it's a broad field.
2007-10-07 15:46:07 · answer #1 · answered by uncle osbert 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
An irrational fear (often to the point of paranoia) of doing anything that might offend another who would in some way be able to benefit oneself. Also: a deliberate distortion of facts in the hope that it will further one's own political standing.
2007-10-07 15:49:39 · answer #2 · answered by Richard S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Tom Cruise is the antithesis of political correctness.
2007-10-07 15:46:03 · answer #3 · answered by itellicat 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In my own words it is: Making sure that no one is ever offended by anything.
I think it is silly because you can't please all the people all the time. Nor can you have truly free speech if a society is going to worry about not offending people more than they are about giving people freedom of expression.
2007-10-07 16:08:50 · answer #4 · answered by ItsJustMe 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
political correctness is just government and society peer pressure to conform to what special interest groups and minorities want.
2016-05-18 21:12:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's another form of social control to keep people from hearing the truth, because they might become offended and sue you, for some B.S. reason.
2007-10-07 15:54:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Something else for conservatives to blame their failures on. Much like they blame homosexuals, who can't get married in every state except one, are "destroying" marriage and "family values." Or illegals are destroying the economy, etc. It's just another excuse to distract from their failures.
2007-10-07 15:47:02 · answer #7 · answered by God 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
An extremely subtle and somewhat subliminal way to chip away at our Freedom of Speech.
2007-10-07 15:51:44 · answer #8 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Using non-offensive terms to describe a person or condition
2007-10-07 15:58:35 · answer #9 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when hurtings someone's feelings becomes more important than the truth.
2007-10-07 15:56:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋