Political Corectness- you're not going to find that here...

Political Correctness: Suppressing the expression of certain attitudes and the use of certain terms in the belief that they are too offensive or controversial.

I understand the need to not be offensive to everyone you come in contact with, But the thought of suppressing anything torques me off. Besides, when you paint a rosy picture where there's not one, that's just plain misleading, even lying in some cases. It seems to me the PC crowd doesn't want anything said that might hurt someone's feelings, even if what's being said is true. I think it's one of the main ingredients of failure, on any scale. Or, more accurately, the acceptance of failure. I understand not every person that ever attempts to do something is going to succeed brilliantly the first time they try it, but if you fail and you have the PC crowd telling you it's ok, that you're effort was good enough and you shouldn't HAVE to try any harder, well, prepare yourself for a life of mediocrity and shortcomings and never quite achieving your goals. Don't get me wrong- I am not of the opinion that if you don't make a million dollars and live in a mansion and drive a car that costs $100,000, you're a failure. Truth is, it doesn't matter what I think. Or what you think. Or anybody else thinks, for that matter. As long as that person is happy with the circumstances they find themselves in- if not, they are taking action to make the circumstances like they want them to be- it's nobody's business. And if, for some reason, that person is not happy, then it's their responsibility to get off their duff and make something happen. If they seek advice and the adviser tells them they should stop staying out til daybreak and sleeping til 2 in the afternoon, oh and leave the dope alone, and ditch that group of clowns you hang out with, and get a job and show up for work, and work while you're there, that's not being crass or rude. If that person is doing those things, it's probably a bit of a problem for them to be a productive member of society, or to be successful at what they want to be successful at. Of course, if that person is happy with their life as it is, it's their business. THAT'S WHAT I THINK...