>>Political correctness is bad when it's used as a way to
>>silence and muffle ideas under the guise of nobility.
>
>b/c we ain't brand new.
>
>we know that too often 'ideas' and 'discussion' are used to
>attack.
>

It's too easy to halt a discussion and accuse someone of attack or aggression because they used a word you don't like.


>like:
>
>>And the ideas thing is a good point...is it PC or not to
>say,
>>for example, that children from fatherless homes commit more
>>crimes?
>
>it would depend on the context. is the question being asked
>genuinely or rhetorically?

Certainly. That's why I qualified it as being in-context.

if genuine then it's intended to
>foster discussion. that's fine. but if it's rhetorical then
>that's bullshit. and that's when you might find the 'PC
>police' (what a loaded, awful phrase - it speaks volumes about
>those who use it) going on the offensive.
>

Fair enough
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