Moderation Warning: What Does "PC" Mean?

[Buzz Bloom]

I received the following Moderation Warning message:
"Funny answe but not PC."
What does "PC" mean?

 

[fresh_42]

I received the following Moderation Warning message:
"Funny answe but not PC."
What does "PC" mean?

pc = political correctness, short for: we do not want to use sexual expressions.

 

[pinball1970]

I received the following Moderation Warning message:
"Funny answe but not PC."
What does "PC" mean?

What you say? Pm me and I can advise. Give you pointers.
EDIT. As in what is pc

 

[Algr]

People use "political correctness" without irony? I thought PC was like witchcraft - no one actually has it, it is just something people accuse each other of.

Who is in charge of PC? I've never heard anyone say "I support political correctness, and here is why..."

 

[russ_watters]

People use "political correctness" without irony? I thought PC was like witchcraft - no one actually has it, it is just something people accuse each other of.

Who is in charge of PC? I've never heard anyone say "I support political correctness, and here is why..."

On this forum the moderators are in charge of it of course. You're right that it is often used in a derogatory way by people who oppose it, but as a member of the political persuasion that would tend to do oppose over-use of it, I can say that doesn't necessarily prevent invoking it. Though perhaps a better/non politically charged word would simply be "inappropriate" (with a further/more specific description of why, if not obvious).

 

[berkeman]

I received the following Moderation Warning message:
"Funny answe but not PC."
What does "PC" mean?

What you say? Pm me and I can advise.

Though perhaps a better/non politically charged word would simply be "inappropriate"

@Buzz Bloom -- I looked at the 0-point warning to see what happened. Let's just say that some topics can be appropriate in the technical Biology/Medical forum when there is a serious scientific discussion, but in the Lounge the same post is seen as juvenile and inappropriate. There are many examples of this -- you can do a search in the Bio/Med forum for the keyword that you used to see what appropriate discussions of the topic look like.

 

[jtbell]

I might have said "family-friendly" instead of "PC".

To me, "PC" has a political connotation. (in the US politico-social context )

 

[pinball1970]

I might have said "family-friendly" instead of "PC".

To me, "PC" has a political connotation. (in the US politico-social context )

Yes, in the UK it is more to do equal rights/social than actual politics.