-=Dark_Angel=-, P.I.14 Aug 2004

I think political correctness is symptomatic of changing attitudes towards ethnics and gays and other minorities. It only came about because it became increasingly unpopular to be thought a bigot. In this country, any prominant person who is heard uttering racial slurs is instantly slated in a News. By God Sir, it wasn't always like that. I don't think most people these days would agree with a homophobic lewd, or an anti-semitic lewd, or a sexist lewd. When the phrase "political correctness" was coined, it became popular to be politically incorrect for comedy value. But people only find political incorrectness funny because they think it's so outrageous. It's an obvious tautology, but political correctness is only stupid when it conflicts with actual correctness. Thanks for listening.