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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 {{Wikipedia|Preferred gender pronoun|misapplication of pronouns}}). | '''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 hurting feelings, because insult still finds its way. It only defers insult to different means than offensive words while stifling freedom of expression | All these assumptions are likely false for the most part. Political correctness does not reduce conflict or hurting feelings, because insult still finds its way. It only defers insult to different means than offensive words while stifling freedom of expression (see also [[antifragility]]). | ||
The [[blackpill]] tends to be politically incorrect, as it involves a dispassionate and objective understanding of the world even at the risk that some individuals or groups may become upset or disheartened by inconvenient or unflattering truths. Political correctness not only impacts the work of politicians, but it also forces scientists to either be less direct with their findings or completely avoid engaging in research on certain subjects.<ref>''The Evolutionary Origins and Biological Underpinnings of Cognitive Differences between the Sexes'', Roderick Kaine, Arktos, 2016</ref> | The [[blackpill]] tends to be politically incorrect, as it involves a dispassionate and objective understanding of the world even at the risk that some individuals or groups may become upset or disheartened by inconvenient or unflattering truths. Political correctness not only impacts the work of politicians, but it also forces scientists to either be less direct with their findings or completely avoid engaging in research on certain subjects.<ref>''The Evolutionary Origins and Biological Underpinnings of Cognitive Differences between the Sexes'', Roderick Kaine, Arktos, 2016</ref> | ||