Why do Conservatives want to erase Political correctness?

Question

I understand how sometime Political Correctness could be a nuisances at times but why are Conservatives totally against the concept of Political Correctness. Do Conservatives want things to be like the pre-civil rights era when racial slurs were openly used or racially profile every minority as you please without restrictions of the 4th Amendment? Is that the Conservative dream on eliminating Political Correctness?

Answer 1

Please let this liberal answer the question.



Political correctness in the U.S. Army resulted in the "nuisance" of about a dozen people killed at Fort Hood, because it would have been politically incorrect to investigate a Muslim psychiatrist who supported Jihad against the West.



Political correctness in the U.S. Department of Justice resulted in Attorney General Eric Holder refusing to identify the multiple perpetrators of virtually every recent terrorist incident as Muslim. My, what a nuisance.



Political correctness in the "civil rights" movement resulted in the "Jena Six," who had beaten a white boy because he was white, being made heroes because they were charged with attempted murder. Yet another nuisance.



Political correctness in the news media resulted in Tookie Williams, who confessed to killing a man once for the sole reason that he was white, becoming a media darling. That same political correctness in the news media resulted in the Duke Lacrosse Team being vilified for what turned out to be a fiction, while at the same time a genuine sexual assault by a group of black Minnesota athletes got zero airtime. Gosh, another couple of nuisances.



Lest you believe I am anti-Muslim or anti-black: I have read the Koran and studied its implications with several Islamic scholars. I know that Islam is not what the terrorists claim it is. And, I am bi-racial, black/white.



Political correctness causes far more than nuisances.

Answer 2

Because it has turned into a ridiculous way of not hurting "feelings"....and is totally absurd and is being misused.

Examples:

A janitor is now a custodial engineer

garbage hauler is now a sanitation engineer even though neither has an engineering degree.

An American Indian is now called a Native American.

A person who is deaf is now hearing impaired.

A blind person is now visually impaired.

A handicapped person is now physically impaired.

A person who is slow to learn is now mentally challenged.

Orientals are now Asians. .

A prison is now a House Of Corrections.

An illegal alien is now an undocumented immigrant or an undocumented worker. T

errorists are now called insurgents even though the definition of an insurgent is a rebel and a rebel does not usually kill innocent people. Punks and deliquents are now called environmentally challenged youths.

Christmas is now Happy Holidays.

Happy Thanksgiving is now Happy Turkey Day

Even Valentines day is now being called Friends Day in some elementary schools..PREPOSTEROUS!

War on Terror is an OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY PLAN - WTH is that all about?!?!?!



We are no longer Americans, we are now African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Asian-Americans, Italian-Americans and a whole bunch of other -Americans

Answer 3

Actually, conservatives are mindful and respectful of others. Political correctness is an infringement on free speech. Let's face it, racial stuff is totally uncool regardless of political party, so let's get that off the table. Regardless of party, call a duck a duck, versus a feathery form taxon.



Your question concludes that it is conservatives who want to erase political correctness. Isn't that a form of prejudice? That is like so incorrect.



Peace to you and your free speech.

Answer 4

You have no clue what you're talking about. PC is arguably a violation of the 1st Amendment. What does not having PC have to do with the 4 Amendment?

Answer 5

Well they will argue that they do want things to be like the pre-civil rights era when racial slurs were openly used or racially profile every minority as you please without restrictions but they get politically correct when admitting it for political reasons...

Answer 6

well, the definition of conservatives is to keep the government/ society as it is and liberal is to change, and since PC is quite old it would be a conservative idea to keep it, but i do understand what you are asking, and no, i think the "conservatives" want to remove it for the betterment of our nation, be that as it said, everybody wants the best, and often the result is worse

Answer 7

A better question is why would you want censorship?



Who decides whats offensive, you?



And yes, that is my dream

Answer 8

Because political correctness is stupid and ruins this country.

Answer 9

They think it is used to make things more acceptable.

For example, they oppose homosexuality generally. PC says it is an "alternative lifestyle".

That makes it more acceptable and it upsets them.



It's fairly easy to understand.

Answer 10

No we want equal justice not social justice...

Answer 11

No actually they are trying to control it through hot button issues.

For instance; abortion,deficit,taxes,war,....ect

Answer 12

political correctness is stupid,we should say what we mean and mean what we say,all PC does is distort the truth

Answer 13

Because it severely limits free speech. Please refer to the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Answer 14

because it's incorrect

Answer 15

They want to be openly, racist, sexist and fascist.



They want soo badly to be "cool". You know... part of the "in crowd" .. but that darn political correctness makes them seem like angry hateful poorly adjusted rejects. And ignorant.



Haha.. hahahaa

Answer 16

Yes sure, 10 points please. I thought

PC meant "prefer cons"...oh well.

Answer 17

that's not all they want to do..... look at link



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQx_2j5nXuc