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Political Correctness, is that still a thing?  I think it is.  It's chiefly about censoring language, if I recall, specifically to "correct" language about particular groups, so that they feel better about themselves, or something.  What groups are covered by that rubric?  I can think of a few, but maybe you can add to the list.

 

Non-white people

Non-male people

Non-heterosexual people

Non-typical gender configuration people

Mentally ill people

Obese people

Crippled people

Non-Christian people

Islamic jihadi terrorist people (blandly termed "extremists" so Muslims can feel better about themselves)

Not-so-smart people

Not-very-tall people

 

Have I missed any?

 

 

 

 

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By the lack of responses can we conclude that yes, it is still a thing, and people don't want to touch this topic with a 20-foot pole? The more places you poke the more likely you are to find a sensitive topic for someone. What do you mean non-Christians are a protected group? Do you include atheists with this? If you gave examples of each that would help clarify how you think each is protected and open the door for something to discuss.

Also you missed the biggest one, statists!

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By the lack of responses can we conclude that yes, it is still a thing, and people don't want to touch this topic with a 20-foot pole? The more places you poke the more likely you are to find a sensitive topic for someone. What do you mean non-Christians are a protected group? Do you include atheists with this? If you gave examples of each that would help clarify how you think each is protected and open the door for something to discuss.

 

Also you missed the biggest one, statists!

 

Non-Christians (especially Jews) are to be handled with kid-gloves, except for Atheists, who are making progress but still not there yet.  Christians are open season, unless one is plunk in the middle of them on Sunday.  Muslims less so, because they're kind of touchy and there are a few aiming to, you know, kill you and stuff if you don't act like a good dhimmi.

 

Are statists really uncriticisable?  Will someone look at you as if you just told an N-word joke if you criticise statists?

 

I'm not sure what you mean by examples of each.  Isn't it obvious?

 

How long do you suppose it will be, before it becomes impossible outside of a court of law or other specialised technical venue, to even refer to differences along the axes I have mentioned?  The goal of newspeak is to erase possibilities of thought, after all.

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