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2016 Postmortem

jg10003

(1,029 posts)

39. What is political correctness?

Reply to niyad (Reply #33)

Tue Jan 3, 2017, 03:13 PM

Jan 2017

Some words are clearly offensive and are meant to denigrate women and minorities and must not be tolerated. However, when someone uses an expression such as “it takes a lot of balls to…” they are not trying to be sexist or denigrate women. This is simply a common, albeit crude, expression for saying that a person has a lot of audacity. Any sexist connotations that the expression may have had originally have long since faded from the public consciousness. What gives political correctness a bad name is equating that which is truly offensive and that which is simply common language used by people who have no intention of being offensive.

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"Calling it for what it is" unusual these days... [View all] pbmus Jan 2017 OP

Too little, too late. dhol82 Jan 2017 #1

Oh gee, they called someone a shill. CrispyQ Jan 2017 #2

I'll believe that when I see it. Binkie The Clown Jan 2017 #3

They are no less ambitious than Republicans. Dustlawyer Jan 2017 #14

MoveToAmend.org PDittie Jan 2017 #19

Oh, goodness, a sterny worded statement. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2017 #4

And what should they do? Demsrule86 Jan 2017 #15

That's what they wonder, unfortunately. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2017 #21

oh my MFM008 Jan 2017 #5

The GOP have all three branches of government and will soon have the courts... Demsrule86 Jan 2017 #16

Wow, calling out a press secretary! hibbing Jan 2017 #6

I guess if we really wanted liberal policy... Demsrule86 Jan 2017 #17

Bingo! nt oasis Jan 2017 #23

WHEN excatly kcdoug1 Jan 2017 #32

Always... Demsrule86 Jan 2017 #43

ah! the death of unilateral "post-partisan" political prostration? Can't come too soon! Bill USA Jan 2017 #7

Where is our FDR? elmac Jan 2017 #8

He lost in the Primary. jalan48 Jan 2017 #9

really?! This shit again?! Yaw out yah selves constantly uponit7771 Jan 2017 #11

Shit yeah! jalan48 Jan 2017 #13

Yep portlander23 Jan 2017 #26

and why is it that the implication of male genitalia is the byword for courage? niyad Jan 2017 #10

This is what gives political correctness a bad name. jg10003 Jan 2017 #31

really?? asking a question about ingrained and thoughtless sexism is pc? niyad Jan 2017 #33

What is political correctness? jg10003 Jan 2017 #39

I think it's a good thing to point out sexism in the words we choose. DLevine Jan 2017 #42

what's next, will Obama tell them to cut it out? Skittles Jan 2017 #12

Spine would be much better awoke_in_2003 Jan 2017 #20

shhhh, don't you know that pointing this out is what gives political correctness a bad name????? niyad Jan 2017 #34

a pair of what???? fantase56 Jan 2017 #18

Let this be the beginning of a trend. nt Maru Kitteh Jan 2017 #22

I really don't like broadbrushing Dems with "finally growing a pair".. Cha Jan 2017 #24

Where did you say they have been hiding... pbmus Jan 2017 #25

There you go again.. who says they're "hiding"? I am sick of all Cha Jan 2017 #27

Ok, we are listening right now to the Big Con and his ties pbmus Jan 2017 #28

Just because the media doesn't report it.. doesn't mean DEMS Cha Jan 2017 #29

OMG...Cha, they should be screaming there lungs out.... pbmus Jan 2017 #30

If you are going to talk "pair" in this manner. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #35

Ok, I will try to become more politically correct...but pbmus Jan 2017 #36

I agree with this. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #37

Understood, And that is why I changed the title of the op...thank you for your input. pbmus Jan 2017 #38

wimpy triron Jan 2017 #40

Agreed..shill is all we get, WTF pbmus Jan 2017 #41