Talk:Politically incorrect

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Moved
Gave Regnery its own page. The PIGs are safe in their new home. Nebuchadnezzar (talk) 08:28, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

Code phrase section
I deleted it because it's quite clearly a blatant attempt at saying "the only reason anyone disagrees with political correctness is because they're trying to be racist." If you can't make an argument without slander than you obviously don't have a valid point. –Александр(а) (Talk | Contribs | Ragebox) 17:16, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Restored with a slight change, because the term is actually used that way. EVDebs (talk) 02:43, 14 August 2013 (UTC)

Question
What is the politically incorrect version of 'political correctness gone mad'? 82.44.143.26 (talk) 16:17, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
 * There's already a "politically incorrect" centered ideology underneath invoking that phrase. So... I'm not sure what your question entails, exactly.  ikanreed You probably didn't deserve that 16:33, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
 * The double negation of 'Political correctness gone mad' is 'political incorrectness gone sane' which seems odd to say the least. 82.44.143.26 (talk) 17:08, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

You're kidding, right?
"And guess what? It's not funny to be politically incorrect..." Try telling that to Chris Rock, Bill Maher, Lewis Black, Dave Chappelle, Stephen Fry, Jerry Seinfeld, etc. They'll look at you guys like you're stupid. 108.52.57.150 (talk) 04:29, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

Political Correctness and Incorrectness
I have my own criticisms of Political Correctness. I see Political Correctness and Dog Whistle Politics as two parts of the same whole. When a white person calls somebody a "thug" and means "nigger" they are still calling that person a nigger. Rebranding "gender identity disorder" "Gender Dysphoria" doesn't change the fact that you are pathologizing transgenderism. Replacing trigger words with euphemisms, then repeating the processes whenever the euphemisms become too well known, is an ineffective way to attack bigotry. Mostly this just helps social majorities feel better about themselves, or dodge accusations of bigotry while doing little to solve inequities.

It tricks white cishet Americans into thinking our culture is less bigoted than it actually is. Worse by exaggerating the extent of social progress, this can diminish the understanding and empathy white cishet Americans have for the problems faced by marginalized groups. In turn making social progress or even holding on to progress that has already occurred, more difficult. I think this problem is self-correcting however since it's helped motivate white supremacists and misogynists to be more organized and active, thereby reminding the rest of America how much hatred still exists.

Also on a more petty personal level, I find doublespeak infuriating weather it's Liberals or Conservatives doing it.

The reason I rarely talk about Political Correctness however is that everyone I read or listen to who complains about Political Correctness also buys into the exaggeration of social progress, and their criticisms always involve "feminism/gay rights/racial equality has gone too far!" and "white/straight/men are under attack!" or that "language is under attack!". "Politically Incorrect" itself has become a Dog Whistle and as this Rational Wiki page says describing yourself that way is "an admission the audience is about to be sold a line of Ignorant bullshit". Hypersensitivity can be a problem if taken too far, but being apathetic or edgy doesn't make you the rational one by default. I see the "Politically Incorrect" and "Anti-SJW" Crowd as their own brand of hypersensitive, which wouldn't be bad except what triggers them is social justice and threats to their privilege. They also get triggered by pointless things like Black superhero movies/TV shows.

Euphemism treadmill aside, I don't think Political Correctness is inherently bad. I appreciate the attempt to describe people in as Neutral and Objective terms as possible. Most of the things Conservatives think are politically correct I don't have a problem with.