PC is another word for manners. I find it odd that there's been such a smear campaign for so long against manners, or "PC". Many people are PROUD that they don't have manners, saying, "I'm not PC", and then are expecting a knowing wink or nod or slap on the back for it.
And another word for manners is also chivalry. Does chivalry mean women are weaker than men? No, it means "the strong submit to the weak". So, a young healthy women would get up and give her bus seat to an old frail man, according to the rule of chivalry. Or I would give up my bus seat to a woman with a child in tow - not because she's weak but the child is an extra burden for her that I don't have.
To be PC, have manners, and be chivalrous, is a way to insure that you don't end up a bully just because you have the power to be one. Often the people who would like to ignore the concept of PC are those in the ethnic and cultural majority of their area. Those who appreciate PC the most are often those in the minority.
Manners, PC, and chivalry can become ludicrous when put to extremes. Any man who puts his coat over a mud puddle so a woman can step on it is a ding-bat fool. We can argue the boundary line between good manners and a ludicrous misfire of manners, sure. But never ignore good manners all together. And "PC" is just a modern word for "manners".
Miss Manners inspired this article. I dedicate it to her.
(She says women go through the door first only because not everybody can get through the door at the very same time)
Mwah !!!
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Manners are the basis for treating one another with respect.
I gave it a 10!
R E S P E C T, - and it does not cost a thing to show manners unless you are the ding-bat fool that puts his coat in the mud puddle then you will have one 'H' of a dry cleaners bill!!
When his nephew was here sick (his nephew is only a few months younger than he is), he waited on him hand and foot, bringing crackers and soda, offering blankets and pillows.
Consideration for others, valuing others, is an important thing, and should be modeled and taught to our children.
Chivalry is not dead, it's just mostly dormant, awaiting a reawakening taught by awareness and the knowledge that self is not the center of the universe.
I find rudeness unforgivable and it is so common now. In fact some people find it funny !!??
Respect starts with respect
I don't think it's any stretch to say that in our modern world we should have manners for nature (forests and dolphins and whatever we are able to crush) and people in some 3rd world country we'll never see, but effect anyway. Or the poor.
Chances are, if you throw all that to the wind, you will come off as a jerk and only like a minded few meanies will like you.
Being sensitive to other different people's differences is another.
Nobody will always be totally PC because there will always be somebody who is bending over backwards more than you think necessary, that they think IS necessary, and you honestly disagree.
That's a far cry from being a jerk who did not try at all.
In the course of the day everybody should do SOME bending over backwards for this that and the other, just because it's nice.
ha ha
I've been wondering where all the manners have gone. Whenever someone does something respectful (or in the least bit thoughtful), I fear I'll die of shock.
(points for Peter points for Peter points for Peter!!!)
Very nice, Peter. Nice article. Very well thought out and interesting!
just don't
Is it really? I thought it meant "politically correct". Meaning, although there is nothing wrong or bad about the word 'cripple' we now must say 'handi-capable'. I don't buy it. Changing the word simply does NOT change the condition. people have been BS'd into thinking the word rules and I think the intention is MUCH more significant than the word. Haring a black person use the word 'nigger', while offensive, is nowheere NEAR as offensive as hearing a KKK member use the word. I lived in San francisco and know some VERY cool gay guys. One describes himself as a Faaaaaaa-BU-luuusss Drag Queen. Not offensive. Not PC. But if someone were to call him a Drag Queen in hate. Whole different story.
I'm certainly chivalrous. But I detest the BS parts of the PC movement. I still love ya' Peter . . . just as you are!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~