Your Opinion of Political Correctness

[MERIZoC]

You're no longer allowed to use the word "citizen"

If you do then you're insensitive and should be censored. *nod*

Nobody's arguing for censorship. Stop the strawman.

[Viritica]

Not all black people are of african decent, some are but you still call them all "African-American" to be PC.

Please source the non-existent political correctness guide 2014 to prove that this is the case.

I think I understand it quite well. It's political correctness in a nutshell.

It's something, that's for sure. I'm not sure whether it's ignorance or stupidity but it sure isn't political correctness.

Nah, it's political correctness.

[Norstal]

PC has literally nothing to do with calling people on things.

Yeah, it does.

Calling people out in public with "niggers" is not PC, for one.

[Kelinfort]

I don't care.

See, this is what you say to a person who thinks you're not being PC and you don't give a fuck. Was that so hard?

Then you're insensitive. How dare you not accommodate me!

Oh dear, I hurt your feelings. So sorry. But, then again, I have freedom of speech like you, so it doesn't matter.

[Kelinfort]

Yeah, it does.

Calling people out in public with "niggers" is not PC, for one.

I meant calling out people for saying blatantly racist things.

[Viritica]

Then you're insensitive. How dare you not accommodate me!

Oh dear, I hurt your feelings. So sorry. But, then again, I have freedom of speech like you, so it doesn't matter.

Thank you for making my point for me.

[Ucropi]

Calling people out in public with "niggers" is not PC, for one.

I meant calling out people for saying blatantly racist things.

Definition of Political Correctness please.

[Kelinfort]

Oh dear, I hurt your feelings. So sorry. But, then again, I have freedom of speech like you, so it doesn't matter.

Thank you for making my point for me.

Exactly. You can ignore PC, but that doesn't protect you (me in this example) from angry people. I can still say what I want and so can you.

[Kelinfort]

I meant calling out people for saying blatantly racist things.

Definition of Political Correctness please.

Politically Correct: conforming to a belief that language and practices which could offend political sensibilities (as in matters of sex or race) should be eliminated.

[Ucropi]

Oh dear, I hurt your feelings. So sorry. But, then again, I have freedom of speech like you, so it doesn't matter.

Thank you for making my point for me.

Don't worry I wouldn't call the the "c-word" even though no one is forcing me not to.

[Ucropi]

Definition of Political Correctness please.

Politically Correct: conforming to a belief that language and practices which could offend political sensibilities (as in matters of sex or race) should be eliminated.

So at what point does political correctness have anything to do with calling people out for being racist?

But when "langauge and practices...should be eliminated" comes up it really smells of censorship to me.

[Viritica]

Thank you for making my point for me.

Exactly. You can ignore PC, but that doesn't protect you (me in this example) from angry people. I can still say what I want and so can you.

But what if more people like me start to get offended by the term "citizen" and suddenly the word is removed from all governmental documents.

[Keyboard Warriors]

Please source the non-existent political correctness guide 2014 to prove that this is the case.


It's something, that's for sure. I'm not sure whether it's ignorance or stupidity but it sure isn't political correctness.

Nah, it's political correctness.

Nah, it's not. It's some twisted bullshit you've concocted because you think this definition is easier for you to work with.

[Norstal]

Exactly. You can ignore PC, but that doesn't protect you (me in this example) from angry people. I can still say what I want and so can you.

But what if more people like me start to get offended by the term "citizen" and suddenly the word is removed from all governmental documents.

Just like the word "nigger"? Why would you lose sleep over that?

[Keyboard Warriors]

Exactly. You can ignore PC, but that doesn't protect you (me in this example) from angry people. I can still say what I want and so can you.

But what if more people like me start to get offended by the term "citizen" and suddenly the word is removed from all governmental documents.

Then that's a good thing because you were all offended by a bad word and it's not around to hurt you anymore.

[Viritica]

Nah, it's political correctness.

Nah, it's not. It's some twisted bullshit you've concocted because you think this definition is easier for you to work with.

It's political correctness taken to its ultimate extreme. Whether or not you choose to acknowledge this is your problem. Not mine.

[Viritica]

But what if more people like me start to get offended by the term "citizen" and suddenly the word is removed from all governmental documents.

Then that's a good thing because you were all offended by a bad word and it's not around to hurt you anymore.

But it's a harmless word that didn't really have any bad meaning to begin with.

[Ucropi]

But what if more people like me start to get offended by the term "citizen" and suddenly the word is removed from all governmental documents.

Just like the word "nigger"? Why would you lose sleep over that?

any chance you could stop saying that?

[Keyboard Warriors]

Nah, it's not. It's some twisted bullshit you've concocted because you think this definition is easier for you to work with.

It's political correctness taken to its ultimate extreme. Whether or not you choose to acknowledge this is your problem. Not mine.

Political correctness involves protected groups, so no, it's not.

[Norstal]

Then that's a good thing because you were all offended by a bad word and it's not around to hurt you anymore.

But it's a harmless word that didn't really have any bad meaning to begin with.

It's not harmless if a significant number of people gets offended by them.

[Kelinfort]

Exactly. You can ignore PC, but that doesn't protect you (me in this example) from angry people. I can still say what I want and so can you.

But what if more people like me start to get offended by the term "citizen" and suddenly the word is removed from all governmental documents.

You mean like "negro" or "nigger"? The government, for one, can decide to remove it if they really wanted to, not really censorship. When it is removed from private works, that is censorship.

[Keyboard Warriors]

Then that's a good thing because you were all offended by a bad word and it's not around to hurt you anymore.

But it's a harmless word that didn't really have any bad meaning to begin with.

Obviously it does if you're all offended by it.

[Norstal]

Just like the word "nigger"? Why would you lose sleep over that?

any chance you could stop saying that?

Oh look, it's the PC police.

[Kelinfort]

Just like the word "nigger"? Why would you lose sleep over that?

any chance you could stop saying that?

No.

[Ucropi]

any chance you could stop saying that?

Oh look, it's the PC police.

No you'll notice I asked you and didn't force you.