Political Correctness is about hypersensitivity to possible insult to the point that using direct and clear communication is frowned upon in the public discourse.
Political Correctness is an extraordinarily sad advance of style over substance that has attempted to address the language used to describe problems in our society over actually addressing the problems themselves.
Ultimately, Political Correctness is yet another societal/political power grab in an attempt to control the very words that come out of everyones' mouths. Free speech is just too much individual power for many Utopians in society, but they've had so much trouble trying to legislate against the First Amendment[or other country's free speech protection]. Political Correctness is the next best thing for them, I guess.
Your assumption that "direct and clear communication" requires that you use offensive and exclusive phrasings is false, and your complaints about your inability to exert "power" over others are unmoving.
"they've had so much trouble trying to legislate against the First Amendment"
If you believe proper behavior has anything to do with the First Amendment it would do you better to read the US Constitution.
your complaints about your inability to exert "power" over others are unmoving
Huh? Were you trying to reply to someone else's post? That's the OPPOSITE of what I said and your other two "points" are straw men at best.
Ironic that you'd attempt to defend control of speech to prevent giving offense by offensively misrepresenting my position. Ranks right up there with the grandfather poster's accusation that those committing the sin of Political Incorrectness are "lazy".
>Your assumption that "direct and clear communication" requires that you use offensive and exclusive phrasings is false
Offense is taken, not given. I am offended by your post, are you going to delete it and apologize? I would hope not, because that is absurd. You don't have the right to use a meaningless word like "offended" to control other people's speech.
Political Correctness is an extraordinarily sad advance of style over substance that has attempted to address the language used to describe problems in our society over actually addressing the problems themselves.
Ultimately, Political Correctness is yet another societal/political power grab in an attempt to control the very words that come out of everyones' mouths. Free speech is just too much individual power for many Utopians in society, but they've had so much trouble trying to legislate against the First Amendment[or other country's free speech protection]. Political Correctness is the next best thing for them, I guess.