05-14-2016, 03:01 PM
When asked why they like Trump, some reply “He tells it like it is. He’s not politically correct.”
One whimsical definition of “Political Correctness,” hereafter referred to as PC, is that if one is PC, one needs to be able to “pick up a turd by the clean end.” On a more serious note, PC is said to consist of using euphemisms instead of the more descriptive terms available when talking about something sensitive. We are told that we are overly sensitive when objecting to so-called coarse discourse around issues of discrimination, racism, feminism, misogyny, homophobia, and other such concerns.
What are some examples of PC that have hit the headlines?
* The Washington Redskins. It is said by some Native Americans, that the term “Redskins” is a pejorative name for a team in the national attention.
* A corollary to the above – some among us claim, loudly and vociferously, “Hey, I was born here, I guess that makes ME “Native American” too!”
* The PC term for people of color whose ancestry is based in Africa. Some “White” folks complain that “those people” can’t seem to make up their mind what to be called – Negro, Black, Colored, and now African-American.
* A corollary of the above is the complaint that black rapper musicians make frequent use of the “n-word” and that it’s PC for “White” people to not be able to freely employ the “n-word.”
* When sidewalks, curbs, doorways, restrooms, etc., are made more accessible for disabled people, it is said that builder, employers, et.al. are being “forced” to expend “extra” money to accommodate a small minority of the population to satisfy the PC agenda.
* When certain women’s groups choose to change religious literature and/or prayers so that God is referred to in a gender-neutral way, that is said to be blatantly PC.
* When, instead of allowing children to “settle things amongst themselves,” a stand is taken by educators, certain parents, and others against bullying, that is said to adhere to a PC agenda and that kids “need to learn how to stand up for themselves like I did when I was a kid.”
The above are just a handful of examples of issues said to be part of the egregious PC culture at large in the country today. What I find most intriguing is that the commonality of virtually every single instance of PC-ness loose in our society seems to be folks’ concern that SOMEONE ELSE is being too sensitive about what they are called, or how they are treated.
Can anyone put a different spin on PC? Or is it really as selfish and self-centered a complaint as it seems to me?
One whimsical definition of “Political Correctness,” hereafter referred to as PC, is that if one is PC, one needs to be able to “pick up a turd by the clean end.” On a more serious note, PC is said to consist of using euphemisms instead of the more descriptive terms available when talking about something sensitive. We are told that we are overly sensitive when objecting to so-called coarse discourse around issues of discrimination, racism, feminism, misogyny, homophobia, and other such concerns.
What are some examples of PC that have hit the headlines?
* The Washington Redskins. It is said by some Native Americans, that the term “Redskins” is a pejorative name for a team in the national attention.
* A corollary to the above – some among us claim, loudly and vociferously, “Hey, I was born here, I guess that makes ME “Native American” too!”
* The PC term for people of color whose ancestry is based in Africa. Some “White” folks complain that “those people” can’t seem to make up their mind what to be called – Negro, Black, Colored, and now African-American.
* A corollary of the above is the complaint that black rapper musicians make frequent use of the “n-word” and that it’s PC for “White” people to not be able to freely employ the “n-word.”
* When sidewalks, curbs, doorways, restrooms, etc., are made more accessible for disabled people, it is said that builder, employers, et.al. are being “forced” to expend “extra” money to accommodate a small minority of the population to satisfy the PC agenda.
* When certain women’s groups choose to change religious literature and/or prayers so that God is referred to in a gender-neutral way, that is said to be blatantly PC.
* When, instead of allowing children to “settle things amongst themselves,” a stand is taken by educators, certain parents, and others against bullying, that is said to adhere to a PC agenda and that kids “need to learn how to stand up for themselves like I did when I was a kid.”
The above are just a handful of examples of issues said to be part of the egregious PC culture at large in the country today. What I find most intriguing is that the commonality of virtually every single instance of PC-ness loose in our society seems to be folks’ concern that SOMEONE ELSE is being too sensitive about what they are called, or how they are treated.
Can anyone put a different spin on PC? Or is it really as selfish and self-centered a complaint as it seems to me?
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