Re: Re: Politically Correct

[Guest guest]

I agree that political correctness can prevent

enriching dialogue. Words and thoughts and ideas

should not be censored. Everyone comes from a

different place and has a unique perspective. If

someone is inciting hate and wishing violent crimes

against a particular race, sex or religion, then that,

of course, is a different story. I don't think any of

us would do that!

--- grabar5 wrote:

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i think there were some cultural differences that made

it very hard on me with the doctors responses. i was

at the beginning of the withdrawl problems of paxil

and in a lot of trouble as some of you might

understand. even the most arrogant of american

doctors would probably not have said i am the doctor

and that is what i do so that is how its done after

someone is complaining of horrible symptoms from a

drug that wont go away. due at least in part because

the doctor took me off of the drug very quickly. so

he has some responsiblity and cant just pass it off on

the way the system works. also, that is what i was

directly complaining about, him taking me off paxil

quickly.

i really dont see color when i look at people, as much

as i see culture. he could have been white and i

would have noticed his culture through inter acting

with him. i know from studying abroad how much a

product of my own culture i was and am once i got

outside of it for a while. you can make

generalizations about groups of people based on

culture. there are ofcourse always exceptions and you

have to be careful aobut it as well. but there are a

lot of truth in them as well. for instance, young

americans are generally much louder individuals who

crave public attention when compared to other

cultures.

i hope you see where im coming from.

i also agree with catherine about political

correctness. if no one can make statements that may

seem controversial how is that person going to learn

and grow. let people say their peace educate them and

hopefully they will grow from it. if you punish

people so severly for anything controversial. you

will have more prejudice, it will just be glossed over

with political correctness.

jason

> Tonya said:

> <<Maybe it's not that they're Indian, but that

they're trying to conform

> to western medical beliefs. ?

> We have a lot of asian interns/residents at the

local hospitals. They seem

> insensitive, but then again EVERY doctor in these

hospitals seem

> insensitive. >>

> ** I think this is closer to the truth. Ask

yourselves how many times

> you've seen someone of the same ethnicity as you who

appeared insensitive

> and arrogant? Overall, the meddical community is

unresponsive to the

> problems exhibited by people who are ill as a result

of psychotropic drugs.

> There is a tendency to focus on race and/or

ethnicity when a person has

> not lived for most of their lives in a place that is

racially and ethnically

> diverse, and where the cultures interact freely, and

in a home where it was

> modeled that people are people regardless of skin

color. Because most people

> are primarily visual, what they see tends to

mistakenly get assigned as

> causation when it is not.

> Also, let me add this is about political

correctness. IMO, the term

> itself tends to prevent integration and acceptance

while perpetuating

> stereotypes and is most often used as a disclaimer

or excuse for a

> prejudicial statement. The intention is often to

cloak the prejudice so as

> not to offend others. The other way this term has

evolved to be used is in a

> As the term " politically correct " is now used almost

exclusively in a

> derisive way.

> --

> Regards,

>

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