Apparently our society is too busy and we can’t be bothered to use whole words.
We have to make up or create acronyms to express ourselves in a quicker manner than using real words. In doing so, many times we lose the original meaning.
One such word or phrase in question is the term “politically correct” or PC for short .
PC in its pure form means being nice to people. If you feel the need to rename it, use the term that is already in existence. Most people refer to it as the Golden Rule. Treat people the way that you would like them to treat you. I have never had anyone tell me “I would be more comfortable if you would treat me like shit thank you.” or “I would really appreciate it if you would just keep me in the dark and pour poop on me. Think of me as a mushroom.”
If you have heard either of those phrases expressed to you then perhaps you need to re-evaluate the people you choose to associate with or the activities you are taking part in.
I have heard mentioned during conversations I have had with people the phrase “You have to be careful what you say. It’s not PC.”
Whenever said person uses this phrase, what they are really saying is that they want to be asshats to people without any repercussions. This of course is their prerogative but they should not be surprised when they are unable to make new friends and their existing friends re-evaluate the quality of their friendship and prune out the asshats in their lives.
Sometimes it takes a culture maturing until they realize that a term or a name that has been in use for a long period of time is not nice (PC).
One of the most widespread examples of this phenomenon has to do with the name or mascot of their favorite sports team. Case in point: The Washington Redskins.
One would think that it’s obvious that Redskins is offensive in the least and at most its racist.
Apparently that idea is either not obvious or fans of the team have convinced themselves that “Redskins” is not either.
If a group of people say something offends them then perhaps you should pause for thought.
There is no scientific magic number as to the size of the group needed for true change to take place. Unfortunately it takes someone losing money because they are being boycotted.
If the Redskins don’t care about being kind than perhaps they could think of their pocketbooks.
They should think of it as an opportunity to sell all new team paraphernalia to existing fans in addition to selling it to new fans, many of which may have come on board because of the name change.
