The Politically Correct Thread

[Dark Lord Al]

I'm surprised Beanz didn't post a response to this thread

[vidgil]

As with any polarizing subject, each side becomes unreasonable!

There is a large group of people who's main hobby is to seek out and find things to be outraged by. They call for people to lose their livelihood, and when confronted on their activity they will say "oh well we're just fighting for a better world where everyone is nice to each other". Bullshit. It's a very vindictive practice, not rooted in educating people and changing views, but more so getting pleasure from striking out at people.

And on the other side, there are people who throw around terms "PC police" even when someone has a legitimate gripe. And a lot of people don't realize that "free speech" doesn't mean you have the ability to say whatever you want with no repercussions.

But I firmly believe overall the PC culture is a bad thing. Publicly vilifying people, ruining lives and telling people what they can and can't say just causes deep-seeded resentment. It also puts limitations on honest discourse.

Take the transgender topic. Right now, an 8-year old boy can tell his parents "I wanna wear a dress and I want you to buy me some dolls" and the parents reaction is to bring the boy to the doctor so they can put him on a cocktail of medications for the rest of his life to fight biology.

I think it's pretty reasonable to believe that an 8-year old probably shouldn't be trusted to make that kind of important, life altering decision. I'm sure a lot of people also feel this way. But you can't say this because you'll be labelled a "transphobic" and risk losing your job. That's where PC gets dangerous.

[vidgil]

This is pretty funny, come on!

[pacfan]

I don't even understand why a term like PC was concocted. In other countries, common decency will take care of it but I guess some people has lost their sense of decency.

[Beanz]

I don't even understand why a term like PC was concocted. In other countries, common decency will take care of it but I guess some people has lost their sense of decency.

Yes I think you are right. I hope you are safe after the storms there in the Philippines. My father is there at the moment. Have a happy new year pacfan.

[pacfan]

I don't even understand why a term like PC was concocted. In other countries, common decency will take care of it but I guess some people has lost their sense of decency.

Yes I think you are right. I hope you are safe after the storms there in the Philippines. My father is there at the moment. Have a happy new year pacfan.

Thanks, Beanz. Surprised to hear your father is here, I hope he keep himself safe. It's been quite insane here the last several months...

[Beanz]

I don't even understand why a term like PC was concocted. In other countries, common decency will take care of it but I guess some people has lost their sense of decency.

Yes I think you are right. I hope you are safe after the storms there in the Philippines. My father is there at the moment. Have a happy new year pacfan.

Thanks, Beanz. Surprised to hear your father is here, I hope he keep himself safe. It's been quite insane here the last several months...

He actually married in the Solomon Islands but his wife and her family (2nd wife not my mother) are from the Phillipines and they are visiting them. I just spoke with him to wish him a happy new year. HE is quite old now and so he is making the most of it while he can travel.

[Master]

I think a lawyer may have written your post Batman.

I want to know what Paul Kevin thinks.