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- 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 - 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
- Political correctness can be viewed as something to benefit marginalized groups, or as a societal movement towards restraint on public expression - Political correctness can be viewed as something to benefit marginalized groups, or as a societal movement towards restraint on public expression
- Given the idea that political correctness is a societal movement, it culminates in a form of self censorship where there are consequences for those who violate communal norms - Given the idea that political correctness is a societal movement, it culminates in a form of self censorship where there are consequences for those who violate communal norms
- One practical example of this is when German politician Phillipp Jenninger fell into disgrace after a speech that engaged rhetorically - One practical example of this is when German politician Phillipp Jenninger fell into disgrace after a speech that engaged rhetorically with the perspective of Nazi Germany, even though the speech was devoid of Nazi sympathy or anti-semitism. The same speech was given in a jewish synagogue by a jewish leader, and it received no negative response, demonstrating that the worry was the *signal* sent by the speech being given by a german politican
- Another practical example is when the mayor of Washington DC was forced to resign after making use of the word "niggardly"
- The N word is derived from latin roots (*niger* - dark) and developed from french and spanish roots in the mid 18th century, whereas niggardly is derived from the old english word *nigon*, meaning stingy. The