Arno M wrote:
Just out of curiosity - does Political correctness apply as NPOV or as an ideology as described below?
Political correctness is independent of the ideology it supports. It can attach to any ideology. It will generally involve supporting the "right" views as they prevail in the society out of fear of being seen as different. Sometimes the penalty for not being politically correct may be social ostracism; in other circumstances, such as in Nazi Germany, the penalties could be far more severe. In the United States supporting the troops in Iraq is a matter of political correctness.
Thus I would see political correctness as neither NPOV nor an ideology. At the same time practitioners of political correctness have a personal need to believe that their actions express a NPOV, something which they can easily confirm in the positive feedback loop of their own community. Overcoming political correctness requires both insight and courage.
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