Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoAs a child of the 90s we grew up with PC Political Correctness. Is that WOKE but just in a different form?message-squaremessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up181arrow-down1message-squareAs a child of the 90s we grew up with PC Political Correctness. Is that WOKE but just in a different form?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up73arrow-down2·2 days agoPC is what people call basic politeness when they don’t wanna do it. Respecting basic human dignity for outgroups is a core part of being woke, for sure.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 day agoExactly… It’s usually boomers/gen x’ers these days, but whenever I hear someone complain about something being “PC,” it’s an immediate red flag. 99.9% of the time it means the person is just an asshole and can’t recognize it.
PC is what people call basic politeness when they don’t wanna do it.
Respecting basic human dignity for outgroups is a core part of being woke, for sure.
Exactly… It’s usually boomers/gen x’ers these days, but whenever I hear someone complain about something being “PC,” it’s an immediate red flag. 99.9% of the time it means the person is just an asshole and can’t recognize it.