Politcial Correctness

[Zappykins]

the_lonely_gamer_123 said:

Zappykins said:
Yes, for the most part it is a good thing. To dehumanize or marginalize others isn't a good thing. It is often misunderstood though and misused.

This isn't people sitting together and having a beer. This is a media event.

In my experience usually the people that complain are the ones that are upset they can not oppress others anymore. Like they guy upset he can't beat and rape is wife because she is not longer 'property' but a 'human being.'

In some cases, obviously a level of political correctness is needed. I for one don't see women as property, and have no respect for rapists, who I value as much or even less than I value murderers. But political correctness does lead to some crazy double standards, ones that are often feminist or pro-LGBT.

Take this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JA4EPRbWhQ . On national TV, Sharon Osbourne was making fun of castrating guys and didn't really get any flack for it. Imagine if a guy said anything of the like. Evidently, political correctness isn't equitable or "correct". 

But that would be an example of non-political correctness - this is bias.  Language used to marginalize another human being - in this case a man - and to laugh at his mutilation. I wish I could watch just the Sharon clip, with out so much of that angry guy trying to tell me how to think.

I do not know what you mean by "feminist or pro-LGBT." Do you have examples, or are you referring to ones like the video?  Which I would say is absolutely not politically correct but the very thing it is trying to fight. 

Personally, for example, if I find out someone is getting married, I use non-gender specific language like 'fiance' or 'future spouse'  if I do not know whom they are to marry.  Do you think that is pro-LGBT?  I think it is just being respectful.