I think in todays society this is a very interesting topic. Racism and racial questions exist as part of our society but often times we pretend they do not exist by being colorblind or I'll go as far as to say politically correct. I know this is considered the right way to act because we don't want to offend anyone. But by not wanted to really talk about the racial issues that exist are we just being as colorblind as Hartigan talked about in his book. If we try to be socially acceptable all the time are we really ever dealing with the issues our society faces. I think not. It is impossible to face something by being politically correct. Who gets to decide what is PC anyway? Elitist that are involved in an agenda to hide social problems all together. I thing the only way to stand up to this issue is learning how to talk about racism as it actually exist, a brutal, hurtful topic in most circumstances.
What do you all think? Should we aim to be PC?
I know exactly where you are coming from. I am so tired of hearing about being PC. Why are we so wrapped up in being perfectly polite all the time? I feel like it extends out into other realms as well, censorship is at an extreme at the present and paranoia seems to be at an all time high. When did we jump back into the 1950's? I think talking about the issues are are present, the differences that are so obviously in front of all our faces helps situations not create more damage.
ReplyDeleteBeing PC is walking a fine line because on the one hand you are trying to be respectful of the other person, but you also don't want to make it awkward by unnecessarily making them more marked. I think it all boils down to context and who you are with. It would be awesome if we lived in a world full of racial prejudice, but because we do, we have to work to at least be respectful, not necessarily cold and serious.
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