Quote from: Dana Thompson on February 19, 2019, 03:53:56 PM
"Political correctness" is just an acknowledgement that the language we use has an impact on others. Why not be more inclusive? People should repress their biased and bigoted speech so I'm not seeing the problem.
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This is going to come across a little rough (the perils of the internet), but I completely disagree. This is exactly what turns people against others - what was out in the open now just boils beneath the surface. This is what's gets people labeled as snowflakes. We are all different and should not pretend everyone is the same as the next.
Open and honest discourse is what leads to change and progress. If people don't speak their mind out of fear of offending someone then tomorrow will be exactly the same as today. If you are offended by what other people think or say then personally, as an adult, grow up. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, and the idea of "political correctness" has gotten so out of hand that what was once merely an attempt to not be hurtful has gone overboard.
As examples,
a Christmas tree is a Christmas tree. Don't tell me I'm offending you with my Christianity by not calling it a holiday tree. Yes, I am aware that it was a Nordic pagan symbol that became intertwined with Catholicism as it expanded into the Nordic areas, but today it has religious meaning.
I was recently informed that "folks" is a non inclusive term exclusionary of gender non-binary people and I should instead use the term "folkx". Wait, what?
In no dictionary does that show up.
This is what people think when you say we should be "politically correct". It has reached the point where it's almost farcical.
Inclusion does not have to mean political correctness. It is the opposite of exclusion, it does not mean people can't hold and express opinions, even if they are offensive. And as a liberal trans woman I don't think it should...