Warning: this may damage/wound some fragile egos:
A**holes like to use the word politically correct in a negative light because they want to be able to say messed up/offensive things (i.e. ableist, racist, sexist, homophobic, etc.) but not be called out on the fact that they are saying these things. So, they use politically correct in a negative way and call everyone else sensitive. When in reality, they're the sensitive ones because they can't handle being called an ableist a**hole when they are saying ableist s**t.
While that is the case for some people, that is seriously quite a generalisation. See, I enjoy myself a good sexist joke, even a joke that uses racial stereotypes (even towards my own culture/nationality). Does that mean I'm a sexist? Or a racist? No, it doesn't. What we find funny does not usually indicate what kind of people we are. Just like liking violent movies does not mean that we like violence in real life. What truly indicates whether one is a jerk is their treatment of others. So calling someone the N word, or using derogatory terms when describing an LGBTQ person is vastly different from just laughing/making a sexist joke about a woman belonging in a kitchen or whatever.
Warning: this may damage/wound some fragile egos:
A**holes like to use the word politically correct in a negative light because they want to be able to say messed up/offensive things (i.e. ableist, racist, sexist, homophobic, etc.) but not be called out on the fact that they are saying these things. So, they use politically correct in a negative way and call everyone else sensitive. When in reality, they're the sensitive ones because they can't handle being called an ableist a**hole when they are saying ableist s**t.
Warning: this may damage/wound some fragile egos:
A**holes like to use the word politically correct in a negative light because they want to be able to say messed up/offensive things (i.e. ableist, racist, sexist, homophobic, etc.) but not be called out on the fact that they are saying these things. So, they use politically correct in a negative way and call everyone else sensitive. When in reality, they're the sensitive ones because they can't handle being called an ableist a**hole when they are saying ableist s**t.
you sound the most sensitive here though lol
Not everybody who makes a joke like that is racist, sexist, homophobic, ableist, ect. If they don't say it with intent to cause harm, it is not something-ist. I make fun of myself with offensive jokes, but I'm not sexist, homophobic or have a prejudice against people with mental health problems.
political correctness is such a hated thing lmao but really what most ppl seem to mean when they say that they hate that pc crap is that thry want to b allowed to be disrespectful and mean 2 people like ??
The world would be a really boring place if everyone was always civil and polite. A little nasty every now and then spices things up.
The world would be a really boring place if everyone was always civil and polite. A little nasty every now and then spices things up.
Forestyne, it's not about being sensitive. It's about respect. Please refer to earlier post about calling people sensitive when they're calling you out on disrespectful s**t.
The world will never be perfect. Sensitivity to a simple joke will kill us all.
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But not everyone who makes a racist/homophobic/ableist/transphobic/HURTFUL LABEL joke is NOT that label.
It does not mean that they don't respect that race, gender or sexual orientation.