What do you think about 'political correctness'? It's a foreign concept for me. Something I got used to by interacting Western people. I also read that it's actually not something old in West either. As far as I understand, people mean different things while trying to be politically correct.
Is it right down hypocrisy or carries any nuance?
In what sort of positions you catch yourself being politically correct?
What's the opposite of political correctness? Surely, it's not plain 'tactless' or 'blunt'.
Here, some little general findings on the definition:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=defineolitical+correctness&ei=TRvKSrGoBY21sgbU1tjrDg&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title
A funny trivial note:
http://wearesc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41926
Is it right down hypocrisy or carries any nuance?
In what sort of positions you catch yourself being politically correct?
What's the opposite of political correctness? Surely, it's not plain 'tactless' or 'blunt'.
Here, some little general findings on the definition:
*Avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or ...
*Political correctness (adjectivally, politically correct; both forms commonly abbreviated to PC) is a term applied to language, ideas, policies ...
*The concept that one has to shape their statements (if not their opinions)
*According to a certain political dogma, i.e. to be politically correct; The result or product of being politically correct
*Describes the attempted erection of boundaries or limits to language, the range of acceptable public debate, and conduct.
*Is the alteration of language to redress real or alleged injustices and discrimination or to avoid offense.
*Suppressing the expression of certain attitudes and the use of certain terms in the belief that they are too offensive or controversial.
*A trend that wants to make everything fair, equal and just to all by suppressing thought, speech and practice in order to achieve that goal.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=defineolitical+correctness&ei=TRvKSrGoBY21sgbU1tjrDg&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title
A funny trivial note:
The following is the winning entry in an annual contest at Texas A&M University calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term: This year's term was Political Correctness.
The winner wrote: "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
http://wearesc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41926