Are you ever afraid of being politically incorrect?

no because I don't want to hurt people's feelings, I am fat I don't think fat jokes are funny no matter how much somebody else say it is just a joke, yes it is a joke that hurts people, I am disabled that is far from funny either, ask any disabled person on this planet. but even when I was young I never made a joke that I knew could hurt somebody, it is cruel and mean and just saying it is just a joke does not change anything.

Yes, I do think twice about saying some things to be nice towards others, but feeling stifled about it... no! If I say things to my colleagues that they might misinterpret, I try to make myself clear enough, especially while joking. I also say: "I hope that I didn't offend you: I was only joking." or something similar to avoid misinterpretations. In other situations I try to use other words, especially instead of deaf, blind or people with disabilities that are more politically correct (as you put it)

It's hardest being at work because any wrong comment you make which could be misconstrued could actually earn you a disciplinary whether you said it in jest or it just came out as a matter of fact. So you have to be so damn careful what you say in case you offend someone, I think it's like a minefield to be honest, because some people can be so sensitive. I guess you have to know the person very very well to be able to say something which might be on the line as it were. To be honest all this policital correctness has gone too far, don't get me wrong I am all for rules and bullying and discrimination but I can't help thinking that's it's swung the other way now and if you happen to say something which might offend you are heavily punished or even worst still sued for a slip of the tongue or just by speaking your mind.

No, I don't worry about it. If I have something to say, I just have to say it, but I don't often make remarks about others' cultures or disabilities. I tend more to make jokes about myself. I tend to treat everybody the same way whatever their race, culture, disability or whatever. Brightest Blessings.

All the time. Look, don't kid yourself, the whole nature of "political correctness" is based on a kind of Orwellian system. For example, "Free speech zones" being erected in campuses. Sounds great! But wait a minute in a 1st-amendment protected united States of America everywhere is supposed to be a free speech zone! Take "hate crimes" and "hate speech" related laws. So many cheer and applaud these, when they contradict the Constitutional guarantee of all being granted equal protection under the law while amounting to "thought crimes". In the name of stamping out racism, we now require racial quotas--again, very Orwellian and backwards, I don't care who anyone is, one cannot that one does not stamp out racism by focusing on race. Take this notion of "multiculturalism"--another p.c. term (indoctrination)--there's no such thing as a surviving "multiculture"--you can only have a uni-culture, for example, you're either American or not, or you stand for a god/God or you don't, once you "multiculturize" such notions, all of the sudden, being "just an American" is a bad thing" or belonging to your own religin of choice is a bad thing. Harassment laws, although, possibly well intended now make people (particularly men) afraid of one another (particularly offending women) and everyone afraid of offending everyone else based on race or religion--Now, instead of "protecting" people, what we have is more means to fire, sue, and prosecute people... How's all this adding up for the so-called "land of the free?" It doesn't. That which is "politically correct" is a uniform all-encompassing behavioural modification and control program. It's really that simple. Sounds far-fetched until you've read such novels as "1984" and "A Brave New World" and researched the so-called "Reece Committee Report" and Iserbyt's "The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America", and the books "Propaganda" by Edward Bernays and "The Mass Psychology of Fascism" by Wilhelm Reich. To Hell with political correctness--it's based on (overtly) sympathesizing with the weak, thus keeping them weak and not forcing them to grow or achieve and (covertly) it imprisons us all through laws and fear into compliance and thought control. David A. Reedy...

No, I say what I think, and people can take my statements any way that they care to. I believe that political correctness is a sort of fascism that stifles free speech. I we all watch what we say because of a fear of being incorrect, then we no longer have the freedom or ability to express our thoughts or beliefs... and when that happens then we are no longer a free people.

I usually worry about this after I have made the stupid offhand comment or joke. It gets a bit stressful.

I make it a point never to joke about a certain group of people. If I am going to make a joke, it will be about a situation, or even myself. I can joke about myself, because I am fully in control of my own feelings. if I joke about someone else, I risk getting hurt. I prefer not to make jokes at someone else's expense.

I do not care about those poor ultra sensitive people who think that they are going to have a breakdown if you say that someone is crippled or mentally retarded, as if a person who was not given the intelligence of an adult when he grew up can by shear will power make himself an iq of 200! Or if he broke his leg and it was amputated as if he can suddenly grow a new one. As for not calling someone bad names, I do not think that is what is meant by politically correct, It is more like we cannot tell someone what it is. We have to use a very nice unoffensive word so the poor guy does not cry.

I wouldn't know how to go about being politically correct so why try? I do care about people's feelings a great deal but I don't feel I'm stifling myself. I'm not good at telling jokes....I'm blonde and forget them usually before I have a chance to repeat them so it isn't really an issue for me. I don't actually hear many of those types of jokes. If I did have a funny italian joke or black person joke & if I felt I remembered it well enough to tell and If I had an italian friend ...i do or a black friend...i do....i'd not think twice to tell it. Heck they've probably thrown me 20 blonde jokes to my one back at them.

I do worry a lot about how others percieve me and the things I say. I try to chose my words carefully all the time, and be careful not to offend anyone.

Hi miamlady! Yes, I think that I do tend to watch what I say sometimes too! I don't want to offend someone by saying the wrong thing! And the way the world is structured these days you have to watch everything you say or you may get yourself into a heap of trouble! People are so conscious about what they are saying these days that it really has gotten out hand! Everyone is just too sensitive about things these days!

I guess I do watch what I say, but I don't feel stifled because of it. I just don't want to make anyone unhappy by saying something unintentional. If I am upset and need to say something to someone, I do it, but I don't call names or such.

yea, maybe everyone may share the same onditions. you know anything we scan, we browse in the net are examed and verified before their appearance. in our country, in some forum, anything related the politics and the party are shielded. maybe someone is tracing me now hahhh have a nice day. my friend. godbless me Q

Nope, I just say what I mean. I am so tired of having to worry about what everyone else thinks... If they don't like what I have to say they don't have to listen to me.

No , I don't have that problem.I guess am naturally politically correct.remember those bad jokes about people who are Polish? Well I would Always replace that word and insert either Republican or idiot. Then the joke was funny to me.When I have to say something harsh I still try to be as polite as I can, Exceptions? I will cuss at the t.v. during a hockey game or any sporting event.

I find myself watching what I say these days. But I was also raised to speak in ways that would not hurt others. But I have noticed these days we have taken the political correctness too far. Honestly we have gone so far the other way that we have lost some of the fiber of our differences.

It all depends on the situation. If it is among my friends, I would speak out whatever is in my mind. If there are strangers or people whom I do not know well enough, I refrain from making my comments. It is better to err on the safe side. lol.

It is one of those things that is hard to control. I think the problem is people tend to say all sort of stuff when they are in private. Even if those things are appropriate or not. The problem is that when they are in public, they may end up saying those inappropriate things unintentionally. I think if we take care to say in private what we wouldn't be afraid to say in public, then probably there wouldn't be a fear of being politically incorrect. My fear is usually of saying something that is perfectly legitimate but could be interpreted as naughty by a particular group of people. I guess it just depends on the people you are with at the time. It is embarrassing when people begin to laugh or make some comments when they decide to totally misinterpret what you say.

i do do that occasionally. Usually though I open my mouth and just let er rip. I make jokes with the best of them. People who know me know I would not say anything bad about anyone. The others are those who would probably derive negativity from God if given the chance. I think life is too short to let me stifle myself. I used to be more like you but I figure you only go through this life once and true friends will gleen the unsavory stuff and take the true meaning of what I say anyway so no worries.