Has it gone mad? Do you think everything in this day and age has become too PC and that it has taken away Freedom of speech, or how someone can express their views just so others aren't offended?
Or, do you think it has a place in the world of today? Do you think it helps everyone be equal (in society and opportunity) and get further in life with jobs or socially?
Examples of language commonly referred to as "politically correct" include:[14]
"Mentally challenged" in place of "Retard" and other terms
"African American" in place of "Black," "Negro" and other terms
"Native American" (or "First Nations" in Canada) in place of "Indian"
"Gender-neutral" terms such as "firefighter" in place of "fireman"
Terms relating to disability, such as "visually challenged" or "hearing impaired" in place of "blind" or "deaf"Source: Wiki [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_correctness]
How would you feel if you called someone deaf and you were corrected and ridiculed because you did not use the "correct" term. Do you think this actually happens?
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Here is a News artical (from 2006) where Children are now being taught to sing "Bah bah rainbow Sheep" instead of "Bah bah Black Sheep"
TRADITIONAL nursery rhymes are being rewritten at nursery schools to avoid causing offence to children.
Instead of singing "Baa baa, black sheep" as generations of children have learnt to do, toddlers in Oxfordshire are being taught to sing "Baa baa, rainbow sheep".
The move, which critics will seize on as an example of political correctness, was made after the nurseries decided to re-evaluate their approach to equal opportunities.
Stuart Chamberlain, manager of the Family Centre in Abingdon and the Sure Start centre in Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire, told the local Courier Journal newspaper: "We have taken the equal opportunities approach to everything we do".
Source: The Times [http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article738220.ece]
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Do you think we're taking PC too far or is this a breathe of fresh air?
Has the PC world helped you or fuck you over at all?
Do you think T.V and the Media in general has been pressured into being PC or do you think it's them who started it? Or was it really the "Good doers"
I think it's going too far, I do not understand how, for example, "Bla bla Black Sheep" could honestly offend anyone or make them feel lower down and with less equal opportunities.
I call a deaf person deaf and a blind person blind, because, well, they are deaf and blind. (I mean 100% deaf and blind now, let's not pick)
If I'm talking about people who work in the Fire force, I call them Firemen, not fighters, it just comes out. And as Female myself, I don't even feel offend that I do it or if anyone else does.
Or, do you think it has a place in the world of today? Do you think it helps everyone be equal (in society and opportunity) and get further in life with jobs or socially?
Examples of language commonly referred to as "politically correct" include:[14]
"Mentally challenged" in place of "Retard" and other terms
"African American" in place of "Black," "Negro" and other terms
"Native American" (or "First Nations" in Canada) in place of "Indian"
"Gender-neutral" terms such as "firefighter" in place of "fireman"
Terms relating to disability, such as "visually challenged" or "hearing impaired" in place of "blind" or "deaf"Source: Wiki [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_correctness]
How would you feel if you called someone deaf and you were corrected and ridiculed because you did not use the "correct" term. Do you think this actually happens?
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Here is a News artical (from 2006) where Children are now being taught to sing "Bah bah rainbow Sheep" instead of "Bah bah Black Sheep"
TRADITIONAL nursery rhymes are being rewritten at nursery schools to avoid causing offence to children.
Instead of singing "Baa baa, black sheep" as generations of children have learnt to do, toddlers in Oxfordshire are being taught to sing "Baa baa, rainbow sheep".
The move, which critics will seize on as an example of political correctness, was made after the nurseries decided to re-evaluate their approach to equal opportunities.
Stuart Chamberlain, manager of the Family Centre in Abingdon and the Sure Start centre in Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire, told the local Courier Journal newspaper: "We have taken the equal opportunities approach to everything we do".
Source: The Times [http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article738220.ece]
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Do you think we're taking PC too far or is this a breathe of fresh air?
Has the PC world helped you or fuck you over at all?
Do you think T.V and the Media in general has been pressured into being PC or do you think it's them who started it? Or was it really the "Good doers"
I think it's going too far, I do not understand how, for example, "Bla bla Black Sheep" could honestly offend anyone or make them feel lower down and with less equal opportunities.
I call a deaf person deaf and a blind person blind, because, well, they are deaf and blind. (I mean 100% deaf and blind now, let's not pick)
If I'm talking about people who work in the Fire force, I call them Firemen, not fighters, it just comes out. And as Female myself, I don't even feel offend that I do it or if anyone else does.