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'''Political correctness''' is the well-intentioned attempt at regulating political speech in order to avoid hurting people's feelings. It is based on two assumptions: If one limits speech to nice words, then everyone will be nice. And secondly, that people are immediately triggered and ''traumatized'' when they are hurt by words. Both assumptions are false. Political correctness does not reduce conflict at all. It simply defers it to different means than smashing one another with offensive words. | '''Political correctness''' is the well-intentioned attempt at regulating political speech in order to avoid hurting people's feelings. It is based on two assumptions: If one limits speech to nice words, then everyone will be nice. And secondly, that people are immediately triggered and ''traumatized'' when they are hurt by words. Both assumptions are false. Political correctness does not reduce conflict at all. It simply defers it to different means than smashing one another with offensive words. | ||
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