See http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20040731-101359-2982r.htm
...Do a "Google" search on political correctness and for the most part you will find a definition, such as that in the free encyclopedia Wikipedia: "Political correctness is the alteration of language said to redress real or alleged unjust discrimination or to avoid offense. The term most often appears in the predicate adjective form politically correct, often abbreviated PC, and is usually used mockingly or disparagingly. One purpose behind 'politically correct' language is to prevent the exclusion or the offending of people based upon differences or handicaps. The idea behind using 'politically correct' terminology is to bring peoples' unconscious biases into awareness, allowing them to make a more informed choice about their language and making them aware of things different people might find offensive."
How odd. What an incoherent ramble.
--- "Poor, Edmund W" Edmund.W.Poor@abc.com wrote:
See
http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20040731-101359-2982r.htm
...Do a "Google" search on political correctness and for the most part you will find a definition, such as that in the free encyclopedia Wikipedia: "Political correctness is the alteration of language said to redress real or alleged unjust discrimination or to avoid offense. The term most often appears in the predicate adjective form politically correct, often abbreviated PC, and is usually used mockingly or disparagingly. One purpose behind 'politically correct' language is to prevent the exclusion or the offending of people based upon differences or handicaps. The idea behind using 'politically correct' terminology is to bring peoples' unconscious biases into awareness, allowing them to make a more informed choice about their language and making them aware of things different people might find offensive." _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@Wikipedia.org http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
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I am glad that a reasonably well written intro on WP inspired this writer of aspiring intelligence to spew forth:
"There is what I believe should be an alarming connection between PC and *communism. This is because PC doesn't understand [that] our Constitution affords its citizens equality of opportunity by virtue of being *human, not equality of opportunity by virtue of being under its protection."
...Humanism, not protectionism. I agree, but what's fascinating is that later he makes clear just how much he values the cultures of other humans:
"Sadly, many of our graduates leave public schools without the *intelligence to question ideas that *stealthily *undermine the *dominant culture.
Instead, the prevailing attitudes of those subjected to the *multicultural, politically correct educational agendas promote both a bloodless *communist revolution and creation of a comprehensive *terrorist infrastructure; all the while paving the way for the proverbial "Trojan Horse" to conquer the *sleeping giant."
..."communists", "terrorists", "domestic enemies"... ROFL. Strip away all the flowery language, and what's left is rather... pasty.
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Do a "Google" search on p --- "Poor, Edmund W" Edmund.W.Poor@abc.com wrote:
See
http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20040731-101359-2982r.htm
...Do a "Google" search on political correctness and for the most part you will find a definition, such as that in the free encyclopedia Wikipedia: "Political correctness is the alteration of language said to redress real or alleged unjust discrimination or to avoid offense. The term most often appears in the predicate adjective form politically correct, often abbreviated PC, and is usually used mockingly or disparagingly. One purpose behind 'politically correct' language is to prevent the exclusion or the offending of people based upon differences or handicaps. The idea behind using 'politically correct' terminology is to bring peoples' unconscious biases into awareness, allowing them to make a more informed choice about their language and making them aware of things different people might find offensive." _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list WikiEN-l@Wikipedia.org http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
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