Political Correctness

“Political Correctness is tyranny with manners.” - Charlton Heston. Being politically correct is not an extremely popular way of thinking these days. In fact, most people are not politically correct nor do they want to be. There are a few reasons that make sense as to why most choose not to join the politically correct or P.C. culture. Most disbelievers think that being P.C. is a violation of our first amendment right to freedom of speech. That it tells us what we can and cannot say. Some think that it takes too much effort to find out what is politically correct enough so not to offend anyone. Others are simply ignorant to what is and what is not politically correct. It is not a law or requirement to be politically correct. It is simply a
This allows Americans to think and say what we feel without being punished or persecuted for doing so. However, this does not mean that people will not feel bad about saying something offensive or insulting. Political correctness does not take away our right to say what we want, but it can help prevent upsetting others. Many people find it difficult to know what is or isn’t P.C. With so many terms that have been used over the years in so many different ways, it can be hard to keep up with. It should not be as difficult as it is to find out what to call certain groups of people, whether it be by race, ethnicity, nationality, disability or lifestyle. There should be more information out there to make it less confusing. With it being as inconvenient as it is to be P.C., it is even more difficult to keep up with all of the new and up to date terminology. It seems as if you finally know what the correct term for something is and the next thing you know it has changed. Hopefully, once people become more informed of what is politically correct and put that to use, this won’t be a problem. Once informed and used correctly, the misuse of the words would no longer have enough of an impact to require a change of terminology. If enough people stay more politically correct and choose not to offend others just by using the wrong term, then the wrong terms will no longer be used in a
It should only be used to help people understand what will and will not offend people whether it was meant to or not. Being P.C. does not take away our rights and it does not impede progress. Being Politically Correct can be extremely difficult. The general public has not been informed well enough to know what is or is not P.C. One of the many things that could keep so many groups of people from hating each other and wanting to kill each other is to not offend so many, but it is cumbersome to do so when there is ignorance about what is offensive. The Spread the Word to End the Word campaign is one of the few organizations that are out there today trying to help prevent people from becoming offended from ignorance and hatred. No matter how cheesy or cliche it may seem, being politically correct could help create more peace in the world we live in and end wars created by hate. After all, there is no need for defense if there is no offense. This is not about shoving peace and serenity down our throats by making us only say nice things. This is about giving people the opportunity to not offend someone on accident. Of course accidents do and always will happen, but why not give people the chance to prevent accidently causing a hatred from another person or group of people. The general public should be better informed as to what terms are politically correct as well as what terms are offensive and degrading so that offending