Your Opinion of Political Correctness

[Keyboard Warriors]

And political correctness is about using that common sense. It's not something magical, or some guidelines which recommend a certain direction which every conversation must take, it's just not being a prick to other people.

Thats so untrue. If political correctness was common sense it would just be called common sense. Political correctness is a quasi set of guidelines that says their is a "correct" and "incorrect" way of saying something.

So where are the guidelines? Where's the how-to handbook on political correctness which we all got given in grade school?

[Great Kleomentia]

A person that takes offense in a joke is no more emotionally advanced than a 5 year old child. I'd like also point out that there is a difference between "offensive" jokes and plain bashing. Either way, both should be legal. If they aren't legal than you can't say that a state has freedom of speech.

Comedy isn't magically excepted from possibly being offensive and political correctness isn't about making terms illegal.

Its not about making them illegal, but its still bullshit.

[Juristonia]

Comedy isn't magically excepted from possibly being offensive and political correctness isn't about making terms illegal.

Its not about making them illegal, but its still bullshit.

Because?

[Great Kleomentia]

Its not about making them illegal, but its still bullshit.

Because?

Because its hypocritical.

[Juristonia]

Because?

Because its hypocritical.

How is it hypocritical?

[Farnhamia]

Its not about making them illegal, but its still bullshit.

Because?

Because political correctness, by frowning on being offensive, is dictating to GK what he can and cannot do and he finds that offensive. You are not the boss of him.

[Ifreann]

Political correctness is as much a threat to freedom of speech as it is a force of divisiveness and national destabilization.

So that would be "Not at all"?

It divides whole communities of people into different subgroups based on race, religion, creed, gender, sexual preference, financial standing, and favorite chewing gum.

No it doesn't.

Those who disagree with the arguments presented under its context are demonized as racists, misogynists, atheists or pagans, or greedy.

No, those who are racists, misogynists, atheists or pagans, or greedy are described as racists, misogynists, atheists or pagans, or greedy, respectively. Don't know why "atheists or pagans" is in there, though...

We may label it as political correctness, but it is actually cultural marxism.

No it's not.

[Keyboard Warriors]

Because?

Because its hypocritical.

Really? What's hypocritical about telling someone you don't feel comfortable with how they're talking?

[Great Kleomentia]

Because its hypocritical.

How is it hypocritical?

"You can say anything you want, just not anything we don't want."

[Ifreann]

How is it hypocritical?

"You can say anything you want, just not anything we don't want."

That's not the thinking behind political correctness.

[Kelinfort]

Because?

Because political correctness, by frowning on being offensive, is dictating to GK what he can and cannot do and he finds that offensive. You are not the boss of him.

He can still piss off people all he wants, as can I, but that doesn't protect us from criticism or feeling hurting.

[Arglorand]

cultural marxism.

Hippo's Law: any mention of cultural marxism immediately makes any points made by the author forfeit, and allows any sensible debater to dismiss everything stated as utter nonsense.

[Caninope]

How is it hypocritical?

"You can say anything you want, just not anything we don't want."

It's actually more like, "You can say anything you want, but be an adult and own up to the consequences of saying those things."

[Elslap]

Because its hypocritical.

Really? What's hypocritical about telling someone you don't feel comfortable with how they're talking?

Then why listen to them.

[Sdaeriji]

How is it hypocritical?

"You can say anything you want, just not anything we don't want."

That's what you're saying, right now. You want to be free to say offensive shit without affording me the right to call you an asshole when you do. Where's my freedom of speech?

[Greater-London]

So where are the guidelines? Where's the how-to handbook on political correctness which we all got given in grade school?

Well obviously no such thing exists - neither did I suggest it did. However considering we all know which terms are PC and which terms aren't suggests that actually some sort of handbook exists in our collective contagiousness. This rule book also isn't as simple as "don't be rude" THAT would be common sense. It's mantra is a long the lines of "ensure that you couldn't possibly offend anyone" and those things are actually quite different. Instead of having people talk freely it creates a situation where people are forever treading on egg shells lest they do something that may offend someone somewhere which it inevitably will.

[Juristonia]

How is it hypocritical?

"You can say anything you want, just not anything we don't want."

Literally not the point.

Reading comprehension strike three.
You're on a roll.

[Great Kleomentia]

Really? What's hypocritical about telling someone you don't feel comfortable with how they're talking?

Then why listen to them.

Because the magical bear behind you will shoot you with silver bullets if you don't.

[Ucropi]

"You can say anything you want, just not anything we don't want."

That's what you're saying, right now. You want to be free to say offensive shit without affording me the right to call you an asshole when you do. Where's my freedom of speech?

HUGE DIFFERENCE between being able to say offensive stuff and ACTUALLY saying offensive stuff.

[Great Kleomentia]

"You can say anything you want, just not anything we don't want."

Literally not the point.

Reading comprehension strike three.
You're on a roll.

Please enlighten me, kind sir.

[Kelinfort]

Then why listen to them.

Because the magical bear behind you will shoot you with silver bullets if you don't.

Wat.

[Juristonia]

Because?

Because political correctness, by frowning on being offensive, is dictating to GK what he can and cannot do and he finds that offensive. You are not the boss of him.

Well, I can definitely see how that makes the PC crowds the 5 year olds here.

[Great Kleomentia]

"You can say anything you want, just not anything we don't want."

That's what you're saying, right now. You want to be free to say offensive shit without affording me the right to call you an asshole when you do. Where's my freedom of speech?

You can call me an asshole all you want. But why should i get fired for using my freedom of speech? Words don't hurt, actions do.

[Sdaeriji]

That's what you're saying, right now. You want to be free to say offensive shit without affording me the right to call you an asshole when you do. Where's my freedom of speech?

HUGE DIFFERENCE between being able to say offensive stuff and ACTUALLY saying offensive stuff.

What?

[Kelinfort]

That's what you're saying, right now. You want to be free to say offensive shit without affording me the right to call you an asshole when you do. Where's my freedom of speech?

You can call me an asshole all you want. But why should i get fired for using my freedom of speech? Words don't hurt, actions do.

Your employer can fire you for...well, basically anything not illegal or discriminatory. Hell, if you're late with the donuts, they can fire you. Unless, you belong to a union or something.