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Political correctness (also politically correct, P.C. or PC) is a term used to describe language that appears calculated to provide a minimum of offense, particularly to the racial, cultural, or other identity groups being described. The term is normally used in a pejorative or ironic sense. The concept typically refers to the English language, but is not exclusive to it. A text that conforms to the ideals of political correctness is said to be politically correct.
The existence of PC has been alleged and denounced by conservative, (Lind, Buchanan, Sobran), liberal (Hentoff 1992, Schlesinger 1998), and other (Brandt 1992) commentators. The term itself and its usage is hotly contested. Some left-wing commentators have argued on the contrary that "political correctness" is a straw man invented by the New Right to discredit what they consider progressive social change, especially around issues of race and gender.
Those who use the term in a critical fashion often express a concern about the dilution of freedom of speech, intolerance of lay language, and the avoidance of social problems. Some further claim that politically correct speech constitutes an excessive indulgence of some particular minority group, and that it is used to avoid acknowledging any misconduct or shortcomings of individuals belonging to such a group.
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A Lesson the U.S. Army & U.S. Gov't will NOT learn: Political Correctness is the Handmaiden of Terrorism. http://is.gd/4OJtl #forthood
kefuffles (Kerfuffles) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:51:33 -0000
A Lesson the U.S. Army & U.S. Gov't will NOT learn: Political Correctness is the Handmaiden of Terrorism. http://is.gd/4OJtl #forthood
@newtgingrich re: Political correctness led to us deaths// guns don't kill people, political correctness kills people?
polymath22 (polymath22) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:49:10 -0000
@newtgingrich re: Political correctness led to us deaths// guns don't kill people, political correctness kills people?
The U.S. Army had a Radical Islamist in its Officer Corps & did not remove him for fear of Political Correctness. Fort Hood Soldiers died.
kefuffles (Kerfuffles) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:48:01 -0000
The U.S. Army had a Radical Islamist in its Officer Corps & did not remove him for fear of Political Correctness. Fort Hood Soldiers died.
Nope. Apparently still can't call Islamist terrorist, Islamist terrorist. This insensate political correctness makes me nauseous
gswhite71 (gswhite71) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:47:43 -0000
Nope. Apparently still can't call Islamist terrorist, Islamist terrorist. This insensate political correctness makes me nauseous
RT @newtgingrich:How could army-kept a proextremist advocate of hating america in svc(mccarthy at nro)Political correctness led to us deaths
lwheeler (Laura Wheeler) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:47:29 -0000
RT @newtgingrich:How could army-kept a proextremist advocate of hating america in svc(mccarthy at nro)Political correctness led to us deaths
Political Correctness, Multi-culturalism, & Ultra-sensitivities to non-Christian religions allowed Nidal Malik Hasan to murder at Ft. Hood.
kefuffles (Kerfuffles) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:42:29 -0000
Political Correctness, Multi-culturalism, & Ultra-sensitivities to non-Christian religions allowed Nidal Malik Hasan to murder at Ft. Hood.
and the American Historical Profession - Paper arguing that right-wingers have long been imposing their own ideology, with sanctions against speech going against established orthodoxies.
Against the Theory of Sexist Language - Linguistic argument refuting the assumptions behind feminist efforts to reform the English language.
Camille Paglia on Political Correctness - A libertine/liberal feminist perspective.
Case Tests City's Speech Ordinance - A Michigan housewife is sent to jail for using an ethnic epithet.
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Femspeak - A linguistically-informed polemic against inclusive language.
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On Freedom of Expression and Campus Speech Codes - A policy statement from the American Association of University Professors.
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PC and the Crisis of Liberalism - Essay by Jim Kalb on the cause and meaning of the phenomenon.
Political Correctness - An essay on its nature, origin and impact.
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Politically Correct Unix Programming - List of names of programs and terms from Unix and how they would be made politically correct.
Principles of Newspeak - The appendix to George Orwell's 1984, analyzing totalitarian abuses of language.
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Racial Terms and PC Language - List of various terms for racial minorities as used in different periods and contexts.
Relativistic Patterns in Totalitarian Thinking - An inquiry into the language of Soviet ideology by Mikhail Epstein.
Sensitive Language - A guide to forms of language preferred by progressives.
The Onomastic Cringe - Article by John Derbyshire on the revision of ethnonymy and toponymy.
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