https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc Made with fortitude en-us 2021-05-07 11:15:54 UTC 2025-11-03 03:54:12 UTC hello@padlet.com nhussey1973 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502001628 2021-05-07 12:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502001628 nhussey1973 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502016488 2021-05-07 12:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502016488 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502017725 Political correctness gone mad-

City councils banning Christmas to avoid offending Jews, Muslims, neopagans, and other non-Christian folk

American public schools in California and other Western states banning clothing depicting the American flag in order to avoid inflaming students who identify as Mexican nationals.]]> 2021-05-07 12:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502017725 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502021590 'white manager fears she will be perceived as racist']]> 2021-05-07 12:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502021590 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502028740 Article: Palatinate 
Author: George Simms
Key Ideas: Political correctness is perhaps 2020’s most misunderstood and over-politicised term. It suggests that unchangeable characteristics of identity should be something sacred to your sense of self, and something respected by anyone who wants the same respect afforded to them.]]> 2021-05-07 12:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502028740 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502039472 PC terms allow for a professional environment within the work place and keep from arguements]]> 2021-05-07 12:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502039472 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502040907 The European Parliament introduced proposals to outlaw titles stating marital status such as ‘Miss’ and ‘Mrs’ so as not to cause offence.]]> 2021-05-07 12:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502040907 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502046653 'Political correctness is an important idea that protects people who are vulnerable to discrimination'

'Political correctness is intended to help us use language that helps instead of harms'

'concepts such as ‘cultural appropriation’ mean, it’s important that we’re all aware of the effects of our actions and words']]> 2021-05-07 12:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502046653 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502053141 A UK council has banned the term ‘brainstorming’ – and replaced it with ‘thought showers’, as local lawmakers thought the term may offend epileptics.]]> 2021-05-07 12:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502053141 https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502065154 Tavits and Pérez argued that the neo-gender-neutral-pronoun hen would help people build a more equitable society. 

When they got their results, they hypothesised that the newly available pronoun had, decreased the mental bias toward men and enhanced the salience of women, LGBTQ, and nonbinary people. 

It lends support to an old, controversial idea in linguistics, the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, also known as linguistic determinism—the words you have at your disposal frame how you see the world.]]> 2021-05-07 12:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nhussey1973/pc/wish/1502065154