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- Discussions around political correctness can often be simplified down into such: - Discussions around political correctness can often be simplified down into such:
- Proponents see nothing to fear in erecting norms that inhibit expression on one side, and opponents see this as a misguided effort to silence political enemies. - Proponents see nothing to fear in erecting norms that inhibit expression on one side, and opponents see this as a misguided effort to silence political enemies.
- The author defines political correctness as "the attempt to establish norms of speech (or sometimes behavior) that are thought to protect vulnerable, marginalized, or historically victimized groups, with the goal of shaping public discourse with the goal of avoiding insult or outrage, a lowered sense of self esteem, or otherwise offending sensibilities." By dubbing something politically incorrect, it implies that there is something worrisome or objectionable at work - The author defines political correctness as "the attempt to establish norms of speech (or sometimes behavior) that are thought to protect vulnerable, marginalized, or historically victimized groups, with the goal of shaping public discourse with the goal of avoiding insult or outrage, a lowered sense of self esteem, or otherwise offending sensibilities." By dubbing something politically incorrect, it implies that there is something worrisome or objectionable at work
- The author places strong emphasis on the id - The author places strong emphasis on the distinction between an idea being morally right or wrong, and being politically correct. He provides the examples that:
- Criticizing someone for referring to an administrative assistant as a "secretary" constitutes political correctness, but advocating for higher wages is not
- Insisting on trigger warnings or deleting offending material is a form of political correctness, but arguing for rape prevention security measures is not.
- In the inverse, it's not politically incorrect to make a donation to fight gay marriage, but it is politically incorrect to speak publicly against gay marriage