Term ‘political correctness’ used in meaningless fashion
According to JC Wilcox (letters, May 6) “politically correct” people are opposed to clapping because that is unfair to deaf people. Mr Wilcox, are you for real?
“Political correctness” means different things to different people. To liberals such as myself it means we respect the fact that we live in a world of many different cultures, religions, races and nationalities. It doesn't mean we can't condemn the demented Islamic State. But it does mean we don't use the Islamic State as an excuse to insult every Muslim on this planet. There is also “political correctness” on the right. For example, it’s “politically correct” for conservatives to call abortion murder. Then they support Donald Trump, who cuts off funding to family planning programmes throughout the world, which means there will be millions of more abortions!
You also have “politically correct” Zionists who slander all critics of Israel as being anti-Semitic.
When you take the term “political correctness” out of context, the way Wilcox does, and use it to discredit everyone who disagrees with you, the term itself become completely meaningless.
Eric Bahrt
