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Political Correctness

When I was a lad, I was taught that an action or attitude was deemed politically correct when it was not, in fact, correct by any of the more objective standards (logic, law, or ethics), but was taken for purely political reasons, e.g., to pander to some special interest group. Since political correctness is not defensible on logical, legal, or moral grounds, any argument in favor of a politically correct action or attitude is necessarily specious, generally begging the question, usually with ad hominem thrown in for good measure.
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[nq:1]When I was a lad, I was taught that an action or attitude was deemed politically correct when it was not, in fact, correct by any of the more objective standards (logic, law, or ethics),[/nq] You were taught wrong when you were a lad, then. Of the three fields you mention, I'm not at all convinced that law and ethics, in particular, are demonstrably "more objective" than politics. , those which are codified by law) are equally socially dependent.

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  • [nq:1]When I was a lad, I was taught that an action or attitude was deemed politically correct when it was not, in fact, correct by any of the more objective standards (logic, law, or ethics),[/nq] You were taught wrong when you were a lad, then.
  • Of the three fields you mention, I'm not at all convinced that law and ethics, in particular, are demonstrably "more objective" than politics.
  • , those which are codified by law) are equally socially dependent.
  • [/nq] That's way too narrow definition of "politics" it implies that the "political" is restricted to what is done by "politicians".
  • That's merely one sub-category of "political matters".
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[nq:1]When I was a lad, I was taught that an action or attitude was deemed politically correct when it was not, in fact, correct by any of the more objective standards (logic, law, or ethics),[/nq]
You were taught wrong when you were a lad, then.
Of the three fields you mention, I'm not at all convinced that law and ethics, in particular, are demonstrably "more objective" than politics. La
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[nq:1]When I was a lad, I was taught that an action or attitude was deemed politically correct when it was ... correct action or attitude is necessarily specious, generally begging the question, usually with ad hominem thrown in for good measure.[/nq]
I'm no defender of political correctness in speech, but it seems to me that your argument fails to take socio-political theory into account. If
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[nq:1]On 06 Oct 2003, Mark B. VanLiere wrote[/nq]
[nq:2]When I was a lad, I was taught that an ... any of the more objective standards (logic, law, or ethics),[/nq]
[nq:1]You were taught wrong when you were a lad, then. Of the three fields you mention, I'm not at all ... doesn't exist in a vacuum and applied ethics (i.e., those which are codified by law) are equally socially dependent.[/nq
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@mailgate2.lexis-nexis.com:
[nq:1]In current usage, political correctness relates to the theory of equality of ***, color, religion, and cultural and ethnic background. ... the foundations of that theory will be contested vigorously, even if it can be construed to have some other meaning.[/nq]
But only if the ***, color, etc. are the politically correct ones.

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[nq:1]@mailgate2.lexis-nexis.com:[/nq]
[nq:2]In current usage, political correctness relates to the theory of ... if it can be construed to have some other meaning.[/nq]
[nq:1]But only if the ***, color, etc. are the politically correct ones.[/nq]
I don't believe that has been demonstrated, if I take your meaning here. What has been demonstrated is that vigorous assertion of offense ca
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[nq:1]When I was a lad, I was taught that an action or attitude was deemed politically correct when it was ... standards (logic, law, or ethics), but was taken for purely political reasons, e.g., to pander to some special interest group.[/nq]
There are other political motives besides pandering. For example, you may wish to highlight a wrong on behalf of a special interest group that is being p
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[nq:1]For example, when I was a lad, it was customary for men to refer to grown women as "girls". Everyone did it. When I got to college, the "girls" corrected my speech, and I have avoided the usage since.[/nq]
It is the hallmark of political correctness that its tenets are not applied consistently. How else do you explain the very current, extremely popular, and oh so PC catchphrase "You go,
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[nq:2]For example, when I was a lad, it was customary ... corrected my speech, and I have avoided the usage since.[/nq]
[nq:1]It is the hallmark of political correctness that its tenets are not applied consistently. How else do you explain the very current, extremely popular, and oh so PC catchphrase "You go, girl!"[/nq]
Have you noticed who says it?
There is a subclause in the Offensi
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[nq:1]When I was a lad, I was taught that an action or attitude was deemed politically correct when it was ... standards (logic, law, or ethics), but was taken for purely political reasons, e.g., to pander to some special interest group.[/nq]
This seems to a fair account of how "political correctness" was first popularized by Marxist theoreticians in the 1930s, demonstrated by examples:
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[nq:2]When I was a lad, I was taught that an ... political reasons, e.g., to pander to some special interest group.[/nq]
[nq:1]This seems to a fair account of how "political correctness" was first popularized by Marxist theoreticians in the 1930s, demonstrated ... according to the same theoreticians) and a dictatorship like Hitler's might seem unprincipled or wicked according to bourgeois trad
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