Arno M wrote:
Just out of curiosity - does Political correctness
apply as NPOV or as
an ideology as described below?
Political correctness is independent of the ideology it supports. It
can attach to any ideology. It will generally involve supporting the
"right" views as they prevail in the society out of fear of being seen
as different. Sometimes the penalty for not being politically correct
may be social ostracism; in other circumstances, such as in Nazi
Germany, the penalties could be far more severe. In the United States
supporting the troops in Iraq is a matter of political correctness.
Thus I would see political correctness as neither NPOV nor an ideology.
At the same time practitioners of political correctness have a personal
need to believe that their actions express a NPOV, something which they
can easily confirm in the positive feedback loop of their own community.
Overcoming political correctness requires both insight and courage.
Ec