A way of censorship and judgment by following what the society establishs it's right or wrong, without giving the events, the ideas or the decisions that are being judged the depth it deserves. Political correctness is most of the time related with left ideologies, but it depends on the country and the subject. In America for example, people use to care more about black people than women, ergo, most of the time, political correctness with black people issues more than women issues. In the other hand, in Mexico people use to care more about women issues than indian community issues, so political correctness is applied to women issues and not to indian issues. Also, an overlooked aspect of political correctness is that, in some cases, it's applied in a way that people don't realise about it, given to the fact that political correctness is only associeted with left ideologies. I'll give some examples of political correctness being used by the liberal part of the population and the conservative> part of the population.
“Mary got laid with more than 30 men and she's only 23, what a whore!”, this is an example of political correctness by conservative people.
“In this new book by Marty R. Jefferson, three black men steal a liquor store and kill the owner, it's such an offense to black people by using such a racist stereotype.” this is an example of political correctness by liberal people.
“Heard Liv is a feminist now, so sad, now she spents her days yelling nonsense at rallies, she's only looking for a good fuck.”
“Have you seen Joker already? My god what an awful movie. The main character, Arthur, is such an incel!”
“In this new book by Marty R. Jefferson, three black men steal a liquor store and kill the owner, it's such an offense to black people by using such a racist stereotype.” this is an example of political correctness by liberal people.
“Heard Liv is a feminist now, so sad, now she spents her days yelling nonsense at rallies, she's only looking for a good fuck.”
“Have you seen Joker already? My god what an awful movie. The main character, Arthur, is such an incel!”
by P.T.A. March 30, 2020
a) The Quality of being both political and correct but where it is bad for some reason
b) This ongoing campaign by liberals but which no liberal remembers ever joining where words are systematically avoided or replaced in such away as not to marginalize anyone and progress discourse just like all ideologues everywhere do yet somehow that is bad and unique to liberals.
Probably just a blanket term invented by reactionaries which allows them to sound ironic and counter-Orwellian when really they are nominalizing all liberal thought in an attempt to homogenize it, discredit what could be fairly reasonable points by grouping it in with silly points and side-stepping the the responsibility to actually examine any terminology they find problematic on a case by case basis.
b) This ongoing campaign by liberals but which no liberal remembers ever joining where words are systematically avoided or replaced in such away as not to marginalize anyone and progress discourse just like all ideologues everywhere do yet somehow that is bad and unique to liberals.
Probably just a blanket term invented by reactionaries which allows them to sound ironic and counter-Orwellian when really they are nominalizing all liberal thought in an attempt to homogenize it, discredit what could be fairly reasonable points by grouping it in with silly points and side-stepping the the responsibility to actually examine any terminology they find problematic on a case by case basis.
I kind of like political correctness because the alternative is being in the wrong. Clue is in the name.
by FriendofAlice August 06, 2017
Can be considered pejorative. noun, A term used earliest by American conservatives to neutralize discussions on prejudice in the United States. Used to imply political rights are being taken away from the speaker by the target. Target is implied to be an authoritarian no matter whether or not any actual rights are abridged, thusly most occurrences of the term are used in straw man arguments.
A: You dirty wop.
B: Hey, you're racist!
A: That's political correctness! You're trying to take away my 1st Amendment rights!
B: You're dumb. I'm calling you out, that's all.
A: And thusly, you're more of a racist, than I am!
B: Hey, you're racist!
A: That's political correctness! You're trying to take away my 1st Amendment rights!
B: You're dumb. I'm calling you out, that's all.
A: And thusly, you're more of a racist, than I am!
by CA.B. February 01, 2007
What people with no locigal counter argument often accuse people of.
What has replaced Red Baiting since the Berlin Wall fell.
A Political Sucker Punch that some conservatives used to attack and Liberals without offering any proof of the countrary.
What has replaced Red Baiting since the Berlin Wall fell.
A Political Sucker Punch that some conservatives used to attack and Liberals without offering any proof of the countrary.
political correctness is the slackers way to attack or discredit someone's opinion. If you are accused of political Correctness, there is a good chance that the Accuser has no lagitimit counter arguement
by ???^_^???? September 24, 2007
Being a decent human being, and considering what you say to others, not saying derogatory terms and/or phrases.
Jeb: Explain Political Correctness to me.
Me: Think of a racial slur and never say it again.
Jeb: Oh.
Me: Think of a racial slur and never say it again.
Jeb: Oh.
by Your Good Friend March 06, 2016
A mental disorder characterized by a fierce self-loathing to the extent that the person wrongly assumes all other cultures and races are superior to his own. Political correctness should be more accurately called political cowardice because people who comply with PC rules ignore facts just to avoid confrontation. Confrontation is what is needed in many cases to facilitate a frank and honest discussion of problems that are facing our nation and society.
Michael Moore is an example of Political Correctness. He's the idiot that wrote a book titled "Stupid White Men" when in fact he is one of the stupidest white men around. He obviously hates himself and has good reason for that. He would do us all a favor by just killing himself instead of criticizing everyone else.
Terms such as Asian-American and African-American are meaningless because Asia and Africa are huge continents containing many countries and people of many races. When black Algerian youths were burning cars in Paris some idiot reported referred to them as African-American. How stupid is that?
Terms such as Asian-American and African-American are meaningless because Asia and Africa are huge continents containing many countries and people of many races. When black Algerian youths were burning cars in Paris some idiot reported referred to them as African-American. How stupid is that?
by Mr. Tapeworm June 21, 2007
by storm2k August 02, 2003