223 Quotes About Political-correctness

they have two sets of opinions. they've got the opinions that they actually feel, and they've got the opinions that they know they can express in public... it used to be the case that they were the same.

Honesty is the rarest commodity in the 21st century. No one looks to the political class or journalists for truth these days. The average Joe seems to spend most of their time peddling a ludicrous, flawless Facebook version of their lives. The peer pressure of political correctness forgoes truth for the sake of groupthink. It seems that comedians and writers represent the last bastion of candour out there today.

Comrade, your statement is factually incorrect.” “Yes, it is. But it is politically correct.” (The Rise of Political Correctness)

I'm very depressed how in this country you can be told "That's offensive" as though those two words constitute an argument.

Your new realizations do not count as self-improvement or personal growth if you keep trying to deny or erase your previous convictions. It annoys me how often my dear fellow celebrities engage in it.

Wouldn’t it be healthier and more meaningful if we lived in communities in which openness and acceptance of difference are instilled in the society in organic and genuine ways rather than imposed on people at a later stage in their lives as job descriptions?

The built-in excuse has become as standard in discussions of black crime as it is unsubstantiated, except by peer consensus among the intelligentsia. The phrase “troubled youth” is a common example of the unsubstantiated but built-in excuse, since those who use that phrase usually feel no need to offer any specific evidence about the specific individuals they are talking about, who may be creating big trouble for others, while enjoying themselves in doing so.

Political correctness waters down the arts. It's like getting a beer, when you need a scotch.

Political correctness maybe the flavour of the month politically, but in arts, it will always come across as weak, and not very true to life, like having a beer when you need a scotch