Weaver wrote: > On 20-06-2020 12:57, Dan Ritter wrote: > > Weaver wrote: > >> > >> I think it's possible to get too politically correct. > > > > Try this phrase: > > > > "I think it's possible to get too polite." > > No, there's no value in twisting words. > The wrong connotation gets promoted.
I have yet to see a use of the term "political correctness" in modern speech -- say, since 1990 -- that did not mean "people are being polite and I don't want them to be polite". I'm open to correction if you have real-world examples. > No insult was intended or implied. > You prefer to see it way. My ancestors were enslaved. If you didn't intend an insult, you were not communicating clearly. > >> Why are we attaching a concept like skin colour to list names as a > >> serious proposition? > > > > Exactly. Since it doesn't matter to you, why not be polite? > > > See how you've created a straw man to tear down by adjusting the > terminology? > Obviously it does or I wouldn't have posted. > I always ask questions and never impose my standards on others. > See the difference? I know what sea-lioning is. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/sea-lioning -dsr-