I didn't think you were griping. It seems like you're struggle with one of the quintessential human problems: Other people's choices. I was simply trying to share what I've learned, which is that there's little to nothing you can do (posted to Trying to be truly Pro-Choice.)
Agreed. PC is useful insofar as it causes us to think about what we really want to say and examine our own prejudices, and to consider the feelings of others when we say it. But it goes too far when (posted to What's so wrong with being P.C.?)
Don't forget "gypped". I'm sometimes tempted to use the phrase "Indian giver", since the accepted meaning (give something only to take it back as soon as it's convenient) is pretty close to how we (the US and its gov't) treated (posted to What's so wrong with being P.C.?)
The people who noted that P.C. is often used to stifle dissent are hitting it head-on. But there's another aspect to P.C. that's also problematic, which is the first word-- political. Politics change. How many people decided to throw in (posted to What's so wrong with being P.C.?)
My brother participates in Civil War reenactments. My previous understanding of historical reenactment was based entirely on friends in the Society for Creative Anachronism and Renaissance fairs. Civil War reenactors are incredibly different. I asked my brother once about the (posted to The most fascinating thing I found on the internet this week...)
That comment is so, so, frustrating on so many levels. I am not the best sociologist... but I know that in the United States black culture is different than white culture. Case in point, the norms and mores regarding homosexuality. (posted to What's so wrong with being P.C.?)
Yeah, a lot of the responses here are jsut so much bullshit. Abortion being legal and the woman's choice doesn't mean it's holy and can never be questioned. It means the opposite, actually: your decisions about abortion are *your decisions* (posted to Trying to be truly Pro-Choice.)
I'm going to have to concur with Tracey T here. More examples: "Lame" and "Uncool." People use them in the same context, one is ableist one is not. "Throws like a girl" and "They can't throw." People use them in (posted to What's so wrong with being P.C.?)
