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Political correctness is sort of weaponized manners. Manners are the start of it--don't be offensive to others. But that value is then mobilized as a weapon of political fight.
Don't imagine for a second that such weapons are only used by those of the left.
How one feels about it depends on the situation. If it's a fight, then a weapon can be a good thing to have. I personally don't want to fight, but certainly see it as necessary at times. Others have more anger, or more relish of battle, and take their own stance.
And I suppose it is possible that getting hit upside the head by 'PC' may be a step in the consciousness raising of some folks....
The bottom line for me is that if someone says something offends them, then I take that on with good grace, and try not to offend them. Unless I have reason to....
If someone is getting all over me because I inadvertently offended them, well, depends on the situation. Mostly, that sounds like a thing to walk away from.
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