Posted on 09/04/2016 8:24:45 PM PDT by MtnClimber
A once-common phrase, “political correctness,” appeared the other day on, of all places, the front page of The New York Times. It was a surprising revival. The term blossomed in universities across North America in the 1990s and early 2000s, but faded a few years ago largely because of overuse. Yet there it was, given a vibrant new life in a Times headline: “University of Chicago Strikes Back Against Campus Political Correctness.”
While the term “political correctness” has mostly disappeared, its meaning has not. In its best days, it was always an ironic expression of dogmatic liberal opinions, especially when dealing with racial, religious and sexual bias. The attitude itself survives, particularly on campuses and in an increasingly influential form. At its worst, it instills in students the fear that they will fail to operate within acceptable principles.
Political correctness is the epithet aimed at the self-righteous who are painfully careful whenever they refer to victims of oppression. In recent years, these same feelings have been used to eliminate every controversial idea on college campuses.......
This widespread situation has led the University of Chicago to expressly declare that it wants to separate itself from timorous, self-satisfied discourse. The dean of students, John Ellison, has written to the freshmen in the incoming class of 2020, informing them that UChicago doesn’t go along with certain popular trends.
“Our commitment to academic freedom means that we do not support so-called trigger warnings, we do not cancel invited speakers because their topics might prove controversial and we do not condone the creation of intellectual ‘safe spaces’ where individuals can retreat from ideas and perspectives at odds with their own,” Ellison wrote. “Freedom of expression does not mean the freedom to harass or threaten others.”
(Excerpt) Read more at news.nationalpost.com ...
The EU does this too with hate speech codes. You can criticize Christians all you want, but call islam a hateful religion and enf=d up in jail.
If I remember correctly, the phrase, “political correctness” originated in the 1920s.
This young pup can’t slap his butt with two hands at the same time.
Er, has this person heard of Trump and our rejection of PC that is happening now?
“Political Correctness is tyranny with manners” - Charlton Heston
The term “politically correct” is used all the time. This is because the leftist attitude underlying political correctness is still very prominent.
For this guy to claim the term has faded “because of overuse” is a classic example of making things up out of thin air.
"Political Correctness is intolerance masquerading as good manners." - George Carlin
I wonder who can lay claim to attacking it in this manner first?
Regards,
I got a good talking to for saying a curse word on a construction site.
It was a liberal hell hole school. The CIO found my conversation offendable. It was a jackass NEA school.
All I offered; This situation is totally F-D and my schedule is not dependent on the incompetence of my customers.
Actually, it is worse.
Why Did British Police Ignore Pakistani Gangs Abusing 1,400 Rotherham Children? Political Correctness
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerscruton/2014/08/30/why-did-british-police-ignore-pakistani-gangs-raping-rotherham-children-political-correctness/#3977812f5a7c
A rainbow snowflake? LOL!
the only thing i can think of when i hear PC/SJW are the queer snowflake specials
If you had said “A__ F___ed” instead they probably would have understood and been good with it. ;-)
Somehow Team Clinton escapes this accusation.
The meek may find this offensive...but then, they shall inherit the Earth!
Neat job of a homosexual snowflake!
yup, best one i could find
Indeed - six feet of it.
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