Community Chat

[colliegirls]

When the PC rules first started it was great for not insulting or name calling (never acceptable). These days it has gone to the extreme, no one can laugh at themselves at all and no one can say or joke about anything.  It has gotten ridiculous.

[NYwoman]

PC can mask lies and mean behavior, also.    Accusing people being mean and racist in the name of PC and allowing depraved, sick, harmful behavior is wrong.    You don't know where people are coming from.    And when is it unPC to criticize one famous person yet pc to criticize another of the same ethnic origin.   (Dancing around what I want to say in PC terms for the moderator.)

[ChynnaBlue]

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@colliegirls wrote:

When the PC rules first started it was great for not insulting or name calling (never acceptable). These days it has gone to the extreme, no one can laugh at themselves at all and no one can say or joke about anything.  It has gotten ridiculous.

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I watch comedy movies and TV shows all the time and they're still making loads of hilarious jokes and telling really funny stories. I never made racist, sexist, homophobic jokes or jokes denigrating the disabled before, so this hasn't really stopped me from joking about anything at all. 

Which jokes have the PC rules stopped you from making?

[ChynnaBlue]

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@NYwoman wrote:

PC can mask lies and mean behavior, also.    Accusing people being mean and racist in the name of PC and allowing depraved, sick, harmful behavior is wrong.    You don't know where people are coming from.    And when is it unPC to criticize one famous person yet pc to criticize another of the same ethnic origin.   (Dancing around what I want to say in PC terms for the moderator.)

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It's not, as long as the thing you are criticizing the person for isn't anything to do with said ethnic origin or because of a stereotype.

[PamfromCT]

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@Perkup wrote:

@PamfromCT wrote:

 

Give me "PC" any day of the week.  Bet those complaining have never been hurt by being a victim of "non-PC."

Pam, you are making a very sad and erronious assumption when you say that "those complaining have never been hurt by being a victim of "non-PC".  You could not know most of the people on this Board, and you cannot possibly have any idea what others have been through.  Not all of us wear our hearts on our sleeves or chips on our shoulders.  Never assume that anyone falls into a particular group unless they have confirmed it to you, and even then don't assume you really understand how they feel.

 I am sorry if I offended you.  Yes, I was making an assumption based on intuition, not based on fact,  My intuition tells me that if someone has been personally offended by a non-PC comment, or has ever endured more, they would be the type of people most sensitive to not offending others.  Obviously, you disagree and have stated it a bit harshly.

As far as saying "Not all of us wear our hearts on our sleeves and chips on our shoulders" - Well, I confess to wearing my heart of my sleeve.  I'm happy with that.  I've also been called a "bleeding heart" more than once, and I consider it a compliment.  But the "chips on our shoulders" confounds me.  It really does.  We can all have strong opinions.   OK.  No assumptions.  If someone confirms what group they fall into (your language), I would want to understand how they feel.

End of story.  You have spoken, not only for yourself.  But, curiously, you have spoken for others on the Board..."Not all of us.."  I have spoken for myself, and I take responsibility for myself.  And my views.

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[Say Nay]

The term originated from The Black Woman: An Anthology. Toni Cade Bambara wrote that "a man cannot be politically correct and a chauvinist, too." The term was used ironically, even humorously, but the underlying idea was taken seriously. Today the words (along with the acronym) are used as a slur. It's often mocking those who believe in treating people inclusively, with mutual respect and dignity. There's a twisting of the original use by certain groups who try to equate it to weakness when that could not be further from the true meaning. 

[MomCat]

It's absurd how so many people are so offended.  All these little walking cupcakes who lack the confidence to deal with life.  Ridiculous.  Used to be that I just eliminated people from my life that I had to walk on eggshells to be around.  I never imagined those annoying people would go off and multiply in such great numbers!  

[Nancy Drew]

Political correctness is the reason D Trump is popular. He is kicking PC to the curb and some people are really responding.

[Nancy Drew]

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@MomCat wrote:

It's absurd how so many people are so offended.  All these little walking cupcakes who lack the confidence to deal with life.  Ridiculous.  Used to be that I just eliminated people from my life that I had to walk on eggshells to be around.  I never imagined those annoying people would go off and multiply in such great numbers!  

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Walking cupcakes is perfect! Couldn't agree more.