Political Correctness in Russia

[Paul B. Gallagher]

colkitto at rogers.com wrote:

[quoting me without attribution:]
> "Yes, it's important to distinguish between real PC as created and 
> implemented by caring, sensitive people and the caricature of PC as 
> derided by its opponents. The opposition campaign has been so
> effective in confusing things that many Americans think PC is the
> caricature -- ridiculous names for perfectly ordinary things that
> serve only to obscure the obvious truth and make everybody laugh."
> 
> That itself is the most ridiculous thing I've read today, and I'm in
> Ottawa as we speak.
> 
> You mean "Real PC as ridiculous names for perfectly ordinary things
> that serve only to obscure the obvious truth and make everybody
> laugh" as opposed the caricature of PC as "created and implemented by
> caring, sensitive people" (stop it, that's too funny).

See what I mean, folks? Mr. Colkitto is obviously one of the opponents 
of PC, and he argues against it by fictionalizing it and then destroying 
his straw man. If that were what PC was, I would oppose it, too.

> The mentality that has someone describing Obama as an "enigma" and
> being called a racist (think of the stress).

I missed that one, and I paid a LOT of attention to the presidential 
campaign as an active participant in the local effort.

> PC is a Western import Russia really, really, really needs.

I wouldn't wish the right-wing caricature on anyone. Reality is somewhat 
different.

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
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