Political Correctness: The pushback continues

[Timmy]

It really is nice (and very hopeful sign) to see that more and more honest liberals (by far the majority) are admitting that PC has jumped the shark. They are willing to say that PC is far more than just an annoyance, it is a negative. Just in the last few days:

....From an article on an interview with President Obama: President Obama praised student activists, but also said he disagrees with what Stephanopoulos described as “militant political correctness” on campus, whereby some activists seek to shut down opposing viewpoints. “Being a good citizen, being an activist, involves hearing the other side and making sure that you are engaging in a dialogue because that’s also how change happens,” said President Obama.

... From Daily Beast writer Keli Goff: How Diversity Police Halt Progress - I know there are rooms of opportunity and power—including some writers rooms—that people like me are increasingly excluded from simply because the people in them are petrified of saying the wrong thing in front of me or another person of color or another woman and ending up vilified in social media or on a blog or in a protest. So instead they surround themselves with fellow white guys. I know this in part because in the last two weeks I have had at least two white people I know say that family members or friends have made comments to that effect, i.e. “I really like my black co-worker but I’m nervous about dinner because what if things turn to politics and I say the wrong thing.

A groundbreaking study published in the American Psychologist last year found that blatant racism is no longer the biggest obstacle facing minorities seeking workplace advancement today. Instead it has been replaced by what you might call accidental discrimination. According to the study, “in present-day America, discrimination results more from helping ingroup members than from harming outgroup members.”

... From Daily Beast writer Robby Soave: College Students Say Remembering 9/11 Is Offensive to Muslims - Of course, it’s not just Muslim students’ whose feelings are zealously guarded by the new regime of campus censors. Students at university after university are demanding the right to turn campus spaces—even public spaces—into “safe” spaces: zones of total emotional and intellectual coddling. What’s more, these students assert that administrators are required to enforce these safe spaces, even at the expense of free speech.

Can we take a moment to reflect on how petty, infantilizing, and ultimately self-defeating college students’ goals have become?
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The political correctness is that no one can say no to ANOTHER 911 memorial .

This is really a case of right wing PC.

Deflection noted, thanks.
.

What deflection ? Only deflection is you ignoring my point .

 

[Mac1958]

It really is nice (and very hopeful sign) to see that more and more honest liberals (by far the majority) are admitting that PC has jumped the shark. They are willing to say that PC is far more than just an annoyance, it is a negative. Just in the last few days:

....From an article on an interview with President Obama: President Obama praised student activists, but also said he disagrees with what Stephanopoulos described as “militant political correctness” on campus, whereby some activists seek to shut down opposing viewpoints. “Being a good citizen, being an activist, involves hearing the other side and making sure that you are engaging in a dialogue because that’s also how change happens,” said President Obama.

... From Daily Beast writer Keli Goff: How Diversity Police Halt Progress - I know there are rooms of opportunity and power—including some writers rooms—that people like me are increasingly excluded from simply because the people in them are petrified of saying the wrong thing in front of me or another person of color or another woman and ending up vilified in social media or on a blog or in a protest. So instead they surround themselves with fellow white guys. I know this in part because in the last two weeks I have had at least two white people I know say that family members or friends have made comments to that effect, i.e. “I really like my black co-worker but I’m nervous about dinner because what if things turn to politics and I say the wrong thing.

A groundbreaking study published in the American Psychologist last year found that blatant racism is no longer the biggest obstacle facing minorities seeking workplace advancement today. Instead it has been replaced by what you might call accidental discrimination. According to the study, “in present-day America, discrimination results more from helping ingroup members than from harming outgroup members.”

... From Daily Beast writer Robby Soave: College Students Say Remembering 9/11 Is Offensive to Muslims - Of course, it’s not just Muslim students’ whose feelings are zealously guarded by the new regime of campus censors. Students at university after university are demanding the right to turn campus spaces—even public spaces—into “safe” spaces: zones of total emotional and intellectual coddling. What’s more, these students assert that administrators are required to enforce these safe spaces, even at the expense of free speech.

Can we take a moment to reflect on how petty, infantilizing, and ultimately self-defeating college students’ goals have become?
.

The political correctness is that no one can say no to ANOTHER 911 memorial .

This is really a case of right wing PC.

Deflection noted, thanks.
.

What deflection ? Only deflection is you ignoring my point .

No.

I made a specific point in the OP and provided three (3) examples/quotes.

You tried to change the subject. I didn't.

You're lying. Doesn't work with me.

If you want to start a thread on your point, do so.
.

 

[Timmy]

You mention the 911 thing as politically correct . What is politically correct about turning down a 911 memorial? That's about as in politically correct as you get .

 

[Rustic]

It really is nice (and very hopeful sign) to see that more and more honest liberals (by far the majority) are admitting that PC has jumped the shark. They are willing to say that PC is far more than just an annoyance, it is a negative. Just in the last few days:

....From an article on an interview with President Obama: President Obama praised student activists, but also said he disagrees with what Stephanopoulos described as “militant political correctness” on campus, whereby some activists seek to shut down opposing viewpoints. “Being a good citizen, being an activist, involves hearing the other side and making sure that you are engaging in a dialogue because that’s also how change happens,” said President Obama.

... From Daily Beast writer Keli Goff: How Diversity Police Halt Progress - I know there are rooms of opportunity and power—including some writers rooms—that people like me are increasingly excluded from simply because the people in them are petrified of saying the wrong thing in front of me or another person of color or another woman and ending up vilified in social media or on a blog or in a protest. So instead they surround themselves with fellow white guys. I know this in part because in the last two weeks I have had at least two white people I know say that family members or friends have made comments to that effect, i.e. “I really like my black co-worker but I’m nervous about dinner because what if things turn to politics and I say the wrong thing.

A groundbreaking study published in the American Psychologist last year found that blatant racism is no longer the biggest obstacle facing minorities seeking workplace advancement today. Instead it has been replaced by what you might call accidental discrimination. According to the study, “in present-day America, discrimination results more from helping ingroup members than from harming outgroup members.”

... From Daily Beast writer Robby Soave: College Students Say Remembering 9/11 Is Offensive to Muslims - Of course, it’s not just Muslim students’ whose feelings are zealously guarded by the new regime of campus censors. Students at university after university are demanding the right to turn campus spaces—even public spaces—into “safe” spaces: zones of total emotional and intellectual coddling. What’s more, these students assert that administrators are required to enforce these safe spaces, even at the expense of free speech.

Can we take a moment to reflect on how petty, infantilizing, and ultimately self-defeating college students’ goals have become?
.

If it was not for political correctness, there would be no progressivism.
Political correctness has displaced common sense...

 

[LoneLaugher]

Mac...

Are black Americans better off.....as a whole.....today than they were the day you were born?

Earmuffs.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Political Correctness: the myth continues.

 

[IlarMeilyr]

Libs are amazing. Funny. Unconvincing. But amazing.

They are DRIVEN by PC.

But they get all mad as hell and in full denial mode ABOUT PC whenever anybody calls them out about it.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Libs are amazing. Funny. Unconvincing. But amazing.

They are DRIVEN by PC.

But they get all mad as hell and in full denial mode ABOUT PC whenever anybody calls them out about it.

Tell me when I've ever been this 'PC' you're ranting about. With some real evidence to back your accusation.

 

[LoneLaugher]

Libs are amazing. Funny. Unconvincing. But amazing.

They are DRIVEN by PC.

But they get all mad as hell and in full denial mode ABOUT PC whenever anybody calls them out about it.

Tell me when I've ever been this 'PC' you're ranting about. With some real evidence to back your accusation.

Same here. If the guy wasn't a retard, he'd be able to find examples easily.

Did ya see that? I used the word retard to describe that ******.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

Under Obama
- Stock markets more than doubled.

- Home prices surging.

- A national health care plan.

Under Bush 43 ...too horrible to mention 'Nuff said

Stock market artificially inflated.

Healthcare plan that has doubled the cost of health insurance and put many out of work.

Median income is continuing to decline.

Number of people on food stamps continue to rise.

Housing prices surged but no one can afford to buy a house.

 

[skye]

Libs are amazing. Funny. Unconvincing. But amazing.

They are DRIVEN by PC.

But they get all mad as hell and in full denial mode ABOUT PC whenever anybody calls them out about it.

It is the new totalitarian mentality - the left-wing mentality of political correctness .

All little Stalins...... the sheeple.

 

[IlarMeilyr]

Libs are amazing. Funny. Unconvincing. But amazing.

They are DRIVEN by PC.

But they get all mad as hell and in full denial mode ABOUT PC whenever anybody calls them out about it.

Tell me when I've ever been this 'PC' you're ranting about. With some real evidence to back your accusation.

Same here. If the guy wasn't a retard, he'd be able to find examples easily.

Did ya see that? I used the word retard to describe that ******.

That's not very PC of you, you dishonest ****. See that?

I called the ***** a **** and I labeled him as dishonest just because in addition to being a hypocrite and a ****, he's also a liar.

 

[IlarMeilyr]

Libs are amazing. Funny. Unconvincing. But amazing.

They are DRIVEN by PC.

But they get all mad as hell and in full denial mode ABOUT PC whenever anybody calls them out about it.

Tell me when I've ever been this 'PC' you're ranting about. With some real evidence to back your accusation.

Getting a bit defensive, aren't you Margaret?

 

[Mac1958]

The PC Police hates it when you shove a mirror in their face.

Anyway, to review:

It really is nice (and very hopeful sign) to see that more and more honest liberals (by far the majority) are admitting that PC has jumped the shark. They are willing to say that PC is far more than just an annoyance, it is a negative. Just in the last few days:

....From an article on an interview with President Obama: President Obama praised student activists, but also said he disagrees with what Stephanopoulos described as “militant political correctness” on campus, whereby some activists seek to shut down opposing viewpoints. “Being a good citizen, being an activist, involves hearing the other side and making sure that you are engaging in a dialogue because that’s also how change happens,” said President Obama.

... From Daily Beast writer Keli Goff: How Diversity Police Halt Progress - I know there are rooms of opportunity and power—including some writers rooms—that people like me are increasingly excluded from simply because the people in them are petrified of saying the wrong thing in front of me or another person of color or another woman and ending up vilified in social media or on a blog or in a protest. So instead they surround themselves with fellow white guys. I know this in part because in the last two weeks I have had at least two white people I know say that family members or friends have made comments to that effect, i.e. “I really like my black co-worker but I’m nervous about dinner because what if things turn to politics and I say the wrong thing.

A groundbreaking study published in the American Psychologist last year found that blatant racism is no longer the biggest obstacle facing minorities seeking workplace advancement today. Instead it has been replaced by what you might call accidental discrimination. According to the study, “in present-day America, discrimination results more from helping ingroup members than from harming outgroup members.”

... From Daily Beast writer Robby Soave: College Students Say Remembering 9/11 Is Offensive to Muslims - Of course, it’s not just Muslim students’ whose feelings are zealously guarded by the new regime of campus censors. Students at university after university are demanding the right to turn campus spaces—even public spaces—into “safe” spaces: zones of total emotional and intellectual coddling. What’s more, these students assert that administrators are required to enforce these safe spaces, even at the expense of free speech.

Can we take a moment to reflect on how petty, infantilizing, and ultimately self-defeating college students’ goals have become?

 

[Deleted member 53821]

I purposely do things that are politically incorrect.

 

[JoeB131]

As angry and defensive as the Regressive Left/PC Police are about this slow but steady pushback, at some point they'll realize they should be saving their REAL anger on the steadily growing number of honest lefties who are admitting this has gone too far:

Yawn, guy. Only people whining about "political correctness" are the racists and homophobes who find they aren't welcome anymore.

Why do I get the feeling Mac is the Crazy Relative who gets the Stink-eye at Thanksgiving Dinner?

 

[LoneLaugher]

Libs are amazing. Funny. Unconvincing. But amazing.

They are DRIVEN by PC.

But they get all mad as hell and in full denial mode ABOUT PC whenever anybody calls them out about it.

Tell me when I've ever been this 'PC' you're ranting about. With some real evidence to back your accusation.

Same here. If the guy wasn't a retard, he'd be able to find examples easily.

Did ya see that? I used the word retard to describe that ******.

That's not very PC of you, you dishonest ****. See that?

I called the ***** a **** and I labeled him as dishonest just because in addition to being a hypocrite and a ****, he's also a liar.

I have lied often in my life.....but never here. This is an anonymous forum. You....on the other hand.....skip out on your bets. You cannot be trusted.

 

[LoneLaugher]

Libs are amazing. Funny. Unconvincing. But amazing.

They are DRIVEN by PC.

But they get all mad as hell and in full denial mode ABOUT PC whenever anybody calls them out about it.

It is the new totalitarian mentality - the left-wing mentality of political correctness .

All little Stalins...... the sheeple.

I think you might be just about as stupid as Staph. Neither of you can even define the words that you use.

 

[Mac1958]

Nice nice nice!

Princeton students stand up to political correctness
.

 

[IlarMeilyr]

Nice nice nice!

Princeton students stand up to political correctness
.

That is nice.

Imagine that.

It turns out to actually BE possible to recognize that Wilson was a racist piece of shit without demanding that history paint him over.

He sucked for other important reasons, too, by the way.