Posts

Showing posts with the label PC Culture

Random Thoughts on PC Culture or Political Correctness

Image
Hi, everyone!  This is Lara Hammock from the Marble Jar channel and in today's video, I'll share some of my random thoughts on the minefield topic of PC Culture or political correctness.  Full disclosure -- I'm super liberal and not ashamed of it.  But please hear me out -- I know that there are always two sides to every issue.  Opinions around political correctness are complicated and problematic.  I know this because even some of my most liberal friends and family feel like it's gone way too far.   Definitions First, let's establish some definitions.  Here is the first definition that comes up in a Google search and it's a pretty good one. So, this is anything from terms perceived as derogatory like calling Italians Wops, to stereotypes about groups of people (even positive ones) like All Asians are good at math, to celebrations of events or people that are not important to OR actively offend folks, like Columbus Day or s...