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> weaponizes political correctness I'm sorry to be nitpick-y. I understand what you are saying, but to be clear: Political correctness is a weapon. The idea i
by registeredcorn 4y ago
> weaponizes political correctness
I'm sorry to be nitpick-y. I understand what you are saying, but to be clear: Political correctness is a weapon.
The idea is that there is a correct answer (fact), and a separate, unrelated politically advantageous answer (group approval). Following the tactic of political correctness, to any degree, is using the concept for personal gain. There is no way to be political correct without doing so in a harmful manner. Approval of this kind can only be gained by attacking a target.
"So-and-so is using explosives to destroy things." It is the design of the thing.
- robonerd 4y agoPolitical correctness means adherence to a political ideology. Whether something is politically correct or politically incorrect is relative to the political ideology in question. Subjective value statements like "X deserves more funding than Y", which don't have objective answers, may be considered politically correct or incorrect depending on the ideological context being considered.
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- hintymad 4y agoI'm not sure PC itself a weapon, but I get your point. PC is so ingrained in American culture that we implicitly accept that certain degree of PC is needed.
- registeredcorn 4y agoFair enough. My perspective is that PC is a destructive act to culture, whether it be American, European, Spanish, etc. I can hardly expect everyone to agree with me on that point. I suppose my concern with that perspective would be something close to, "Can you extrapolate the difference between common courtesy and political correctness?" I don't know if that sounds insulting somehow - it's not meant to be, but sometimes when I ask those sorts of questions, it badly received. Anyway, to my mind, there is a difference between a need for politeness & civil discourse, and a perspective which intends to enforce those ideals through destructive language and cultural upheaval. One is self-imposed, the other an imposition.