[Albert]

More PC here and restriction on expression of ideas and speech, that is all I see here. How long will this battle go on of these "progressives" who try to mold society and humanity into what it will never be. As of now, the totalitarian and restrictive measures of these "visionaries" continue.

[SolarCross]

Social conventions are a thing. You can say this shit you're saying here while you're basically anonymous and behind a screen but in the real world you can't run around saying whatever the hell you like, especially if it's offensive to some people, because that kind of thing can get you a smack in the mouth, as I'm sure you know.

Yah social taboos are a thing, but you should be able to say words even if some over-sensitive (and let's face it crazy people) get (pretend) "offended" by it. This MP wasn't even using the word as an insult. It just fucked up crying over that.

Also smack me in the mouth and I'm smacking back...

[Rugoz]

Yah social taboos are a thing, but you should be able to say words even if some over-sensitive (and let's face it crazy people) get (pretend) "offended" by it. This MP wasn't even using the word as an insult. It just fucked up crying over that.

Fighting social taboos can be useful. But trying to normalize the use of the term N***** serves nobody. It's simply a racist insult, it adds nothing to public discourse.

[Political Interest]

How stupid does someone need to be in order to use that sort of word?

It's absolutely pointless and does not enrich the English language at all.

[skinster]

Yah social taboos are a thing, but you should be able to say words even if some over-sensitive (and let's face it crazy people) get (pretend) "offended" by it.

Again, in the real world we don't run around saying whatever we like whenever we like because that could result in us losing a job, a smack in the mouth or worse. Amongst your one friend you can surely say whatever but this happened to an MP in public. Politicians in the UK can't say a word like that and not expect consequences, in the same way that Seinfield guy got shit for using the same word onstage and in the same way I can't call my workmates the same word because I'd lose my job.

The woe of racists is a sight to behold

[Suntzu]

Can you imagine two intelligent adults talking to each other about the "N" word?

[Decky]

People shouldn't be using American racist terms while we have our own racist terms with a long heritage, it is cultural imperialism of the worse sort.

[Kaiserschmarrn]

- She got suspended.

So?

The Tories are and have been getting the same inane PR advice as the Republicans in the US.

Chances are she's going to be reinstated at some point, much like Livingstone will whose "slip of the tongue", in contrast, probably wasn't accidental.

- Not behaving like a socially incompetent asshole is now apparently equivalent to being "politically correct". Welcome to the age of Trumpism.

I'm inclined to think you are being deliberately obtuse here or perhaps the opportunity to make a sarcastic comment about Trump is just too tempting.