04-21-2015, 12:29 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-21-2015, 04:37 AM by FireIceTalon.)
There is no such thing as being "too" politically correct. "Politically correct/ness" is a term used by right-wingers to be able to justify or mask their hateful agendas and discriminatory views of whatever group it is they don't like, and shield themselves from any backlash that may result. They use it to protect their "freedom of speech" of course, as if their racist, sexist homophobic and generally despicable views constitute as freedom of speech (they do not). And of course the irony is, these same assholes go absolutely apeshit when someone uses THEIR "freedom of speech" to express views that they don't like - i.e. "fuck America and western imperialism/capitalism", "I don't support the troops", or otherwise criticize privileged classes or powerful institutions in society such as white straight males, Christians, wealthy people and businessmen, corporations, trust fund babies, etc. Complete double standard.
If you dislike political correctness, chances are: you are either a right-winged self righteous dickhead, or chauvinist of some type that thinks you can say whatever the hell you want without there being any consequences or critique. Or part of some privileged group in society that stands to lose power when oppression is confronted in various ways (political correctness being one of those ways), and the achievement of equality. All in all, the whole concept is nothing more than a ridiculous protest by these people, upset that they don't have the freedom to be prejudice hate mongers in public anymore.
If it is such an infringement on your personal freedom to ask you to use terminology that isn't derogatory towards minorities, people of color or other oppressed groups in society, then the problem lies not in political correctness, but in YOUR (shitty) personal character and short-sighted worldviews. Being politically correct, as I understand it, isn't so much a bad thing even though the religious right can try to use it sometimes to shove their subjective morality mumbo jumbo down peoples throats. Being a racist though, is NEVER ok under any circumstances and it should always be called out.
If you dislike political correctness, chances are: you are either a right-winged self righteous dickhead, or chauvinist of some type that thinks you can say whatever the hell you want without there being any consequences or critique. Or part of some privileged group in society that stands to lose power when oppression is confronted in various ways (political correctness being one of those ways), and the achievement of equality. All in all, the whole concept is nothing more than a ridiculous protest by these people, upset that they don't have the freedom to be prejudice hate mongers in public anymore.
If it is such an infringement on your personal freedom to ask you to use terminology that isn't derogatory towards minorities, people of color or other oppressed groups in society, then the problem lies not in political correctness, but in YOUR (shitty) personal character and short-sighted worldviews. Being politically correct, as I understand it, isn't so much a bad thing even though the religious right can try to use it sometimes to shove their subjective morality mumbo jumbo down peoples throats. Being a racist though, is NEVER ok under any circumstances and it should always be called out.
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"Your very ideas are but the outgrowth of conditions of your bourgeois production and bourgeois property, just as your jurisprudence is but the will of your class, made into law for all, a will whose essential character and direction are determined by the economic conditions of the existence of your class." - Marx (addressing the bourgeois)
"Your very ideas are but the outgrowth of conditions of your bourgeois production and bourgeois property, just as your jurisprudence is but the will of your class, made into law for all, a will whose essential character and direction are determined by the economic conditions of the existence of your class." - Marx (addressing the bourgeois)