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What is political correctness and why does it matter?
Political correctness (PC) refers to language that avoids offending persons of various genders, races, sexual orientations, cultures, or social conditions.
Do Americans dislike political correctness?
“Most members of the ‘exhausted majority,’ and then some, dislike political correctness.” Except among a tiny minority of far-left Americans, political correctness (P.C.) is deeply unpopular. Some 80 percent of people said they viewed P.C. excess as a problem.
Is political correctness censorship?
Persons opposed to political correctness regard it as a form of censorship that quashes freedom of speech and dangerously restricts public debate on important social issues. They further accuse advocates of an extreme PC culture of creating offensive language where none had existed before.
Does the youth support political correctness?
“Youth isn’t a good proxy for support of political correctness—and it turns out race isn’t, either,” Mounk observes. The best proxies are education level and income: the most highly educated Americans are more likely to think hate speech is a big problem, but political correctness is not.
Why do we use politically correct language?
In this manner, the strict use of politically correct language helps to prevent the marginalization and social exclusion of those groups. Persons opposed to political correctness regard it as a form of censorship that quashes freedom of speech and dangerously restricts public debate on important social issues.
Is political correctness an undemocratic Creed?
He writes, “While politically less threatening than conservatism (the far right still commands far more power in American life), the p.c. left is actually more philosophically threatening. It is an undemocratic creed.” But political correctness isn’t a “creed” at all.