• Fuyu
    +3

    The problem is being "politically correct" has gone past "treating people with respect." Of course, there is a level of people dismissing legitimate issues, but in some cases being "politically correct" is flat out lying. I'll take the mentally disabled for example. We went from accurate words like "disabled," "handicapped," even "retarded" to "special" and now to "gifted." We call them the opposite of what they are, which doesn't help them, and it certainly doesn't help the truly gifted kids that are now getting lumped in with the opposite end of the scale. Then also, you can't call a black person "black;" you have to call them "African American" even if they're from Europe. And there are plenty of white guys that have recent heritage in Africa too.

    • AdelleChattre
      +9

      We went from accurate words like "disabled," "handicapped," even "retarded" to "special" and now to "gifted."

      Sez who?

      Then also, you can't call a black person "black;" you have to call them "African American" even if they're from Europe.

      Sez who?

      • redalastor
        +8

        Says one crazy person somewhere so it obviously validates all of my prejudices.

        That's how it works on the net; find a bona fides straw man and you can ignore all the crops.

        • AdelleChattre
          +5

          “‘Correctness’ for me, but none for thee,” is how it goes, apparently.