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jwirr

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85. One of the PC issues that I think illustrates acceptable PC

Reply to ram2008 (Original post)

Tue Nov 10, 2015, 03:40 PM

Nov 2015

very clearly is regarding person who are developmentally disabled. This is one of the PC that started this movement and it is still necessary. Back in the 60s and 70s when special education was moved out of the church basements into the public schools it was horrible the way they were treated by the other students. Name calling was very cruel and blatant. Words like "retard" became the curse words of the day. Until PC called this kind of action out. So there you see one of the first uses of PC.

The reason I see this one as being justified is because the name calling was cowardly aimed at defenseless people who could not protect themselves from the hate.

I think that would not be a bad way of determining what is offensive and what is not. Is it aimed at a less powerful group by a powerful group where the first group has no way of defending themselves.

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Unpopular opinion: PC policing is going WAY TOO far. [View all] ram2008 Nov 2015 OP

That's not an "unpopular opinion," it's very popular among society's dimmer bulbs. LeftyMom Nov 2015 #1

Your post is a shining of example of the problem. ram2008 Nov 2015 #2

How much time do I need to waste on answering trite nonsense, exactly? LeftyMom Nov 2015 #5

None, leave the thread if you have nothing to contribute. n/t ram2008 Nov 2015 #6

Some call objecting to holocaust denial, use of N-word and sexist slurs "PC policing" pinboy3niner Nov 2015 #8

Right, but the title was how it's going too far ram2008 Nov 2015 #10

It's so easy for some to think it's going too far kcr Nov 2015 #49

You select a subject area with some gray areas .. Trajan Dec 2015 #126

Retreat to your safespace! ram2008 Dec 2015 #128

There are a couple astronomical units between holocaust denial and any halloween costume Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2015 #16

+100 for the use of AUs. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2015 #42

None. If you don't care, why are you here? Renew Deal Nov 2015 #7

None - just leave. 840high Nov 2015 #14

I doubt you actually can really communicate your point on this topic. nt Logical Nov 2015 #30

Well.. That was nicely in line with the stereotype... TipTok Nov 2015 #21

Good point. Ad hominem attacks are still PC WhaTHellsgoingonhere Nov 2015 #73

So state your case instead of giving the finger JackInGreen Nov 2015 #12

Wow, really, explain why the first video is a good one. nt Logical Nov 2015 #29

LMAO romanic Nov 2015 #31

How are these mooks going to survive in the workforce? Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2015 #3

I can't imagine them out in the wide, wild world. cwydro Nov 2015 #20

That's always my very first thought. hifiguy Nov 2015 #70

This is Yale. Normal rules don't apply. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2015 #45

And since it IS Yale, these goofs will be seen as somehow superior. I have a problem with that. n/t cherokeeprogressive Nov 2015 #108

They won't and don't ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2015 #57

Who are Rhonda, Dennis and Lorne? PatrickforO Nov 2015 #78

I know nothing of their politics Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2015 #115

Oh. I have one of those. We'll call her 'B' just for chuckles. PatrickforO Nov 2015 #116

we see them at work periodically Amishman Nov 2015 #103

One wonders if "student protest" has become so solipsistic because the world itself seems insoluble? villager Nov 2015 #4

Maybe the question 1939 Nov 2015 #27

Wow, really??? ljm2002 Nov 2015 #41

Just as long as they don't apply that education to the world at large, eh? villager Nov 2015 #62

South African divestment was a huge 80's student movement closeupready Nov 2015 #77

Boy I think of some of the costumes I wore during my younger days... PatrickforO Nov 2015 #80

how about two weeks ago? Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2015 #117

I didn't dress up, though I did joke with co-workers that I'd come as PatrickforO Nov 2015 #120

Many people claim to be free speech absolutists...very few are in practice alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #9

The limitations of free-speech are specific to a majority position...yes, but why? HereSince1628 Nov 2015 #33

Adding the group dimension and the problem of belonging is certainly relevant alcibiades_mystery Nov 2015 #39

Interesting perspective tkmorris Nov 2015 #40

Groups actively police in-group language HereSince1628 Nov 2015 #99

Not just GDP. kwassa Nov 2015 #102

No it's not just GDP... HereSince1628 Nov 2015 #105

America is becoming a nation of infantilized adults. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2015 #11

+10 Duppers Nov 2015 #22

+100. nt Bonobo Nov 2015 #25

+ a brazilian. nt hifiguy Nov 2015 #71

The PTB treat Americans like children meow2u3 Nov 2015 #110

+1000 TwilightGardener Nov 2015 #114

+10000 bluestateguy Dec 2015 #127

The professor should have asked the logical follow up question, 6000eliot Nov 2015 #13

that would go WAY over their heads Skittles Nov 2015 #15

"It is not about creating an intellectual space, it is about creating a home here!" dogknob Nov 2015 #17

Well, "Shrieking Girl" has been identified down to the value of her family home Ex Lurker Nov 2015 #19

I feel sorry for her. redgreenandblue Nov 2015 #123

That's hardly an "unpopular opinion." Also, I don't think we can really know enough to judge, based fishwax Nov 2015 #18

Thanks for posting WP link. Well worth the read. The observation snagglepuss Nov 2015 #46

Oh those damned kids! Everything would be great if they weren't so coddled! tishaLA Nov 2015 #23

South Park nailed it with "PC Principal". Bonobo Nov 2015 #24

Yup. beevul Nov 2015 #87

Ironic. earthside Nov 2015 #101

That is so true. Boudica the Lyoness Nov 2015 #104

There are places on DU that are policed with a thoroughness hifiguy Nov 2015 #107

I've been here a long time ... earthside Nov 2015 #112

There's a difference romanic Nov 2015 #26

How about the internet? The2ndWheel Nov 2015 #32

Good point. romanic Nov 2015 #59

That's a really good point. (no text) Quantess Nov 2015 #122

I dunno Depaysement Nov 2015 #28

Unpopular opinion Truprogressive85 Nov 2015 #34

"Students created a media free zone"- yeah, you can't just declare things to be Lee-Lee Nov 2015 #38

Remember Bush's "free speech zones"? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2015 #48

racism is alive tnvoter Nov 2015 #35

How about acknowledging it's a two-way street? (Starbucks Christmas cup controversy) bullwinkle428 Nov 2015 #36

I couldn't even watch the entire first video. cwydro Nov 2015 #37

All the while recording his harassment with their cell phones. cherokeeprogressive Nov 2015 #109

There's a saying that an armed society is a polite society mindwalker_i Nov 2015 #43

I don't see this as political correctness gollygee Nov 2015 #44

yeah, this is privileged kids taking a sensible idea way too far. geek tragedy Nov 2015 #56

Well said. beevul Nov 2015 #86

The girl screaming "HOW DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT!!!????" seems like performance art to me ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2015 #47

I'm baffled to the response to the email as well deutsey Nov 2015 #81

Or just a garden-variety drama queen. closeupready Nov 2015 #83

"free speech for me but not for thee" is actually a pretty popular opinion nt geek tragedy Nov 2015 #50

This is how you ruin a perfectly valid and necessary movement Nolimit Nov 2015 #51

Ivy league schools compete annually for the " most unbelievably stupid statements by overprivileged geek tragedy Nov 2015 #53

The Yale student romanic Nov 2015 #60

It's an unpopular opinion here, but it's absolutely correct. NaturalHigh Nov 2015 #52

i could wear a KKK costume and walk through NYC, and the cops should probably do nothing about it La Lioness Priyanka Nov 2015 #54

I'm outta time for DU today but want to bookmark for later riderinthestorm Nov 2015 #55

Republicans, Again, Endorse Political Correctness When It is Convenient B Calm Nov 2015 #58

Republicans think they're being funny ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2015 #92

safe space + Farrakhan = ???!!!!! MisterP Nov 2015 #61

Just watched the first video. Good grief, what a bunch of losers. redgreenandblue Nov 2015 #63

As is known at DU, there is no thing as a SJW. SolutionisSolidarity Nov 2015 #64

Right? Unfortunately this type of behavior is what can get Trump elected. ram2008 Nov 2015 #66

Staggering ignorance from college students and instructors. Embarrassing and scary. nt Romulox Nov 2015 #65

That's a professor shrieking "I need some muscle over here!"???? Romulox Nov 2015 #67

Professor of Communications. Dr. Strange Nov 2015 #74

My god the irony! nt Romulox Nov 2015 #79

Wow. There's a 1984, George Orwell joke here, ripe for the taking. closeupready Nov 2015 #84

I saw she made the news tonight. cwydro Nov 2015 #113

The most inappropriately "politically correct" movement you know is nothing... hunter Nov 2015 #68

I'm not sure what you mean? nt ram2008 Nov 2015 #69

"Politically correct" has never been a part of my personal language. hunter Nov 2015 #88

These demons... PatrickforO Nov 2015 #82

Not in my political universe. hunter Nov 2015 #89

Yep. WhaTHellsgoingonhere Nov 2015 #72

Some of this bullshit has been happening on campuses for 30 years.... theboss Nov 2015 #75

I just see a lot of needy people shouting at each other, demanding respect, closeupready Nov 2015 #76

Sister Pat, tell me how to find a good wife Jimbo S Nov 2015 #111

Ah! A fellow Badger! closeupready Nov 2015 #119

One of the PC issues that I think illustrates acceptable PC jwirr Nov 2015 #85

I talked with a man with an intellectual disability about bullying loyalsister Nov 2015 #95

I totally agree. The pain that this caused was not only to the jwirr Nov 2015 #98

Joseph Goebbels would be proud. Cassiopeia Nov 2015 #90

speaking as a university professor, I have to agree with you.... mike_c Nov 2015 #91

It's a shame DU's posting format puts your comment at the bottom of the page Ex Lurker Nov 2015 #93

It's seems like Universities now treat students as "customers" ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2015 #94

Because the students (and parents) started demanding a commercial transaction ($$$ = Good Grades). WinkyDink Nov 2015 #100

Earlier this year an english professor showed me her course evaluations Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2015 #118

I'm with the OP. backscatter712 Nov 2015 #96

Nothing to discuss. I agree with you completely. Vinca Nov 2015 #97

That's what passes for thought at *Yale*? Marr Nov 2015 #106

The Mizzou students didn't want their pics taken because they're getting death threats Recursion Nov 2015 #121

Yeah. The thing is, at its root, protesting is always about communication. redgreenandblue Nov 2015 #124

You're damn right bluestateguy Dec 2015 #125