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Originally Posted by WhiteWhale
Pushing for equality and pushing for equity are different things and I think you're confusing social justice with political correctness..
PC is about language. It's not about being nice or tolerant. It's about saying "people of color' and smearing anyone who uses out of date language as a bigot or hate preacher. It's used to assert power and demonize opponents for not being up to date on what is/isn't deemed offensive language. The language, not the ideas, are the focus.
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Like I said, pc culture went way too far. But I get why it started. There was previously no recourse for open and blatant harassment of certain minority groups. LGBT or whatever the **** they call it these days were a big one. How do you fight that without codifying language... There are blatantly obvious words people know they aren't supposed to say. The problem is like so much other shit, pc police tried to overcorrect the solution and innocent people get railroaded. But don't lose sight that at least it's led to accountability for those who blatantly harass or discriminate in a workplace. That world is miles better. We just have to fix the overcorrections.