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To: RetiredNow who wrote (326892)	2/4/2017 3:07:16 PM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (1) of 540711

I hate the term "political correctness" and in the thirty years or more since its inception really haven't used it (or enforced it). It tends to be a dog-whistle for people who want to be verbally abusive or intentionally insensitive. If someone starts a sentence with "I know it is not PC but", linguistically, this is a "universal disqualifier". A high school teacher taught me that "but" means that the speaker knows what they are saying will contradict the introductory clause with what follows, and in my example they know they will commit an offense and they are doing it on purpose to make a point. It is like "Baby, you know I love you but ...". Nothing good will follow that introductory clause so you might as well just skip it. By using PC, people using it are announcing loudly that they want to be jerks and if they label others as being PC, they blame the recipient when they aren't receptive to it or being a "good sport". Why go through life being an a-hole but being too much of a coward to own it? PC in its more neutral interpretation is simple agreeing that people are different, should be able to self-identify and not be subject to prejudicial and broadly sweeping generalizations. I challenge anyone to find an example of where someone is talking about PC disparagingly but is really a kind and tolerant person at their core. If they want to tell a racist or sexist joke, it may be okay in certain audiences but they better know their audience and it is cowardly and disingenuous to start it as "I know this is not PC but". Just effin' say it - your audience will judge your intent and those who want to do this should be brave enough to take the chance and own it if it goes pear-shaped.

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