The Killer of Correctness

Political Correctness

This was the thing that came about a good few years ago, its purpose was to moderate language so that people could neither cause nor take offence through what was then considered ‘inappropriate’ language.

You could no longer use words like stupid, spastic, nigger, cripple and so on and yes the use of such words has almost entirely gone. . in writing and in public speaking at least.

Ye what political correctness did not foresee was the long term damage that it had the potential to create. By limiting access to expressive parts of the language, people became wary of the litigation that unnaturally follows when those words are used. You need only think of ‘plebgate’  the resultant career damage and even questions in the Houses of Parliament. There are so many uses of these ‘bad words’ that have resulted in litigation that people simply will not use them out of fear.

Correcting Correctness

There are of course instances when the use of what is now politically incorrect is the correct thing to do. the case and point is the great film “The Dambusters” where the Wing Commander’s dog was called “N-Word” (see even this site can’t use that word!)

This was historical fact, the N-Word was commonly used to describe something very very black, to the point where even a well known manufacturer of black shoe polish had a variety called “N-Word Black”. In this context it was never a meant as a racial slur and yet, during a massively failed remake where (and this is a quote so no complaints) “Wing Commander Guy Gibson’s dog “Nigger” will be called “Digger” in the remake”

Needless to say there were a large number of protests and the film failed, they still show the original 1955 film with the correctly named animal.

Where is this going?

Correctness Spread to Fear

The very sad thing is of course that there are many things that need to be said and openly discussed which will not now get an airing purely because of the damage such correctness has done.

For fear of reprisal there will be no serious discussion on any racial, religious or health issues even where positive action is required for example the much hated Abu Hamza who was encouraging youngster of a certain religious sect to go and destroy attack or otherwise cause war against the people they were living with.

The cost of extradition was huge whereas a simple statement to the effect of “you can have free speech but you can’t incite illegal activity – because no-one can – your right to stay is terminated get out and don’t come back” would have done.

Ineffective Europe

Here in Euroland we are now stuck with a totally ineffective government since it cannot use strong language, it cannot make decisions on citizenship because political correctness has led to total paralysis as any strong new piece of law and legislation can be challenged at the court of human rights which of course includes things such as deportation, rejection of refugees/migrants (see pervious posts) and so on.

When the IS war becomes even more offensive (and that is one of their main pushes), once all of our history other than theirs is wiped of the face of the earth perhaps then, someone in the wider world will think that its time to take action. Maybe this will be too little too late, maybe right now no-one wants to get involved because members of that religion are in every country and it may simply be that Armageddon can wait until its someone else’s political career on the line.

Who knows. . .

If they can demolish Palmyra, what will they do when they get into Egypt. . .