Thread: Common courtesy doesn't equal political correctness or does it ?

Well, I'm still not sure what equates PC these days, but I think that for me, common courtesy SHOULD include what a lot of people consider political correctness. Because, at their base, they both seem to require what Mark was implying: think of other people and remember that they ARE people.

The problem is, people don't think about their words enough. Like the word "Jew." When used as a verb, then it carries with it a whole load of hurtful, bigoted meaning--and that, to me, is extremely incourteous. However, if I were to tell someone who used it that way that it wasn't a good word to use, I'd immediately be branded a "PC Police".

Asking that you treat other people with respect in word and deed is not, to me, anything worthy of a label, it's just the way human beings should act.