Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Please allow an off-topic. "Politically correct" is a very interesting notion. Some critics are now trying to ENLIGHTEN people about it in Japan. This does not mean Japanese people have no notions like this. In many countries (and cultures) it seems to be merely a part of COMMON SENSE. For example, I and my family live in Alsace (central Europe) as strangers and very comfortably. I do not think the people here try to be "politically correct" to us. They are just friendly and kind. I would assume the situations are differnet in the US. The phrase "politically correct" sounds strange to me (English is a foreign language to me). Are there things that are politically correct but otherwise incorrect or vice versa? Could you (American citizens) please enlighten me? I understand that one can abuse it to infringe "freedom of speech" of others. However, no one can resist that sensible reservation or self-control should accompany every freedom in a community. This may apply particularly to internet forums where posts (in some cases, soliloquies?) can be more offensive than intended and where people with different cultural backgrounds join together. $0.02 ;-) Mikiro Mori Strasbourg, Alsace ****************** Visit my gallery at http://members.tripod.com/arbos3/cigogne/index.html