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Originally Posted by Janszoon
I think one of the interesting things about political correctness is how it's become such a convenient dodge for bigots to defend themselves against criticism by simply accusing people around them of being too PC.
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It goes far deeper than that.
An example of political correctness gone wrong in the case of racism was made when some local government do-gooders decided it wasn't right to allow the George flag to be flown from the town halls on St. Georges day so as not to offend the local Asian communities.
The local Asian's were appalled at this bit of 'initiative' because it only went to fuel the distrust.
Instead of people thinking "fair enough" it caused an outrage and consequently had an adverse effect because the more ignorant among the population blamed the asians for being behind the idea.
In reality it couldn't have been further from the truth.
Political correctness is a dangerous thing and an insult to an individuals intelligence.