Thread: The term "PC" should be renamed

"Politically correct"?? No wonder the term itself gets so much hate.

It's another example of good intentions gone bad. A half-baked idea takes form and establishes roots in society, and instead of helping, it just serves to further divide people and bring on ridicule. It's a matter of common knowledge that there are insensitive people out there who will say or do anything to hurt the feelings (or physically hurt) specific groups. But rather than have someone (or several "someones") get together and coin a nifty new phrase... perhaps people should roll up their sleeves and look for the root cause of the problem as well as some probably solutions.

It IS wrong to mock of make fun of other races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, religions, etc, etc. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. It IS wrong to fly a Nazi flag for no other reason than to piss off and hurt specific groups of people, some of which may have very personal painful memories associated to those unfortunate and tragic times. Those who may want to draw a parallel between a Nazi flag and any other kind of flag are playing semantic games. They also know better. The Nazi flag was flown back when there was a Nazi movement going on, and a world war to go along with it. The movement was obliterated, and therefore serves no current use, other than the aforementioned intent to piss off or hurt someone. Is it wrong? Bet you ass it is.

Same thing can be said for other things. I think the Confederate flag being flown in a state Capitol is wrong too. Just my opinion... everyone else can have their own. Just ask yourself.... what possible use or motive might there be for it?

On the other hand, humans need to use their brain to discern (very important word there) between the right, wrong, and the absurd. Wanting to go back and ban episodes of the Dukes of Hazzard because of the General Lee? Please. It's like being back in grade school.

Going back to "PC". I think it goes way overboard. Never having been a racist, I never knew the term "black" to describe people of dark colored skin was offensive. At some point, it became a bad word and got replaced with.... umm.... "African American". Wonderful. How about those blacks who are NOT African NOR American? Guess we'd have to research that a little farther, no? Then again... a term like "nigger" is obviously offensive, and has been since any of us can remember. So why use it? Why defend it? Black is black... and white is white.... excuse the pun.

We also like to use the term "challenged" in order to... umm... soften the effect of a descriptive term or condition. I'm surprised we still use the term "fat", and haven't changed to "weight-challenged". Some things are what they are. If used constructively, there should be no objections.

This is a little bit of a rant, and I won't be able to stay on here much this weekend to engage in arguments and counterarguments.... but I thought the point needed to be made.

I thought you meant personal computer needed to be renamed, never mind.....

It should just be 'c' as in "comply" because that's what it means to me

A flag is a flag and any flag can offend another person. Rather than banning them I merely argue that we tolerate them for better or worse. You also seem to be against most good comedy which makes for a rather bland world.

PC is merely a contemporary form of control. It limits and restricts possibilities and puts us in a straight jacket of niceness.

Originally Posted by TitoFan

Going back to "PC". I think it goes way overboard. Never having been a racist, I never knew the term "black" to describe people of dark colored skin was offensive. At some point, it became a bad word and got replaced with.... umm.... "African American".

Maybe this is true in Puerto Rico, but in America blacks being called black isn't offensive to anybody except the extremely old who still prefer the term Negro. Anybody who goes around and refers to all black people as "African American," in order to try their hardest (while failing on a colossal scale) to be politically correct is a complete and utter liberal waste of life and probably has black guys at their houses beastfucking their gfs/wives while they're outside protesting in some lame ass anti-confederate flag march.

"Black pride," "Black power," etc. Think about it... phrases of empowerment begin with black.

I've always looked at pc as just not being an asshole but it turned into over compensation that is pretty damn insulting when you think about it. I used 'African American' once to guy and got clowned for about 3 days. You can't put a stranglehold on being a decent human being to not come off a douche. No black man in his right mind is putting forth a motion to ban a 30-40 yr old television show that features a confederate flag, leave that to the politician.

It seems like everything today is politically incorrect. Its gotten to the point that one has to be careful in everyday language even when its just benign everyday English. Practically every noun, verb, adjective or metaphor insults someone. Its a Nanny planet. These days everybody needs a parade or day. I guess that's just a natural progression from everybody needing a ribbon or trophy. Shit telling the truth as a public servant these days is frowned upon. I had to tell my supervisor the other day that if he didn't like my opinion he shouldn't have asked for it. The internal workings of simple units in government are a toxic dumping ground for dishonesty and everyman for himself. Oops I forgot woman and herself. It hilarious to drive by these same people coming out of church every Sunday.

Yeah I get it that all Muslims aren't terrorists but all terrorist are Muslims.

Don't get me started on this one. There should not be any law against "hurting one's feelings".

Fucking FACT.

Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust

Don't get me started on this one. There should not be any law against "hurting one's feelings".

F**ing FACT.

This is true and as the most hypersensitive butt hurt member we have EVER had on the forum, it has been yourself that has led that charge. So now we have a bunch of old women all fawning over you, and each other, all afraid to rock the boat and say anything that might upset each other. It's pathetic.

"ooh dear mods please tell these Brits to not be so rude"

"ooh mods please can you ban this member"

"ooh mods why are the Brits allowed to get away with being so rude"

How dare you! this and f**ky s**cy spoilt, throw the toys out the pram melodrama, but if anybody remarks on it, you whimper, cower and lash out instead of taking it like a man and moving on.

Hope that didn't hurt your feelings. Tosser.

Originally Posted by Greenbeanz

Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust

Don't get me started on this one. There should not be any law against "hurting one's feelings".

F**ing FACT.

This is true

Why THANK you, you little brown noser.

Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust

Don't get me started on this one. There should not be any law against "hurting one's feelings".

Fucking FACT.

Unless it's the Keep it real Act!

Originally Posted by Gandalf

A flag is a flag and any flag can offend another person. Rather than banning them I merely argue that we tolerate them for better or worse. You also seem to be against most good comedy which makes for a rather bland world.

If the only way you can be a good comic is by offending others maybe you should look for new material.

I'll continue to disagree on the flag bit. Rather than taking the "any flag can offend another person" approach, I'll continue to say let's ask what the purpose of the flag is. National flags and state flags have obvious uses. Flags of past and buried organizations whose sole purpose of existence was to kill and/or torture other human beings have no practical use whatsoever. If you openly display and fly them, you're purposely attempting to taunt/ bait/ offend/ provoke other human beings. A government with balls would say "NO... you can't do that. End of story."

What regime is solely about murdering and killing? Surely there must be something more to a regime. Japan kept the same flag. Should we ban that? The US drones and invades every half decade. Where's the flag ban? Your standards do not add up.

Am what comedy does not offend? How does that work? Frank Skinner was full of shock in a routine I watched a while ago. Very funny too. Should we just ban it? Do you want people to watch bland PC comedy and only that?

If you're comparing the Nazi flag to the country flags of both Japan and the U.S....... maybe we really shouldn't be having this conversation.

Originally Posted by TitoFan

If you're comparing the Nazi flag to the country flags of both Japan and the U.S....... maybe we really shouldn't be having this conversation.

That is the problem with the PC crowd. They just want to shut down the discussion. What distinguished imperial Japan from Nazi Germany? I see a lot of obvious similarities. Can you honestly not see them? They were war time allies occupying nations and carrying out genocide. Yet one flag is evil and the other is just dandy.