The Death of Political Correctness

Karen Kraft said:

Yeah. Well said. Now, on a lighter note:

http://www.jibjab.com/view/7470

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breakwall said:

I'm waiting for it.

There is a line between Courtesy and PC.

Courtesy is the sign of proper upbringing. It shows manners, class and consideration. It is the hallmark of an enlightened society. It can be offered or withdrawn on a moment's notice, depending on the circumstances. It is extended by a feeling of honour and grace.

Political Correctness is sponsored by guilt. It is dictated rather than applied. It is mandatory rather than selective. It is a bullying directive, accompanied by dire warnings and tepid spinelessness. It is, in fact, the road of least resistance.

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breakwall said:

I'm waiting for it.

There is a line between Courtesy and PC.

Courtesy is the sign of proper upbringing. It shows manners, class and consideration. It is the hallmark of an enlightened society. It can be offered or withdrawn on a moment's notice, depending on the circumstances. It is extended by a feeling of honour and grace.

Political Correctness is sponsored by guilt. It is dictated rather than applied. It is mandatory rather than selective. It is a bullying directive, accompanied by dire warnings and tepid spinelessness. It is, in fact, the road of least resistance.

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Hester said:

excellent distinction, ichabod.

political correctness is a facade of integrity and consideration in a society where those qualities are actually few and far between. a bandaid on a gunshot wound, if you will.

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Redneck_Cowboy said:

That hurt my head.

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breakwall said:

I'm waiting for it.

There is a line between Courtesy and PC.

Courtesy is the sign of proper upbringing. It shows manners, class and consideration. It is the hallmark of an enlightened society. It can be offered or withdrawn on a moment's notice, depending on the circumstances. It is extended by a feeling of honour and grace.

Political Correctness is sponsored by guilt. It is dictated rather than applied. It is mandatory rather than selective. It is a bullying directive, accompanied by dire warnings and tepid spinelessness. It is, in fact, the road of least resistance.

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dgreen said:

One time I woke up and thought I had lost my PC. Tests indicated I just needed a new power supply.

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BlackShanglan said:

Eh. I shall invoke Miss Manners herself, who remarked that complaints about the excesses of political correctness would be much more moving from people who'd been equally vocal about the excesses of racism and sexism. If the worst our society asks of us is to think a moment longer about whether our words might injure someone's feelings, then we have much to be grateful for.

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JazzManJim said:

PC is far, far from dead. I think that Berkeley Breathed got himself a nice strong dose this week.

I see PC not so much as folks deciding to extend hypercourtesy to some folks but as folks deciding which hapless group is going to receive all the ire they choked back while being hypercourteous.

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breakwall said:

I'm waiting for it.

There is a line between Courtesy and PC.

Courtesy is the sign of proper upbringing. It shows manners, class and consideration. It is the hallmark of an enlightened society. It can be offered or withdrawn on a moment's notice, depending on the circumstances. It is extended by a feeling of honour and grace.

Political Correctness is sponsored by guilt. It is dictated rather than applied. It is mandatory rather than selective. It is a bullying directive, accompanied by dire warnings and tepid spinelessness. It is, in fact, the road of least resistance.

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Hester said:

signed,
the red head

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JazzManJim said:

PC is far, far from dead. I think that Berkeley Breathed got himself a nice strong dose this week.

I see PC not so much as folks deciding to extend hypercourtesy to some folks but as folks deciding which hapless group is going to receive all the ire they choked back while being hypercourteous.

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anissa said:

I wasn't really contesting the fact that hypocritical behavior exists (clearly it does), just the use of the term "PC."

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JazzManJim said:

I suppose you could use the word "hypocrisy" but that doesn't seem to adequately encompass the behavior.

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LovingTongue said:

Aw shit, man. You have a point there.

Then there's the bullshit about "whites aren't PC, it's ok to bash them".

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