Define political correctness

[Hygro]

That's what I meant with "language shapes thought". Making the N-word* a taboo doesn't make anybody less racist, for example.

I think it does. You stop using negative words to dehumanize people and those people become one stop closer to you and therefore more human in your eyes. I think it helps future generations be less racist in that regard--though has the negative effect of making future generations less aware of their own racism.

 

[Leoreth]

I just think people are a lot more dehumanized by actions than by words.

Of course I overstated a little: I see the reason for the taboo, since it's just not a mean word, but a word that's associated with a history of dehumanizing actions. I'm just saying that people often pretend that if you erase a symptom of racism, you stop its causes.

 

[IdiotsOpposite]

Convince enough people that a word should be taboo, and all they'll do is find a different word.

 

[Traitorfish]

Yes, but those people are bigots. They don't- or I would like to hope that they don't- represent the majority of humanity.

 

[Borachio]

I have spied a confederate army cap for sale. £9.99 - so maybe not a real one.

I really need a hat - to protect my bonce from the heavy downpours we keep having.

May I have this one, yet remain PC?

Do I care? I want it anyway.

(I really don't like those baseball caps that you wear backwards - too much plastic about them.)

 

[ParkCungHee]

I really wish the Left would get around to re-appropriating "Politically Incorrect."

 

[Hygro]

Aye, same.

Just minutes ago on another forum we are arguing whether or not "producers" are musicians. Producers in this context are people who write electronic music tracks on computers, generally composing entirely original work from the melodies and rhythms to the actual instrument design itself.

I played semi-devil's advocate and argued a couple of my music prof's stance, which is that you are being a musician when you are interacting with music, regardless of making, playing, listening, etc.

The response post accused my professors of trying to be "politically correct". Someone please explain that to me.

 

[Traitorfish]

The evolution of "politically correct" seems to have been from "going to absurd lengths not to offend people" to "going out of your way not to offend people" to, in the last little while, "not offending people". I get the impression that your debating chum is using the latter definition