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Darling, you are babbling. It has always been a question of which one could whip the others.
Things were much better when men were Gentlemen and women were Ladies.
Today most are ignorant and the kids look like slobs in school etc. not to mention tattoos .
Oh no. Let's sort it out now and get it right. Good manners are still admired, especially since it has become so rare. (as hen's teeth). There was a time when people had good social graces, manners, courtesy and civility, and that was before anyone ever heard of political correctness. You cannot equate PC and a polished presentation of grace and style. PC is an effort to impose a pattern of thought by force. Manipulation and manners is not the same thing.
Metal piercings aren't all that appealing either. Thank you for your reply TT. When did things begin to deteriorate and do you have any idea why? Thank you for your reply! :)
What can you point to that substantiates your opinion? All we see/hear these days are people ranting and railing against good manners. It is an epithet to be called PC. That gives the boors and bigots and racists and hatemongers the excuse to spew their hate without any consequences. If you bring it up you are attacked for doing so. I think it's a bunch of crap personally to be anti-PC. It is no longer tolerable to be polite, kind, respectful. Everyone wants to be Donald J. Trump who says the most hateful things and has millions of adoring worshippers for doing so. Such bullsh**! Thank you for repy PP. I couldn't disagree with you more. You say wanting people to be civil, respectful, polite is manipulation. Seriously? That is what you really think? Did your parents raise you to be rude?
PC is not politeness.
A person who is impolite is considered rude though is possibly still right. Political correctness asserts that those who violate it are wrong, not just rude. It's a way to disqualify the opponent from debate and claim victory by default. It's an evil of the far left that must be destroyed. If people's feelings get hurt in the process I'm really not going to lose any sleep over it.
I think the right treat the left far more sensitively than it deserves.
Any society that cares more about people's feelings than the truth will collapse in ruin.
Let's see what we can glean from your latest tirade. The above is really what I think because it really is the truth. Manners, courtesy, style and grace are learned behaviors, taught to us by people who wanted to pass the very best along to us. These were and are positive attributes that enrich our lives, showing us to be respectful and civil (even to folks such as yourself. As a well mannered individual, I've always tried to be deferential to my elders) In the part of the country where we live, courtesy is a way of life that is almost imprinted in our DNA. It has nothing at all to do with political philosophy, which is also a learned behavior, all too often to our detriment. Especially, when in the guise of "tolerance", it comes across as a demand for obedience to what the left has to offer. In other words," my way or the highway". No M'dear, a laundry list of political demands is not the same as manners. If it was similar, our friends on the left would not be so vitriolic, shrill, bitter, demanding and downright rude.. As the nation buys into the fantasies of the left, manners as I said above are becoming as rare as hen's teeth. Also keep in mind, in closing, that as you know just enough about me to put on the head of a pin, you know nothing of my raising or background. It may be that I've forgotten more about interpersonal relationships than many would learn in 100 years. Free political debate will always be a hallmark of a free society. Imposing one's will in the name of PC or any other label cannot exist in free thought, There now, it's said and said politely from someone who's part of a vanishing breed: a gentleman. This is where you say thank you.
I love good manners in people. It was taught in my home and school growing up, so I am pretty old school with it.
I am not sure what being PC has to do with manners though.
Everything. If you have good manners you don't say insulting things to people. If you have good manners you are polite, respectful and considerate of other people's feelings. That is too PC for some and so mannerly people are attacked for being PC which becomes a battle cry for racists/bigots/hatemongers/homophobics. I believe in good manners. I don't believe in those who use being anti-PC as a excuse to get away with outrageous, demeaning, derogatory, racist, bigoted and disgusting insults. Simple as that PeaPod. You are either mannerly or you are a boor with unsavory overtones. Take your pick. You cannot be both. In my opinion. Thank you for your reply . Did I answer your implied question which is "what doe
s being PC have to do with being mannerly?"
Rosie - Did it ever occur to you that some might find your views offensive?
You say things I find rude and offensive all the time. You falsely associate my political beliefs with racism, xenophobia, bigotry etc etc on a daily basis. Your views disgust me.
You don't give a sh*t about my feelings. Your call for "good manners" is pure hypocrisy. It's simply is a passive aggressive demand that we submit to you. It's dog training. The anger you feel toward the anti PC crowd is like what someone feels toward a disobedient dog that won't sit on command.
You are not the boss of me. I will say whatever I please and I couldn't care less what you or anyone else thinks.
