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Prophet 451

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4. I hate the "politically incorrect" meme

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Sun Nov 23, 2014, 12:58 AM

Nov 2014

Firstly, political correctness has never been the tyranny these people make it out to be.
Secondly many people have made fortunes being "politically incorrect", no-one has ever made money being politically correct.
Thirdly, "I'm politically incorrect" has now become a phrase that just means "I should be free to be a prick and no-one should call me on it".

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Seth Rogen: Some Comics Decrying PC Mob Forget They �Have to Be Funny� [View all] JonLP24 Nov 2014 OP

In any totalitarian country Warpy Nov 2014 #1

Funny how the people complaining about political correctness wheniwasincongress Nov 2014 #2

Yeah shenmue Nov 2014 #3

So did I Prophet 451 Nov 2014 #5

Uhhh yeah.....hmm irisblue Nov 2014 #13

I dont get it... GummyBearz Nov 2014 #14

I wasn't talking about Rogen wheniwasincongress Nov 2014 #15

I hate the "politically incorrect" meme Prophet 451 Nov 2014 #4

Not sure why those comics spend so much time battling the people who don't approve of what they say. Ykcutnek Nov 2014 #6

How about comedy by and for the people? Quantess Nov 2014 #7

This really is an instance where women, gays (I always assumed lesbians are gays), and Asians djean111 Nov 2014 #9

They are comedians Shankapotomus Nov 2014 #10

Oh, I know! I was just responding to a post that said we need to have comedians like this - well, djean111 Nov 2014 #11

Have you heard of Ellen Degeneres? Rosie O'Donnel? Bluenorthwest Nov 2014 #12

Precisely, Seth! " and he made a movie making fun of the rapture." Rec for that alone.. Cha Nov 2014 #8

Is politically correct short hand for not offending anyone hedgehog Nov 2014 #16