Views on the current state of political correctness?

[deschain]

Or what if a waiter avoids trys to avoid waiting on black people cause 9 our of 10 times he'll get a 5% tip?

~Nicole

If I was a waiter and 90% of the time, people in purple shirts didn't tip, eventually, I wouldn't like waiting on people in purple shirts because I could very reasonably conclude that my hard work would not be rewarded. True profiling is assuming something untrue about a person based on perceived beliefs (black man in a nice car must have stolen it). Coming to a reasonable conclusion based on fact, probability, and experience is not profiling.

(p.s. I have no idea what the tipping practices of anybody tends to be, just using the example)

 

[Woodt]

My beliefs are as follows:
All people have an equal right, unless they do something to make you assume otherwise. I love all races. Great to see people from different cultures mixing. I HATE people who come to the UK, from different countries, then go on benefits, don't bother to learn the language, then complain about the country. I also dislike people who insult other races for no apparent reason, white, black, asian etc. I finally really don't appreciate Islamic Extremists coming other from the Middle East and (in small minorities) terrorising the country, and in a slightly larger minority, asking for Shia Law.

 

[Tomahawk]

Political Correctness is political facism. Pc is a term coined by the left wing nut jobs because they have no experiance arguing issues of importance. Therefore instead of having an intellegent thought provoking argument about serious issues they use PC to get you to shut up. Because they need to silence you and your opinion.

For example, if your arguing about gay marriage with a liberal they will say omg how can you be against gays. thats Politically incorrect your a homophobe shut up. What you want to secure the borders your a racist shut up bigot.

The truth is that everything great in this world at one point or another has offended someone. If you stop and prevent everything that offends someone or this group of people you will end up with nothing great and no culture. Pictures of Jesus offended people. Issac Newtons theories offended people. Elvis offended people. The list can go on and on and on. And if you allow PC to dominate then nothing great will ever occur.

Think about it!!!

 

[goergen1]

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That is the best description of PC I have ever heard.

 

[Typhon]

My beliefs are as follows:
All people have an equal right, unless they do something to make you assume otherwise. I love all races. Great to see people from different cultures mixing. I HATE people who come to the UK, from different countries, then go on benefits, don't bother to learn the language, then complain about the country. I also dislike people who insult other races for no apparent reason, white, black, asian etc. I finally really don't appreciate Islamic Extremists coming other from the Middle East and (in small minorities) terrorising the country, and in a slightly larger minority, asking for Shia Law.

Stop reading the Daily Mail - There are just as many lazy white Brits that are a drain on society as there are foreign ones.

 

[Typhon]

Coming to a reasonable conclusion based on fact, probability, and experience is not profiling.

Lol, that's exactly what profiling means

 

[Typhon]

Political Correctness is political facism. Pc is a term coined by the left wing nut jobs because they have no experiance arguing issues of importance. Therefore instead of having an intellegent thought provoking argument about serious issues they use PC to get you to shut up. Because they need to silence you and your opinion.

For example, if your arguing about gay marriage with a liberal they will say omg how can you be against gays. thats Politically incorrect your a homophobe shut up. What you want to secure the borders your a racist shut up bigot.

The truth is that everything great in this world at one point or another has offended someone. If you stop and prevent everything that offends someone or this group of people you will end up with nothing great and no culture. Pictures of Jesus offended people. Issac Newtons theories offended people. Elvis offended people. The list can go on and on and on. And if you allow PC to dominate then nothing great will ever occur.

Think about it!!!

I totally agree, I'd also want to add that these people who refuse to engage in debate about a subject and just throw insults rather that listening to other points of view can actually create tensions and cause problems.
I think that there would be less racial hatred in the UK if people could make comments about other cultures without fear of a backlash from the PC nut jobs. The worst thing is that the people who make the views about what's offensive to other races and religions are generaly middle class white people on a government commity

 

[deschain]

My beliefs are as follows:
I HATE people who come to the UK, from different countries, then go on benefits, don't bother to learn the language, then complain about the country.

Wow, that happens there too? So it's not just us.

Lazy people suck, regardless of their origin. I guess it's just more of a slap in the face when, not only are they bumming off tax payers, but bitching about what they are entitled to, in another language, as they cash their check.