How can those who object to political correctness object

[malaise]

to being called deplorables when they are deplorable.

[asiliveandbreathe]

1. From a Charlie Pierce article today at Esquire on PC -

http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a48506/basket-of-deplorables/

great read - ....snips.... edited for PC LOL

Nonetheless, the people who have attached themselves to a campaign that prides itself on not being politically correct immediately grabbed their badly chafed fee-fees and started screaming for safe spaces -

...snip....

truth be told there is a vulgar talking yam who apparently could set his own di,, on fire and not pay much of a price for it on television. That is grading on the curve, but it's nothing new.

[malaise]

2. Thanks

Going to read the entire article

Excellent - love this line

If the electorate hadn't graded modern conservatism on an intellectual curve, it would've flunked out of Human College decades ago.

[ladym55]

5. Excellent article by Charlie Pierce

He calls it. I'm amazed at just how thin-skinned the non-PC are. Oh, hell, no, I'm not.

They are classic bullies--as soon as they are faced with reality, they start to whine.

[Leith]

3. Excellent Point

Do you mind if I use it?

[malaise]

4. All yours

[meow2u3]

6. It's the right's definition of political correctness that's the problem

Their idea of political correctness is what we call treating people different from us with respect, so when they say "We can't afford to be politically correct", they really mean, "We want to treat people with utter disrespect and not be called out on our bigotry."

In other words, the right thinks they can have their cake and eat it, too.

[malaise]

8. Being 'racist...' in public is OK for them

but they should not be called on it. In case they aren't aware, equality is as much part of the Constitution as their fucking gun rights

[kentuck]

7. Hillary said "half" of them...

They choose which "half" to identify with. If they are offended by being called deplorable, perhaps they are in the wrong "half"?

[napkinz]

9. meet the DEPLORABLES

[malaise]

10. Oh yes

and don't forget those who did real harm - as in kill people - and admitted they are Don the Con supporters