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Originally Posted by redwitch
I totally agree that PC can be taken too far and be totally ridiculous. However, does being opposed to being PC really give someone the right to say things that they know are hurtful to another? Yes, we have the right to open our mouths and let vitriol spew but I do believe there should be a line and that line is being hurtful, deliberately rude or downright cruel. How do you justify to yourself and others deliberately hurting another simply because a word or phrase is innocuous to you but knowing it causes pain to another?
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Free speach comes with risk. It comes with the risk of being offended. It also comes with the ability to ignore it. Just who will draw the line that can't be crossed? When it comes to safety of others its easy. You cannot shout "fire" in a crowded theator. When it comes to feelings its impossible to draw a line. PC is dangerous. Pepole died because others were afraid to speak. PC is intended to control not regulate civility. There is a book thousands of years old that regulates civility, the bible. There is no human today that can come up with any better rules.