Why political correctness CANT work
“Politically correct” basically means to not offend anyone. It is impossible to never offend anyone, it is however very possible to go out of ones way every day to try and never offend anyone. This seems to be the major goal most politically correct people shoot for. Personally I find this to be a censorship of sorts. There is virtually nothing you can say, that won’t offend someone, therefore you are limited to talking about things such as the weather, or how many stars are in the sky, no real opinions, or views could ever be expressed in a politically correct society. If I were to say to you: “In general black people can run faster,jump higher,and eat more chicken than most any other race out there.” It would be considered very politically in-correct. Why? Well to assert that one race(mainly African American,Hispanic,Asian) is in any way different from a Caucasian, is in some peoples’ opinion racist. Personally I find it racist to even think that way. Why? Well when you think like that your automatically targeting, and separating that race based on there abilities, and ethnicity, like that is a reason to handicap them.
Political correctness would never work because I find the philosophy offensive. Thats right, I honestly find it offensive. That goes to prove it would never work; if a philosophy, or practice’s whole goal is to not offend anyone, at anytime, and that same practice offends some, then the whole idea is struck down completely. Not a very strong idea if you ask me. Is the practice of not offending people(when possible) good? Yes, its great, but when you go overboard with it, it becomes an obstacle of free speech. When I say free speech I don’t mean you should be able to say anything you want without any consequences at all. I believe their should be freedom of speech as long as your not imposing on the rights of others. I.e say your at the local Mc donald’s drive thru, and you take forever ordering while the driver behind you starts to get more, and more angry. If freedom of speech was absolute, then that driver could walk up to your window and tell you that since you pissed him off he’s going to rape your child. As long as he never actually did that, it would be completely legal to express that thought(in a politically correct society). That’s why there are boundaries to this freedom. When that driver told you that, he is imposing on your personal rights. Firstly he is communicating threats, and secondly he is using words that you find offensive in the order he placed them. If he came up to your window and said “my daughter was kidnapped and raped, keep a good eye on your child.” You wouldn’t find that offensive. Why? Because he wasn’t directing a vulgar threat towards your child. Sentence structure alone can cause an offense.
Are there absolutes? Some would say “No, I decide what is right and wrong,according to what I believe.” but many would say, “Yes, there have to be absolutes,otherwise anything goes.” If you were among those that don’t believe in absolutes maybe you should think again. Do you believe I should be allowed to kill you without any consequences? Well you must, because if there are no absolutes then everyone decides what is right and wrong according to their own beliefs. So it would be ok for the guy in the airplane to kill the pilot and fly the plane into a building because there are no absolutes, and he is doing what he feels is right. Who are you to tell him that your absolutes are right, and his are wrong? You would be suggesting that you are a more superior being, and that would certainly be politically incorrect, because if you are superior than that would mean someone else is inferior(obviously). When you really study “political correctness” you will find that it takes either a very ignorant, or naive individual to really believe it.
What is the unforgivable sin(uh-oh, i said sin, politically incorrect) of pious, politically correct individuals? Intolerance. You must be totally tolerant of anything, and everything, which is completely asinine. It is impossible to be totally tolerant of everything, it just doesn’t make sense in any way, shape, or form. How could you be tolerant of everything if there are intolerant people? Are you supposed to do away with the intolerant people? Who’s to say that’s ok? The founder of the philosophy? That would mean he was some sort of god to be worshiped, and that once again goes against the entire idea. It’s a major flaw in the “system”. Looking at political correctness is like “The Butterfly Effect” the cover looks really cool, but when you watch the movie it’s completely flawed, and riveted with plot holes. That doesn’t mean it didn’t have some cool ideas, or scenes but as a whole it just doesn’t work.
-RhyeKno
Interesting article. Not many people know that political correctness originated with the Soviet regime to refer to ideas within the party line, and was later co-opted by the deconstructionist New Left in America. Political correctness is SELECTIVE, in that it only seeks to silence opinions which might become too popular to threaten the sense of liberal “orthodoxy”.
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