Just What is (and what is wrong with) Political Correctness?

I would likely be placed in the anti-PC category in many ways. I think that one of the high points of civilization was Vaudeville, where nothing was held sacred, where the judge or beat cop, the businessman or politician was treated in the same way as the whore or crook or hod carrier or tanner. It was the great equalizer where jew or gentile, protestant or catholic, rich or poor, weak or powerful were held up to the light so that all could see their own weaknesses. It was the ultimate laugh at oneself medium.However, language should be used wisely if possible and with consideration. A Gentleman (or Lady) should try to never offend unintentionally. That is simply good manners.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Where did anyone say who you should associate with?

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Not oppressed but I must admit I do chuckle when folk use such expressions.

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You can't get anything right can you. LOLI happen to be a Registered Republican and been working Conservative causes since Eisenhower's second run.

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Way back in Message 68 Schraf asks robin:

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Who, exactly, are these people; "The Leftists"?

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to which robin eventually replies in Message 119: Well, I found being called a "Leftist", even though robins idea of being a leftist is anyone who thinks being "public spirited" might be a good idea, pretty funny so in Message 137 I pointed out that I was a Registered Republican and had been working for Conservative causes for many decades. Lo and behold, his reply is even more astonishing; What can be made of this???????????Does robin really think that anyone who public spirited is a "Leftist"? Since Georgie Bush called for "voluntarism" is he now a "Leftist"? Is everyone who votes or works during elections "Leftist"?Do facts really make no difference to robin and does he really believe as his threads seem to indicate that all that is needed is for him to label something as PC, or sentimental, or Leftist and realitry becomes as labeled by Robin?

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So Robin now dances off to yet another topic out of the blue and once again just labels things.Where in Message 197 did the subject of morals and religion come up? Where is something supporting your assertion that my morals and religion have a strong PC element? Why even bring that up in a response to a whole series of messages that were based not on morals or religion but on you labeling a Registered Republican Conservative as a "Lestist?"Is this a game of "Robin says?"Is there some reason you never actually answer the questions raised?

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Instead of answering or even trying to answer any of the questions I raised in Message 202 Robin floats off into yet another total fantasy world assertion. He says: How cute. Now Sir Robin asserts that Jesus and the Second Commandment are Leftist or something like that.Love GOD and love others as you love yourself.

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If it is taken for granted then why is it mentioned? Why is it included as a necessary part of the Second Great Commandment? Yet more Robin asserts. I wish I knew as much about what I believe as robin does. LOLHere I thought I was a Conservative Christian Rebublican and I find out that I am a Leftist. The things you learn at EvC. You can of course show where I said that about as well as you have been able to support all your other assertions I imagine? And exactly what does that have to do with Jesus and the Second Great Commandment?

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

A gentleman tries to never be unintentionally rude. Faith is very believable.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Yeah, I remember reading about that study and laughing. Shows you can get damn near anything funded.

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It is a classic example of designing a survey to get the results you want. Worthy of Neil Newhouse or one of the other political pollsters.Edited by jar, : No reason given.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

Well, the whole concept that the terms used were comparable. Given the terms used I would have bet on the results. It was simply self fulfilling. But hey, even professors need to eat. And the sheer joy folk like me get from laughing at the results may even be worth the costs.

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Aslan is not a Tame Lion

No, not at all. I believe that when it is used as it was in the study it was assigned a conditional value. IMHO it was a silly study.They used the term Man in an artificial way that provided the results they wanted. That's great for political opinion polls, but lousy science.Like I said, the sheer joy though of laughing about it is probably worth any costs.

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I don't know what I would have chosen Schraf. Not at all sure any of the examples like Industrial Man woud be appropriate. There Man is a separate word, standing alone.But hey, if the study makes you happy because you got the results you wanted, it makes me happy cause I can laugh at it, looks like a win-win to me.

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Your reply is a perfect example of what I am talking about Schraf.If the students had been asked to illustrate "Man: His First Two Million Years" I imagine the pictures would have been all over the place. There Man is gender neutral. To say that the use of the term man in "Industrial Man" is the same as "Man: His First Two Million Years" while not exactly dishonest is certainly downright silly.Context is everything Schraf. Only a fool or an idiot would say "Industrial Man" when refering to "Idustrial Society", at least after say 1890 or so. But hey, if it makes you happy to call a joke of a study science, then go for it.

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