Political correctness-is it going too far?

Hi, I'm doing this thread just because I'm curious what do you think. I don't want to start a fight or insult anyone so please, be also kind and write what you think without unnecessary fuss.

I'm from the right-wing oriented country and I'm curious how political correctness is doing in UK. I've heard many extreme stories-some people say ''right now if you are Muslim you have no calm and people may insult you without a reason''. At the other hand some people tell me: ''British people are so sick with their political correctness. When Manchester attack occured they were focusing more on ''regular'' Muslims and how the attack will affect them while they should start doing something with illegal refugees''.

In my opinion political correctness is not sane anymore. It was okay, when it was only about respect to each other, but right now I can't even say that I don't want to live in muslim borough in London (like Tower Hamlets) cause people assuming that I'm racist and I have something toward Muslims. Without any insulting, you are weird and you have ''wrong'' views just because you don't want to live in specific borough lol. xD
I don't like how Muslims are perceived by the world either, it reminds me Jews' situation before World War-so here it goes another extreme.

I feel like people can't find the Golden mean. They are either hypersensitive or hyper-racist without good explanation for their behaviour. What do you think?

but right now I can't even say that I don't want to live in muslim borough in London (like Tower Hamlets) cause people assuming that I'm racist and I have something toward Muslims.

offending people is as much about interpretation as intent and some people deliberately use political correctness to exploit this and criminalise people for a tongue in cheek remark. Positive discrimination is still discrimination!

Too right. Tower Hamlets isn't a Muslim Borough. It is a Borough yes. And some Muslims live there. But it isn't Muslim by any measure.

There are any number of reasons why you don't want to live in Tower Hamlets. Why can't you just say, "I don't want to live in Tower Hamlets [full stop]" You have conveyed your view and you haven't upset anyone.

Why do you need to say, "I don't want to live in Muslim Tower Hamlets?" A part from showing your ignorance, it adds absolutely nothing to the conversation. You would never say, "I don't want to live in white Surrey," where you are associating it being white with being not very nice. That is the point.

Your own prejudice and desire to see the actions of one person and then extrapolate that onto everyone who looks a bit like that person is what is getting in the way. You should meet and talk to some Muslims. You will find they are very similar to you. They have two arms and two legs. They all have mothers and fathers. Many like cricket and football just like us etc etc. Some are really nice and others not so. Just like people from your own ethnic group.

Lol, how many threads are we going to get asking this?

These threads are more annoying than the political correctness itself.

I think we are going to get many more.

There is a growing tsunami of opinion against political correctness.




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You are confusing criticising with offending. Tongue-in-cheek only works if you know someone. Offending someone is when you use some aspect of their persona that they have no control over and use it in a negative manner. It is not nice. It is not necessary. You only want to do it because it gives you power over others. It is a form of bullying.

Why are you upset at being denied a right to verbally abuse someone? Surely that is a good thing?

Lol, how many threads are we going to get asking this?

These threads are more annoying than the political correctness itself.

Too right. Tower Hamlets isn't a Muslim Borough. It is a Borough yes. And some Muslims live there. But it isn't Muslim by any measure.

There are any number of reasons why you don't want to live in Tower Hamlets. Why can't you just say, "I don't want to live in Tower Hamlets [full stop]" You have conveyed your view and you haven't upset anyone.

Why do you need to say, "I don't want to live in Muslim Tower Hamlets?" A part from showing your ignorance, it adds absolutely nothing to the conversation. You would never say, "I don't want to live in white Surrey," where you are associating it being white with being not very nice. That is the point.

Your own prejudice and desire to see the actions of one person and then extrapolate that onto everyone who looks a bit like that person is what is getting in the way. You should meet and talk to some Muslims. You will find they are very similar to you. They have two arms and two legs. They all have mothers and fathers. Many like cricket and football just like us etc etc. Some are really nice and others not so. Just like people from your own ethnic group.

But no one bats an eyelid when a thread pops up on a university forum where a Muslim individual is looking for a flat share with other Muslims only. Imagine a White person posting they are looking for a flat share with Whites only... I don't think it will go down as well.

I didn't say anything about verbal abuse but you have just validated my point about interpretation and exploitation. You have chosen to put your own agenda on my comment even though the context is completely different

So go on, give me an example of something you would say to someone you didn't know, tongue-in-cheek which you feel isn't offensive, but which you feel would be shot down for being politically correct?