Is being too PC a bad thing?

Lets talk Politically Correct, being PC is apparently a new bane of existence for some people. I never realized just how much being PC annoyed some people, but what is politically correct exactly?It is the process of intentionally attempting to use language, or actions that can be considered offensive to members of particular groups.

Wow, I thought that was just being a normal human being, you know, one who was raised to treat others with as much dignity and respect as warranted or possible given some situations. It is a case of treating others as you wish to be treated. But in America today, being politically correct means something else, it seems. Today, many conservatives and libertarians see it as an obstacle, something to be done away with, well, unless you say something that hurts them in the feels.

In their mind, it is perfectly acceptable to call someone something derogatory, to insult them, to treat them like garbage... But when the favor is returned, oh boy do they get all up in the air over it. Hey neo-nazis and klansmen have the right to parade around in the streets with AR15s strapped to their backs, or wearing their Mommy's bed sheets, but don't boo Mike Pence. Some groups can fly the confederate flag, but don't criticize the president (see: The Dixie Chicks).

Political Correctness seems to only matter to conservatives and libertarians when they themselves are offended. Nudity isn't art, its offensive, therefore it should be banned. That is a PC view of things, it certainly is a form of language, and nudity can be offensive to some people. That is PC-Authoritarianism, in which support of censorship, more severe punishment for illegal activity, and the attribution of differences to biology. Also, those individuals tend to be more supportive of autocratic forms of governance, you know Dictators (hitler, stalin, hussien, etc). Basically, they don't really want freedom, just the illusion of freedom, but only for their kind.

Alright, I've gotten off message here. So, being Politically Correct, as I said, I have always seen it as being respectful of others. The thing is, I do have some fairly offensive views of the world, and yet I can say them without causing distress to others when I am of the mind to say them. But there is the thing about treating others as I wish to be treated. We have lost that somewhere.

As I had this entry on the back burner a few other things occurred to me, as they often do. I previously mentioned about how some who complain about being too politically correct, adhere to their own version of political correctness. This extends into safe spaces, trigger warnings, and the like. Remember when people booed Mike Pence at the Hamilton play? Yeah, Trump came out and said something along the lines of, “that isn't the place for politics,” I forget the exact quote, and I am not currently inclined to hit up Google for the exact quote. He wanted to create a safe space, because Pence got triggered. Oh, the irony of a group of people, who like to refer to others as “snowflakes” because they are all unique and special, demanding the very thing they claim others want because their feels got hurt. I actually have to laugh over this, and surely you can see the twisted humor of it? That ladies and gentlemen of the jury is a classic case of what head shrinks call “Transference.” Because they cannot deal with people who do not think or act as they do, because they know it is in error on some level, the only way to accept their own behavior is to say others are doing it. Its like the husband who is having an affair while constantly accusing his significant other of having an affair.

They are so hung up on political correctness, safe spaces, and trigger warnings that they are all demanding them. They aren't just coming out to say it, well outside of Trump anyway. Take a libertarian professor that was recently on a news network. He railed against safe spaces and other issues, and found himself into it with the higher-ups at his university. So he is on the news talking about how craptastic his job has become because “he spoke his mind.” Isn't that code for, “I want to say what I want to say, and I don't want anyone to call me on it.”? Isn't that code for “I want a special safe zone so I can be an a$$hole and not get called out for it”?

Also, while I was double checking some terminology, I came across something else of note, this in regards to trigger warnings. It would seem that safe spaces and trigger warnings have been with us for a long time. You see, trigger warnings and safe spaces are something slightly different from the current meaning. Initially a trigger warning was given to warn people who suffered from PTSD, or other forms of anxiety based mental health issues that their illness might be triggered by the content being presented. If you are a combat veteran, you might see or hear images that trigger your PTSD. Now, this was for a few purposes, first to make the sufferer aware that there could be discomforting information so they could prepare themselves for the possible effects, secondly to avoid it if their reactions are generally severe, and lastly, if they feel they would not be able to cope with such information as presented, to find an alternative way to acquire the information (in the context of college, an alternative way to learn the material). Safe spaces on the other hand, were just places for people who face discrimination, to gather to discuss their feelings. Its like an AA or NA meeting, where all the alcoholics and addicts go to meet, discuss their addictions without judgment or harassment from outsiders. Another bit of irony. Twisting the meanings of words, while using the original meaning for one's benefit.

So, they want safe spaces and trigger warnings, and have created them. Their trigger warning is “fake news,” and their safe spaces are places where they can say and do as they want in view of everyone, regardless of how others view it, and by god you can't say a word to them about it, cause “Free Speech” for the dumb.