Originally posted by lil bitchinessI TOTALLY AGREE!!!! we all have the right to say whatever we want....whether it hurts their feelings or not.
Sorry my bad.What I meant to say is ''no one has the right to not be insulted by anyone else'.
PVS got it right.
Freedom of speach guarantees that someone will be insulted.
I hate it...
It prevents people from calling the problem a problem, if a certain type of people cause more trouble everybody knows it but nobody says it, then nothing will happen about it. You need to call a problem a problem before you can fix it, being politically correct will perhaps prevent those people from feeling shitty, but they are shitty all the same and that won't change unless you call them shitty and help them get some toilet paper to clean it up... And if you don't call them shitty you can't give them toiletpaper either.
And then there is another thing that sucks, its actually insulting. Take African American for example, that would imply that every black person is an American from Africa, which is bullshit. A black person from Europe is not an african American. He's Dutch, or British or German or whatever doesn't matter. He isn't from America anyway.
And how about white people from Africa living in the US, they are African Americans and they are called white. So it can actually create confusion misunderstanding and label people into something they are not. Not to mention PC also means Censorship and if there is anything that sucks its Censorship.
Originally posted by BackFire
Political Correctness is pointless and shitty. It's used by cowards without a sense of humor who don't want to fess up to the problems existing in the world, and would rather just ignore them by making everyone use friendly, annoying language. Cripples are "Differently Abled" Black people are "African American" or worse "Dark Skinned people" Mexicans are "Latinos". It's a bunch of shit.
thats pigeonholing the issue. 'political correctness' is just as vague as politics. it could mean being forced to say AF-RI-CAN-A-ME-RI-CAN as opposed to black, which most black people dont give a shit about. however it also applies to a standard of conduct and politeness, or rather lack of ignorant insults toward someone different.
Both of which have no right being forced upon anyone, and still falls under the realm of pretentious bullshit. Most people are going to be polite and not randomly insult other people just out of common human decency. Don't need political correctness dictating what we can and can't say because we might hurt someones precious feelings. Again, it's just a lazy way of stupid people to try and ignore the problems of the world rather then fessing up to them and facing them.
Originally posted by BackFire
Both of which have no right being forced upon anyone, and still falls under the realm of pretentious bullshit. Most people are going to be polite and not randomly insult other people just out of common human decency. Don't need political correctness dictating what we can and can't say because we might hurt someones precious feelings. Again, it's just a lazy way of stupid people to try and ignore the problems of the world rather then fessing up to them and facing them.
Adding to that, if I want to insult random people PC bullshit won't stop me, or anybody else for that matter.
Re: Political Correctness
Originally posted by lil bitchiness
What do you think the main use for Political correctness is?
Political correctness is a tool used by many to hide their biases/predjudices and personal opinons behind carefully crafted and socially accepted buzz words and phrases.
People used to know how to be civil to eachother, but now they hide behind political correctness and often seem to use it as a "get out of jail free" card.
Political correctness is retarded. 😐
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I think it has gone a bit overboard. People are way too sensitive these days. I think it's silly to be offended by such a general comment.
Originally posted by BackFire
Both of which have no right being forced upon anyone, and still falls under the realm of pretentious bullshit. Most people are going to be polite and not randomly insult other people just out of common human decency. Don't need political correctness dictating what we can and can't say because we might hurt someones precious feelings. Again, it's just a lazy way of stupid people to try and ignore the problems of the world rather then fessing up to them and facing them.
Well said. I agree.
Originally posted by BackFire
Both of which have no right being forced upon anyone, and still falls under the realm of pretentious bullshit. Most people are going to be polite and not randomly insult other people just out of common human decency. Don't need political correctness dictating what we can and can't say because we might hurt someones precious feelings. Again, it's just a lazy way of stupid people to try and ignore the problems of the world rather then fessing up to them and facing them.
its not forced on anyone, unless you consider a standard of conduct not enforced by any law to be forceful. why is it automatically concluded that this is somehow an intrusion on one's rights? you have the right to insult anyone you wish.
Originally posted by PVS
its not forced on anyone, unless you consider a standard of conduct not enforced by any law to be forceful. why is it automatically concluded that this is somehow an intrusion on one's rights? you have the right to insult anyone you wish.
But that is why I said in my original post, that people using ''politically incorrect' words are labeled as bigoted and hate monglers.
And that is why, I suggested it might be a very sophisticated form of senosrship.
It is this which makes it tad a bit dangerous.
And it is, in a sense, a clear contradiction to the idea of freedom of speach.
Originally posted by lil bitchiness
But that is why I said in my original post, that people using ''politically incorrect' words are labeled as bigoted and hate monglers.And that is why, I suggested it might be a very sophisticated form of senosrship.
It is this which makes it tad a bit dangerous.And it is, in a sense, a clear contradiction to the idea of freedom of speach.
and you are wrong. it has nothing to do at all with freedom of speech.
you are free to insult who you please.
you have the right to fart in an evevator, not hold a door for anyone, call a black man a ******, and pretty much do or say anything insulting so long as you dont put anyone in danger. no law is in place or hinted to be in place which infringes on this right...just dont burn a piece of red white and blue fabric in america or do a nazi salute in germany......yeah i dont get it either
Originally posted by PVS
and you are wrong. it has nothing to do at all with freedom of speech.
you are free to insult who you please.you have the right to fart in an evevator, not hold a door for anyone, call a black man a ******, and pretty much do or say anything insulting so long as you dont put anyone in danger. no law is in place or hinted to be in place which infringes on this right...just dont burn a piece of red white and blue fabric in america or do a nazi salute in germany......yeah i dont get it either
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Originally posted by PVS
its not forced on anyone, unless you consider a standard of conduct not enforced by any law to be forceful. why is it automatically concluded that this is somehow an intrusion on one's rights? you have the right to insult anyone you wish.
Because, as I said, it's for the lazy and stupid who would rather simply ignore problems by simply stamping out the words, rather than dealing with the ideas behind them, which is dangerous. I'm not trying to say that it is being forced on people, but the pressure to comply with PC is strong, and if you don't comply many people will meet you with negativity and hostility, or think something is wrong with you. In short, the world would be a better place if the PC mindset didn't exist. We should exterminate it at all costs *hitler salute*.
Originally posted by BackFire
Because, as I said, it's for the lazy and stupid who would rather simply ignore problems by simply stamping out the words, rather than dealing with the ideas behind them, which is dangerous. I'm not trying to say that it is being forced on people, but the pressure to comply with PC is strong, and if you don't comply many people will meet you with negativity and hostility, or think something is wrong with you. In short, the world would be a better place if the PC mindset didn't exist. We should exterminate it at all costs *hitler salute*.
not really. take "african american". the only people who seem offended by the term "black" seem to be smug white pc thugs. so thats the idiotic side of pc. however the practical side: black people in general take offense to being called a "negro". so, whats wrong with...not calling them a negro. that is PC as well.
all it is, is a standard of conduct. it is warped and abused by some as a means of shooting to a moral high ground propelled by the hot air from their asses, but that doesnt destroy the validity of standards of conduct and respect between people who differ.
But not calling them a negro doesn't have to be pressured by the PC crowd, most will simply do so because they are decent people, not to be "politically correct". My point is that the idea behind political correctness makes it easier for people to abuse it and use it for their own agenda.
Either way, Political Correctness is actually forced upon some. We can thank political correctness for making it so hard for a good, funny show to be edgy, because many shows simply can't say certain things because it isn't "PC".
Originally posted by BackFire
But not calling them a negro doesn't have to be pressured by the PC crowd, most will simply do so because they are decent people, not to be "politically correct". My point is that the idea behind political correctness makes it easier for people to abuse it and use it for their own agenda.
but the simple act of consciously not calling someone what they dont want to be called, based on their difference from you, is political correctness. its too late. you're already PC. thats the idea behind it.
people then corrupt that idea. but the idea in itself is not the problem.