How politically correct are you?

[Paul the Human]

I agree that, at it's root, political correctness is basically politeness, but I think it goes way too far much of the time. The term 'political correctness' has come to mean more than simply 'politeness'. If I am talking about someone and say that he is a black guy... and someone corrects me with, "You mean African-American"... it makes me groan - or Native American instead of Indian, or Intellectually Challenged instead of Mentally Retarded - it seems like a grab for attention, rather than an appeal for sensitivity, in my opinion.

Political correctness in the U.S. is out of control. Groups seem to rack their brains looking for words that they can suddenly decide are offensive to them, so that they can insist people use another term. It's just silly bullshit most of the time.