Would you please consider using the word "respect" (or disrespect) instead of "politically correct"? [View all]

[jtuck004]

"Politically correct" is a radical right frame, a codeword they hide behind which allows them to sneer at people who they think are differ nt, beneath them, or not as human as the rest without being as transparently obnoxious.

One definition of this noun says "esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person". People using the term "politically correct" are buying into the desperate need to avoid giving a sense of worth to their neighbors. But I do understand that not everyone is so inclined.

Words matter, I think, and when people use that term in my hearing, I often ask them why they don't just say respect - it sometimes makes them think.

One of my favorite quotes - "“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”, from Anne Frank.

You can start now. Your move.