Am i PC?

[angeleyes]

I've worked in a secondhand-store, a sort of social workplace, where all kinds of people worked with all kinds of psychological problems (like me), but also people who were just unemployed for more than a year. One of them was a rather rude person, a lot of people were a bit afraid of him. I didn't understand the management allowed such a person to work with all those vulnerable people. I told this a friend of mine and he looked at me with weird eyes and called me PC (political correct). I didn't apparently not use the right word 'idiot', i said vulnerable people. What do you think of it? Am i PC talking about vulnerable people while i should say idiots????

 

[LucyDuke]

Why did you choose that word?

 

[ohcrapitsnico]

Can you describe in more detail these "vulnerable people"?

 

[angeleyes]

^^ hm, i think i meant people with low selfconfidence, who are easily hurt or intimidated by a guy with a big mouth. I also know of at least two guys thinking to leave their work because of him.

 

[ohcrapitsnico]

^^ hm, i think i meant people with low selfconfidence, who are easily hurt or intimidated by a guy with a big mouth. I also know of at least two guys thinking to leave their work because of him.

Well yeah I would have said vulnerable, don't know where idiots come from.

 

[GuitarHero]

^^ hm, i think i meant people with low selfconfidence, who are easily hurt or intimidated by a guy with a big mouth. I

Just because I have low confidence doesn't mean I'm easily intimidated or hurt. I just get P.O'd a lot.

 

[LucyDuke]

Just because I have low confidence doesn't mean I'm easily intimidated or hurt. I just get P.O'd a lot.

You work with angeleyes? Cool!

 

[angeleyes]

You work with angeleyes? Cool!

What kind of smart remark is this

 

[LucyDuke]

What kind of smart remark is this

You were talking about people you work with, and then GuitarHero denied being what you said. It was a jab at GuitarHero.

 

[Leonel]

I don't think that's really PC. At least not when compared to mandating that all pornography has to be viewable by blind people.

 

[angeleyes]

You were talking about people you work with, and then GuitarHero denied being what you said. It was a jab at GuitarHero.

My interpretation was GuitarHero spoke for himself. When bullied, you can get sad and frustrated, or angry.

But till now nobody answered my question: am i PC?

EDIT: Leonel says no.

 

[ohcrapitsnico]

My interpretation was GuitarHero spoke for himself. When bullied, you can get sad and frustrated, or angry.

But till now nobody answered my question: am i PC?

Sure why not? Let me ask again where did the "idiots" come from?

 

[GVBN]

Yes you are

 

[angeleyes]

Well yeah I would have said vulnerable, don't know where idiots come from.

Sure why not? Let me ask again where did the "idiots" come from?

I'm sorry nico, in the Netherlands idiots are people with psychological problems. In ordinary language, they are called idiots, educated people say they have psychological problems. Well, that's my vision ofcourse. My friend like to talk about idiots, i not. Am i PC?

 

[LucyDuke]

But till now nobody answered my question: am i PC?

You didn't answer my question.

 

[angeleyes]

Yes you are

Explain in detail WHY?????

 

[angeleyes]

Why did you choose that word?

^^ hm, i think i meant people with low selfconfidence, who are easily hurt or intimidated by a guy with a big mouth. I also know of at least two guys thinking to leave their work because of him.

You didn't answer my question.

Because the people i worked with are vulnerable, easily too hurt, easily to be intimidated, as far as i could see. One guy even left the place only because of him. I saw they did have trouble with him.

 

[skadistic]

Sounds like you work with people who have no backbones.They aren't vulnerable. And no thats not really an example of PC.

 

[LucyDuke]

Because the people i worked with are vulnerable, easily too hurt, easily to be intimidated, as far as i could see. One guy even left the place only because of him. I saw they did have trouble with him.

Did you choose that word because it was simply the most accurate way to describe them, or because you didn't want to upset them because they are so easy to upset?

 

[ohcrapitsnico]

I'm sorry nico, in the Netherlands idiots are people with psychological problems. In ordinary language, they are called idiots, educated people say they have psychological problems. Well, that's my vision ofcourse. My friend like to talk about idiots, i not. Am i PC?

Ah I see. Thanks

You are PC I guess because you're not being blunt and in my understanding idiots is a blunt insulting term and you chose a more delicate appropriate word.