Political Correctness gone mad

[Twitch]

Guys I don't feel that PC is all about racial issues. That's a very minor sideline. The initial concept here was that Americans= several races are we- should carefully scrutinize those who fit a physical description profile of what every terrorist has looked like so far. This is not too much to ask. Certainly all law enforcement agencies broadcast physical descriptions of people wanted for crimes or questioning. They couldn't function without that ability!! Yet we ask federal agencies and airport security personnel to not do the very thing that results in success in normal law enforcement situations!! Why? Because we don't want to offend someone. THAT is stupid and dangerous.

The vast majority of PC content is the idiotic modification of language to make things ambiguous. It's not a mailman its a mailperson. God rest ye merry persons instead of gentlemen. And it's no longer God. It's Higher Power. It's not a waitress or waiter. It's waitron. It's not retarded or even slow. It's mentally challenged, weight challenged and height challenged to describe physical dscriptions. Our terrorist nemises are referred to as bombers or misguided criminals. Even normal street cops now describe events such as "the gentleman entered the liquor store and allegedly shot the clerk to death in view of the survailence camera."

Since when do "gentlemen" shoot store clerks? And, sure even if it is there in plain sight on tape they have to say "allegedly shot." This is the hopeless quagmire that PC produces.

 

[bubba]

I wish I never even looked at this thread...

Some things never change do they?

 

[scotrace]

I wish I never even looked at this thread...

Some things never change do they?

First things first: Welcome to The Fedora Lounge. We're glad you are here and look forward to learning more about you.

Secondly, yes they do, and have, and that is why I am of the opinion that this thread has run its course and am locking it.
Communication via the written word on the internet is such that the subtleties of body language, facial expression, etc., go completely missing. Our members here are intelligent, often brilliant people. A discussion such as this is quite difficult to carry on as raw, written, off the cuff language without being perhaps misread or misinterpreted - often through no fault of the writer.
It is not a matter of censorship. It's a judgement call in watching for the tipping point at which the conversation is headed downhill no matter what input may be added.