Political correctness is necessary I don't disagree with that I just think it has gone too far. A professor in America used the word 'niggardly' in one of his speeches and was forced to resign. Niggardly is of saxon origin whereas niger, the route of n*****, is Greek and they have completely different meanings ooe being black and the other meaning small or puny.
I don't think it's 'gone too far', I just think people make mistakes on either side of the line.
Sometimes people will react irrationally to something they perceive as offensive which is actually perfectly innocent. It has ALWAYS been that way - this isn't some new thing. The difference is the amount of ways somebody can access potentially offensive information (and respond to said information) has massively increased - especially with the advent of the internet and social media.
What we have to do, as ordinary, rational people, is point out when some of the general public and the media have overreacted to something. If the majority are quick to step in, we can try and stifle the irrational hysteria and media hype.
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Political correctness is necessary I don't disagree with that I just think it has gone too far. A professor in America used the word 'niggardly' in one of his speeches and was forced to resign. Niggardly is of saxon origin whereas niger, the route of n*****, is Greek and they have completely different meanings ooe being black and the other meaning small or puny.
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I don't think it's 'gone too far', I just think people make mistakes on either side of the line.
Sometimes people will react irrationally to something they perceive as offensive which is actually perfectly innocent. It has ALWAYS been that way - this isn't some new thing. The difference is the amount of ways somebody can access potentially offensive information (and respond to said information) has massively increased - especially with the advent of the internet and social media.
What we have to do, as ordinary, rational people, is point out when some of the general public and the media have overreacted to something. If the majority are quick to step in, we can try and stifle the irrational hysteria and media hype.