RE: Political Correctness
June 25, 2015 at 7:20 pm
(This post was last modified: June 25, 2015 at 7:21 pm by Metis.)
(June 25, 2015 at 7:14 pm)Pyrrho Wrote:Quote:political correctness
(also political correctitude)
Definition of political correctness in English:
noun
[MASS NOUN]
The avoidance of forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude, marginalize, or insultgroups of people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against:women like him for his civil rights stand and political correctness
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/defini...ctCode=all
It is politically correct to not call black people "niggers" and all women "bitches." Do any of you really object to that, or are you unclear on the meaning?
It's deemed politically incorrect to call Catholics child fuckers or Russian Orthodox Commies or Drunkards, but in the US and Europe they're generally not socially disadvantaged or marginalized.
It's also not politically incorrect in several parts of the US to call gays agents of satan, and they do suffer social stigma in many places. I don't think this definition really suits the PC problem most face.
