Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
 

I've seen many posts like this on forums, but "chavs" is sometimes replaced with other words, including "blacks".

What are "PC types"? People who support political correctness? Something that has caused people to be more considerate of others? Yeah, what a terrible thing that is. Cue examples of "political correctness gone mad!", lol.

The reason for prejudice is not human nature. It's largely propagated via fear-mongering from the mass media and government, as well as things being considered societal norms of the time. There is nothing innate that makes a person paranoid of a group of teenagers on the street if they're wearing particular clothing, in fact, that is wholly irrational.

Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
 

Not on here it's not.


No, people who take it to extremes. I remember a good few years back when Robert Kilroy-Silk had his chat show and they were discussing some sort of race-related issue and there was a very loud and opinionated "lefty" woman who had to have something to say about everything. In principle her suggestions and notions weren't bad - she was anti-racism but she became more and more ridiculous, culminating at one point where the black guy sitting next to her spoke up about peoples' initial reactions to him in the street "...as a black man". When RK-S turned to her for an opinion she turned to the guy and said "Well I didn't even realise you were black".

There was a member on here once called "HatedByTheMail", he used to stumble over himself trying to show how PC he was, and one time some topic turned to 'chavs' and wanting to show how 'totally' non-judgemental and anti-labelling he was, when asked what he though of chavs he replied "I honestly don't know what that word means".

Quite.

Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
 

Only because the forum rules dictate otherwise and because saying "I would cross the street because of a group of chavs" is a socially acceptable thing to say. If you think it's because nobody here is thinking it, you're naive.

I'm not sure what the above is. Is it a rebuttal to anything I said?

I think you're cherry picking to deliberately misrepresent what being "PC" is. Political correctness is a good thing. Most people who are "anti-PC" are just people who are upset that their prejudices are no longer socially acceptable.

Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
 

You made the reference to other forums.


You asked what "PC types" were.

Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
 

Again, these are not rebuttals or discussion points. They are simply statements that say "you did X and Y". They would be useful if my memory was as long as that of a goldfish.

But I would wholly disagree with your definition of "PC types" being "people who take it to extremes". That's simply cherry picking so you can continue you to attack all "PC types" and a general "lefty" point of view, without which, Alan Turing would not have been honoured BTW.

Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
 

OK I'm confused. You asked a question, I gave my answer. Are we not reading the same forum?

One of the benefits of a democracy is you have the absolute right to disagree with my definition however I stand by it.

I do need to correct you though, I am not attacking political correctness. Just when it is applied with overzealousness. I'm guessing you're trying to pigeon-hole me as someone unhappy at having prejudices being blocked. If so nothing could be further from the truth.

Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
 

You didn't answer my question though, even if you believe that you did.

You can stand by an incorrect definition if that suits your stance, but it only makes what you say even more transparent.

Except you used the terms "lefty" and "PC types". I'm a little confused as to whether you see all "lefties" and "PC types" as extremists, which is demonstrably false, or whether you were just unclear in the point you were making.

Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
 

(Sigh)

This is getting tedious now. I'm sorry if the answer I gave did not follow how you wanted me to reply but answer it I did.

Just because I said something that you disagree with does not make me "wrong" any more than it make you "right". That's circular reasoning: "I'm right because I say I am".

As far as I know there are no universal definitions of "lefty" or "PC types". You asked for MY definition and I gave it. That you disagree with it is your right but again does not automatically make me "wrong" other than in your opinion.

There is a difference between being politically correct (most of the time a good thing) and being a "PC type".

Hope this finally clarifies the point I've been making.

Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
 

No, I was saying that you didn't answer my question at all, not that the answer you gave was "wrong".

As for PC types, given some of the other posts I've read on here from you, I think I'm having a discussion with the intellectual equivalent of a hamster rolling about in one of those little plastic balls, not quite sure of its aim, unable to express its point, but carrying on regardless. Have fun with that.

Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
 

Resorting to insults.... :rolleyes:

Re: Gay atheist hero and genius Alan Turing honoured by the Queen
 

There was a thing about Turing on QI XIL