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Political Correctness: Detrimental and Patronising

18/06/2018 by sissel Leave a Comment

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Source: AZ QUOTES

 

For those of you not familiar with the term Political Correctness:

Here is a definition from the Cambridge Dictionary:

“Someone who is politically correct believe that language and actionsthat could be offensive to others, especially those relating to sex and race, should be avoided.”

Political correctness (PC) is about silencing what does not pleases us. That does not mean it will go away. Racism does not go away because you start to call people apples instead of oranges. Sexual harassment does not go away, because you decide on a new policy or a Code of Conduct.

The concept is very much a Western creation, but according to my experience you can find it any culture, just in different forms and under a different name.

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