My position is quite simple. I'll say the words I was brought up with, since they are the words I was taught, and they are the ones I choose to use. I don't see anything offensive about them, so I'll quite happily use them. If someone finds them offensive, and politely asks me not to use that word, I will be more than happy to oblige; I don't want to cause any upset. If a person decides not to be polite and instead has a go at me for using words that I find fine, and words that I was taught as a child, I will probably end up ranting back at them.
Political correctness is often used by the anti-racist movement as some kind of retarded platform to get their views across. I don't support anti-racism, I support pro-equality, and there is a big difference. The anti-racist movement seem to have an agenda (at least in the UK) of reversing racism by constantly accusing white people of being racist for insulting black people. A journalist named Janet Street Porter was almost ostracized by the media because she called her black neighbour a "bitch". Apparently, calling your neighbour a bitch is only racist when the neighbour happens to be black...who knew. I could have sworn the word meant "female dog", but maybe that's only when it's used against white people.
So that's why I started believing in pro-equality, rather than anti-racism. I'd much rather see a world where we aim towards equality by all of us agreeing not to use certain words, than having it forced upon us through dodgy tactics the anti-racism movement uses.
Political correctness is often used by the anti-racist movement as some kind of retarded platform to get their views across. I don't support anti-racism, I support pro-equality, and there is a big difference. The anti-racist movement seem to have an agenda (at least in the UK) of reversing racism by constantly accusing white people of being racist for insulting black people. A journalist named Janet Street Porter was almost ostracized by the media because she called her black neighbour a "bitch". Apparently, calling your neighbour a bitch is only racist when the neighbour happens to be black...who knew. I could have sworn the word meant "female dog", but maybe that's only when it's used against white people.
So that's why I started believing in pro-equality, rather than anti-racism. I'd much rather see a world where we aim towards equality by all of us agreeing not to use certain words, than having it forced upon us through dodgy tactics the anti-racism movement uses.
