Politically Correct

Originally posted by wolfgang59
Sticks and stones
will break my bones
but names will never hurt me.

of course this isnt true and the antiquity of slander laws demonstrates that that has long been acknowledged.

surely everyone should be able to live a life without abuse? Granted; PC rules do sometimes go over the top, but surely that is preferable to allowing unhappiness for many ...[text shortened]... How would that make you feel?

How does it make you feel wanting to be politically incorrect?

Slander is different.

If a person is a whore then it is not slander to call them that.

Originally posted by Wajoma
Slander is different.

If a person is a whore then it is not slander to call them that.

I am aware that slander is different. i was just demonstrating that it has been acknowledged for some time that words can hurt.

Originally posted by Eladar
One of the biggest infringements on our personal liberty is political correctness. You can't have an opinion that goes against certain groups, otherwise you are going to suffer the consequences.

What's up with that?

Say that the president was being a tool and you get fired.

Crack jokes about the wrong group and you get pulled on the carpet and force ...[text shortened]... nd poltical corrrectness is not enforced by the courts, then why would any company care?

Basically it is a mind set where you are not trying to offend anyone. Unfortunatly, if you think this possible you are daft.

And your right, it is a form of mind control. It is then up to you to not let it control you.

Originally posted by Eladar
Make a comment about how you don't like your flight crew and the reasons for it and you get suspended and sent to sensitivity training.

Are you referring to the pilot who broadcast the expletive-strewn diatribe against his own cabin crew, to all the passengers, over the intercom?

How would you have handled his case if you were his employer?

Originally posted by FMF
Are you referring to the pilot who broadcast the expletive-strewn diatribe against his own cabin crew, to all the passengers, over the intercom?

How would you have handled his case if you were his employer?

Employers/employees should be able to set terms of etiquette as strict or as lax as they like and not have outside busybodies censoring them.

If employers don't like what employees are saying then they should end the relationship.
If employees don't like what employers are saying then they should end the relationship.

Originally posted by Wajoma
Employers/employees should be able to set terms of etiquette as strict or as lax as they like and not have outside busybodies censoring them.

If employers don't like the what employees are saying then they should end the relationship.
If employees don't like what employers are saying then they should end the relationship.

Do you not know the case I am talking about?

Originally posted by FMF
Do you not know the case I am talking about?

It's between the pilot and his employers.

Originally posted by Wajoma
It's between the pilot and his employers.

Well it's Eladar who's suggesting that the pilot was the victim of "political correctness" [if he has the same case in mind as I think he does] not me.

Originally posted by Wajoma
Employers/employees should be able to set terms of etiquette as strict or as lax as they like and not have outside busybodies censoring them.

How would you have handled his case if you had been the pilot's employer?

Originally posted by Wajoma
Employers/employees should be able to set terms of etiquette as strict or as lax as they like and not have outside busybodies censoring them.

If employers don't like what employees are saying then they should end the relationship.
If employees don't like what employers are saying then they should end the relationship.

so you would do away with all employment laws?

Originally posted by wolfgang59
so you would do away with all employment laws?

You haven't really read any of Wajoma's post did you ? Anything short of slavery and Wajoma is OK with it. Actually, I think he'd be OK with slavery as long as the person voluntarily sold himself into it.

Originally posted by Eladar
One of the biggest infringements on our personal liberty is political correctness. You can't have an opinion that goes against certain groups, otherwise you are going to suffer the consequences.

What's up with that?

Say that the president was being a tool and you get fired.

Crack jokes about the wrong group and you get pulled on the carpet and force ...[text shortened]... nd poltical corrrectness is not enforced by the courts, then why would any company care?

I would agree...but I doubt things will change much.

Originally posted by Eladar
One of the biggest infringements on our personal liberty is political correctness. You can't have an opinion that goes against certain groups, otherwise you are going to suffer the consequences.

What's up with that?

Say that the president was being a tool and you get fired.

Crack jokes about the wrong group and you get pulled on the carpet and force ...[text shortened]... nd poltical corrrectness is not enforced by the courts, then why would any company care?

There are consequences to your actions ? Say it ain't so! Freedom of speech doesn't mean that you are free from the consequences of your words. Other people are also free to judge you based on your words and to react to them in any way they please, provided it's legal.

Originally posted by Eladar
Exactly. I'd like to see the US go back to the way things used to be. I'd like to see the US allow for individual freedom.

People always say" I would like to see things go back the way they were." I assume these people are well off white folks becous the way things were was not as good for everyone else. In short, the good old days wern't good for everyone and they are a little more tollerable today becouse of things like political correctness and affimitive action. I would be embarresed to live in a country where Fox news commentaters could actually call our President the one word they really want.