Tokenism, Character Development and Writing

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BTW, political correctness is the bane of our modern society - it should die a horrible death, preferably public crucifixion. Upside down and at the end of a bungee cord.

Why? What's wrong with being politically correct?

I actually wrote an essay on how bad it is, there are too many reasons to fit into one post. But generally speaking:

Being politically correct ironically entails being politically incorrect. Because race is the biggest issue "dealt with" through political correctness I'll take an example that pertains to it: By making a huge fuss about something that is in the distant past (slavery) you are actually advocating racial segregation. Why not let bygones be bygones and just move on? There will always be racists. Instead of getting defensive for black people and act like they need to be protected by using sterile language and patronization, let racism die out once and for all. Not like it's an issue anymore; a fifth of the population is black.

Politically correct language is often completely incorrect. Case in point: African-American. They are freaking black, if you have to make the distinction. Most black people living in the US have absolutely no ties to Africa, and no desire to be associated with it. I have yet to hear a single black person say: I prefer to be called an African-American. It's because they don't care. It's based on white guilt and the only people who advocate political correctness are people who are "thinking of the minorities". If you ask me, condescension and fake concern is much more dangerous than indifference. Not to mention, some of these morons actually call Africans African-Americans. Need I point out how stupid that is?

And I could go on and on about specific examples, these are two glaring issues off the top of my head. But basically, everything is wrong with it. Especially the systematic destruction of the English language. Trying to suppress curse words is a clear non-racial example. I could go into great detail about that, but I won't. I'm sure you realize just how bad censorship is.