tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post4464347733915122624..comments2024-03-21T05:10:57.134+00:00Comments on Mustard Seed Shavings: Advent Thought 2Steve Tilleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17400505989949096631noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-1513485031876856482008-12-01T18:19:00.000+00:002008-12-01T18:19:00.000+00:00hmm, do you know, I've never heard anyone speak in...hmm, do you know, I've never heard anyone speak in favour of Political Correctness.<BR/><BR/>I've worked in universities where, you would have thought, that - in an attempt to further the goals of inclusivity and equality - we would have championed Political Correctness.<BR/><BR/>My own thinking and work has been shaped by some feminist thinking (surely a very pinnacle of PC).<BR/><BR/>I seek in all my talk, especially my written and spoken public 'talk' to ensure that my language is inclusive. Fortunately I have a skilled editor to help with that... political correctness in practice?<BR/><BR/>But never, not once... have I ever heard a lecture, read an article or sat in on a committee that expressly championed Political Correctness.<BR/><BR/>which makes me think<BR/><BR/>that PC doesn't actually exist<BR/><BR/>except as a straw man<BR/>or a windmill<BR/><BR/>for quixotic men to rant about, blame for all that's wrong and then charge - generally claiming nobility for an action of folly.Caroline Toohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751846730467721675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5581050.post-20280117810929289022008-12-01T11:41:00.000+00:002008-12-01T11:41:00.000+00:00Good point, SteveGood point, SteveMike Peatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385223912601726849noreply@blogger.com