here's another article i found.
The Origins of Political Correctness
I've read a lot of what google gave me in my search and the thing i notice time and again is that due to PC, our language is changing...over time. Some of it is harmless, but some seems to be oppressive and some just downright laughable.
Even history books are being manipulated so as not to offend people of differing religious views. The word God is being omitted, even though it is part of our country's history. We don't want to offend Muslims. I wonder if other countries have changed or omitted parts of their history so our country isn't offended. I doubt it.
I think our fear of offending anyone and everyone is eventually going to cripple our society. If everyone thinks and speaks the same way, what will we possibly be able to accomplish? Will our society be devoid of the deep thinkers, the inventors, the entrepreneurs, will our children not learn real history but what's been re-written to accomodate everyone's feelings?
Most stereotypes are simply true and real, and that's the way i intend to be. True and Real...to myself and to others. Take it however you want. You'll know where you stand with me. The older i get, the less i'm worrying about what anyone thinks of me or my opinions. I'm a poor ass white girl just trying to be an upright, honest American. That's all. I certainly don't intentionally set out to offend or hurt someone, and anyone who knows me can tell you i'm not a mean-spirited person, but if I insult someone, you can bet I mean to. And so what...i've hurt someone's feelings...my feelings have been hurt too, but guess what....I got over it.
And Bob, i don't know where you found the term PC bashing or how that makes me a racist. I do know that you harp on racism a lot in your posts, so before you label me, take a look at yourself. All white people aren't racist and all racists aren't white.
The Origins of Political Correctness
I've read a lot of what google gave me in my search and the thing i notice time and again is that due to PC, our language is changing...over time. Some of it is harmless, but some seems to be oppressive and some just downright laughable.
Even history books are being manipulated so as not to offend people of differing religious views. The word God is being omitted, even though it is part of our country's history. We don't want to offend Muslims. I wonder if other countries have changed or omitted parts of their history so our country isn't offended. I doubt it.
I think our fear of offending anyone and everyone is eventually going to cripple our society. If everyone thinks and speaks the same way, what will we possibly be able to accomplish? Will our society be devoid of the deep thinkers, the inventors, the entrepreneurs, will our children not learn real history but what's been re-written to accomodate everyone's feelings?
Most stereotypes are simply true and real, and that's the way i intend to be. True and Real...to myself and to others. Take it however you want. You'll know where you stand with me. The older i get, the less i'm worrying about what anyone thinks of me or my opinions. I'm a poor ass white girl just trying to be an upright, honest American. That's all. I certainly don't intentionally set out to offend or hurt someone, and anyone who knows me can tell you i'm not a mean-spirited person, but if I insult someone, you can bet I mean to. And so what...i've hurt someone's feelings...my feelings have been hurt too, but guess what....I got over it.
And Bob, i don't know where you found the term PC bashing or how that makes me a racist. I do know that you harp on racism a lot in your posts, so before you label me, take a look at yourself. All white people aren't racist and all racists aren't white.
or at least I don't get why a few folks here have hurt feelings or feel they have been attacked. 
