Hassan Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 As they are elsewhere. Why? Because there is no objective standard of what constitutes 'political correctness' that is consistently used by those who invoke or criticize it. Campaigns to eliminate 'gay' as a pejorative is vapid political correctness. Efforts by schools to respect the sensitivities of Muslim students and their parents in the way their religion is taught about in the curriculum is political correctness. Black History Month is just empty political correctness. These are a few off hand examples that come to mind of complaints I see here pretty commonly. Political correctness, used negatively, seems to be a stand in word for sensitivities that you all (or whoever uses the term) consider unwarranted. I'm willing to bet that if a teacher was fired for making a sardonic remark about the gay rights movement to his high-school class most people here would say this of yet another example of political correctness run amok. Of course if that same teacher was fired for making a sarcastic remark about Mary's claims to be a pregnant virgin, then that would be seen as an appropriate response to a teacher making an unprofessional remark to students who are forced to listen to his opinions in the class room. It's a vacuous phrase that has no substance and is a painfully obvious to give an aura of objectivity to one's personal and subjective standards for what is and is not in good taste. This isn't really specific here. I think it's the same wherever the term is used. I just find it irksome when someone (and most people, including myself, do this time to time) flaunts that they are 'not exactly someone who obsesses about being PC'. Of course this person almost always IS very concerned about people being PC, they just bracket their personal sensitivities and label them under something else (like 'common decency' or whatever) while flaunting their ability to be insensitive towards things they don't consider worth of sensitivity. Which is quite silly. I mean how is it impressive to have the ability to be insensitive towards things you don't consider worthy of being treated sensitively? Bam! Check. Mate. Please feel free to use as many responses you deem appropriate to express how much you agree with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 i'm offended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selah Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I'm offended that you have decided to take offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 [quote name='Lil Red' date='18 June 2010 - 05:33 PM' timestamp='1276896780' post='2131057'] i'm offended. [/quote] I'm don't consider your offense warranted. Therefore, I can now congratulate myself for being a bold iconoclast. Sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 [quote name='Selah' date='18 June 2010 - 05:34 PM' timestamp='1276896844' post='2131058'] I'm offended that you have decided to take offense. [/quote] More PC croutons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 [quote name='Selah' date='18 June 2010 - 02:34 PM' timestamp='1276896844' post='2131058'] I'm offended that you have decided to take offense. [/quote] i'm offended that you don't recognize my offense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 [quote name='Lil Red' date='18 June 2010 - 05:41 PM' timestamp='1276897315' post='2131066'] i'm offended that you don't recognize my offense! [/quote] Get some thicker skin, Nancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selah Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 I am offended that you called her Nancy...I dunno. *iz offended* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 (edited) I thought you made some good points. Edited June 18, 2010 by IgnatiusofLoyola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 [quote name='Hassan' date='18 June 2010 - 02:44 PM' timestamp='1276897469' post='2131068'] Get some thicker skin, Nancy. [/quote] as a redhead, i have naturally thin skin and so i'm offended! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 [quote name='Lil Red' date='18 June 2010 - 05:50 PM' timestamp='1276897804' post='2131074'] as a redhead, i have naturally thin skin and so i'm offended! [/quote] Cry me a river, Ginger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 i knew it!! you're a Ginger-ist!! you discriminate against Redheads!! Just wait until M-T finds out about this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted June 18, 2010 Author Share Posted June 18, 2010 [quote name='Lil Red' date='18 June 2010 - 05:54 PM' timestamp='1276898087' post='2131078'] i knew it!! you're a Ginger-ist!! you discriminate against Redheads!! Just wait until M-T finds out about this!! [/quote] [mod]MIKolbe- inappropriate language in video[/mod] (like most gingers his language is a bit vulgar at times) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 [quote name='Hassan' date='18 June 2010 - 02:57 PM' timestamp='1276898230' post='2131080'] [mod]MIKolbe- inappropriate language in video[/mod] (like most gingers his language is a bit vulgar at times) [/quote] LIKE MOST GINGERS?!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted June 19, 2010 Author Share Posted June 19, 2010 [quote name='Lil Red' date='18 June 2010 - 06:02 PM' timestamp='1276898574' post='2131084'] LIKE MOST GINGERS?!!! [/quote] I calls em like I sees em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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