2006: Political correctness gone amok 42 Articles

by Isobel Clayton

Political correctness is a concept based on the most worthy of ideals : that all are equal in this world and this equality should be represented in our cultural indicators - whether this be films, music, books or just ever...read more

by Bonnie Scheeler

Once upon a time, there was a holiday concert scheduled in a local grammar school. The children were excited, the teacher was proud, and everything was set to be an adorable, holiday festival for all. Enter the "Sensitiv...read more

by Martin Brown

When I look at the wave of political correctness sweeping britain and the United States. I cannot help thinking that, when you are making social descisions on the assumption that it might offend another race or culture wit...read more

by Colonious

Does no one else find it ironic that by far the most PC people are upper-middle class whites from New England? The no-spin truth is that political correctness is propagated not by people who actually care about the folk...read more

by Corban Foster

Its more than PC..its down right evil! Political Correctness should be renamed to reflect exactly what is going on in the United Kingdom. The phrase conjours up images of mealey mouthed grey suited individuals, who in ord...read more

by Logan Andrear

As an American you have the right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. You do NOT, however, have the right to not be offended. In California there is a movement to ban the term "Christmas Tree" demanding "Ho...read more

by Meylin Morrow

There are many human rights activists today that make a personal choice to eliminate offensive words from their daily language. By doing so, these peoples have hopes in bringing on a wave of peace and equality among all h...read more

by Tony Dunn

Some believe that the Cold War ended in 1989 when the Berlin Wall came tumbling down; others believe that it actually ended in 1991 when the Soviet Union was torn apart. In both cases there was no treaty signed, no cease-f...read more

by Christopher William

April 6, 1987 is a day that lives on in sports infamy, but not for any specific athletic achievement on the field. In a live, late-night interview in front of millions of viewers, Ted Koppel, the host of Nightline, asked ...read more

by Carol Noble

Political Correctness is not a particularly nice phrase. The word politics conjures politicians lying through their teeth so that they can persuade you to do what they ask, not what they do. Correctness conjures up the w...read more

by Keith Hillman

According to a survey, 90% of men are afraid to pay a compliment, or act in a gentlemanly way, to a lady with whom they are not familiar. A similar number of women, or should I say ladies, bemoan the fact that men are no l...read more

by Alex Berezow

Lost: America's Sense of Humor Why are comedians like George Carlin, Conan O'Brien, and Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog so popular? Because they have a no-bars-held, nothing-is-sacred, irreverent sense of humor that com...read more

by Bob Schmidt

How I long for the days when I did not have to run everything through the political correctness filter. President Truman had it right, it is horse s*t, beg your pardons, those of you who prefer manure. I wish we were on...read more

by Joe Gonzalez

Mom and Dad were not politicians. They raised me and four other siblings to be good, honest, and patriotic souls. It was not a question of being politically correct or incorrect. It was about right versus wrong. There were...read more

by croberts

Hey sweetie can you get this, thank you darling, hey honey, i need , to many this offends. It conjures up an man who feels it is not necessary to give a woman the recognition she deserves. Yet, what if it came fr...read more

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by monkey

Political correctness is an inch short of the definition of brainwashed. It is used to manipulate and criticize by being disguised. When someone is speaking politically correct they may often be hiding the real person tha...read more

by Brandy Creekmore

I was one day pulling three children around Wal-mart (of all places) looking for an item that was not where I thought it would be. I look up and there I see political correctness at its worst. "Latino food" marked the aisl...read more

by John Beowulf

The history of the word "squaw" is an interesting one. When colonists began arriving in the area of New England on the North American East Coast they made contact with Native American tribes and they absorbed some words f...read more

by Henry Falcone

Is multiculturalism the darling of political correctness? "As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the day of the Son of Man," Luke 17:26. Here we are less than a week to Christmas, and where is our nations focu...read more

by shiva shanti

I don't know what things are like in the U.S regarding the recent 200 year anniversary of the abolishment of slavery , but here in the U.K it seems to have reached fever pitch, with dignitaries and politicians falling over...read more