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danielf · 04-01-2006, 13:37

I agree with damien that is becomes a bit of a semantic game, in that anti-racism is good and pc not, and therefore everything bad is pc.

The wider issue, I think, is that many will agree there is no place for racism/abusive terms where these are clearly seen as abusive by the receiving party. It becomes different when others try to decide what certain groups might consider offensive without consulting these groups first. This has become known as the negative form of PC, and is something that many (including me) object to.

I do agree however, that the media tend to hype these stories, and the practice is not as widespread as some of them might like us to believe.

04-01-2006, 13:37	#19
danielf cf.mega poser Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 16,687	Re: The slow march of the PC plodders I agree with damien that is becomes a bit of a semantic game, in that anti-racism is good and pc not, and therefore everything bad is pc. The wider issue, I think, is that many will agree there is no place for racism/abusive terms where these are clearly seen as abusive by the receiving party. It becomes different when others try to decide what certain groups might consider offensive without consulting these groups first. This has become known as the negative form of PC, and is something that many (including me) object to. I do agree however, that the media tend to hype these stories, and the practice is not as widespread as some of them might like us to believe. __________________ Remember kids: We are blessed with a listening, caring government.