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'''Political correctness''' (PC) is the (well-intentioned?) attempt at regulating political speech in order to avoid hurting people's feelings. Its proponents assume that if one limits speech to nice words, everyone will be nice, that certain groups easily get offended and that speech discriminates against minorities and potentially causes real harm or unfair treatment (e.g. the misapplication of | '''Political correctness''' (PC) is the (well-intentioned?) attempt at regulating political speech in order to avoid hurting people's feelings. Its proponents assume that if one limits speech to nice words, everyone will be nice, that certain groups easily get offended and that speech discriminates against minorities and potentially causes real harm or unfair treatment (e.g. the {{Wikipedia|Preferred gender pronoun|misapplication of pronouns}}). | ||
All these assumptions are likely false for the most part. Political correctness does not reduce conflict or hurt feelings, because insult finds its way. It only defers insult to different means than offensive words while stifling freedom of expression. Individuals who have been coddled their entire lives possibly even have worse, not better, psychological outcomes (see [[antifragility]]). | All these assumptions are likely false for the most part. Political correctness does not reduce conflict or hurt feelings, because insult finds its way. It only defers insult to different means than offensive words while stifling freedom of expression. Individuals who have been coddled their entire lives possibly even have worse, not better, psychological outcomes (see [[antifragility]]). | ||