Our Consitution grants us the right to freedom of speech. It does not grant us the right to NOT be offended. If you don't like what someone is saying, don't listen. We have the power to turn off the t.v., the radio, walk away . . .

That said, I do think it's more friendly to think twice about what and how you say something. I would never try to purposely offend anyone. But I think political correctness has gone too far.

Well, what words do you use in voicing your opinion? Right now in Heffalumps and Woozles, wcbiv49 and I are going around and around about the shooting of city officials by a mentally ill contractor. With all the heat we've generated, neither of us has called the other names in print. For me, I've seen what happens when an argument descends into the personal: "You fucking liberal/conservative/Christian/capitalist/Commie pukestain, why don't you..." or "I can't believe you're that stupid!" There's no more search for meaning, it's all become a pissing contest.

There's a vital difference between tolerance or good manners and political correctness. PC is an ideology, every action is done with an eye toward making a political or social point. PC is a way to keep oneself center stage by demonstrating how tolerant, wise, benevolent, accepting, nurturing, considerate one is. Good manners have no agenda other than making other people feel comfortable. True tolerance has no room for showboating which is what PC is all about.

"Political correctness" is in itself a suppression of free speech. It attempts to intimidate people from free expression on the grounds that what they say may be at odds with the "socially acceptable" view.

Well, I'm with you guys on that one!

Ahhhh Haaaa Haaaa ..one of my favorite topics..!!

Political Correctness has transcended from Phucking politicians trying to get elected and not pissing off people in secular groups to our everyday lives..

I am anal about Free Speech .. I will say what I want, when I want BUT I am also a college graduate with a splendid education and morally refined enough to employee good manners in my everyday life. ( I also have a very weird sense of humor and that shoots everything above to hell-n-a-handbasket Ah Ha Ha Ha).

People also need to understand that "you are, what comes out of your mouth"..! If anybody is "ignorant enough" to not understand that your choice of words will subject you to being judged by others, then is is best to "keep your trap shut"..!

I do not limit my choice of vocabulary based on what is acceptable to others. I speak and use words that "fit my level of discussion" and I also consider whom my audience is.

As for being PC ..hey folks, "just get over it" ! It is a great facade !

Froggy

No matter what you say...no matter who you say it about...you will unveritably offend SOMEone...because that's the society we live in. Somewhere back in time...recently actually, we opened the proverbial Pandora's Box of political correctiveness...and we can't get the damn thing back in the box!

Don't know about all of you but I for one, am DAMN tired of PC! Can't remember where I heard this, but it was obviously a comedian...who substituted EVERY non PC part of his humerus story with people he THOUGHT he knew it would be impossible to bring offense against...something like midget, blind, south American, Eskimo wrestlers...and a group of blind midget South American Eskimo wrestlers ended up suing him! Just goes to show you...everyone CLAIMS to have a sense of humor...except NOT about themselves.

that SHOULD read INveritably!...NOW I'm am offended by that damned spell check!...making me look like an uneducated fool!...Law suit!!!