# What PC things today will be politically incorrect in the future? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [April 14, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145 "2016-04-14T00:44:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![OffByOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/41 "2016-04-15T17:14:17Z")
> [@drachillix](#): > > I dont remember where i heard the term, but it fits. > > “Crybullies” I’m glad you don’t have a source, because I’m stealing that! ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/42 "2016-04-15T17:21:20Z")
> [@Emiliana](#): > > God damn it, a white man just can’t say and do as he pleases anymore without the possibility of suffering some form of social sanctions, amirite? It is a terrible age to live in. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/43 "2016-04-15T17:30:01Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > Maybe it will be politically incorrect to ask that the toilet seat be left down, or to complain about a man pissing all over the toilet and leaving it. I’m fine with unisex bathrooms, but if that not my wedding ring on your finger, I don’t want to hear about it … okay? Wait, are you saying that if you pee on/outside the toilet you don’t bother cleaning it up? And you think it’s okay to leave public restroom facilities like that for other users, whether men or women? :dubious: I’m not wearing your wedding ring, but I have no hesitation in affirming that you need to either 1) learn to aim better, 2) wipe up your messes, or 3) sit the fuck down on a toilet seat when peeing, since you evidently can’t be relied upon for accuracy at distance. I agree on the fundamental unimportance of toilet seat configuration when not in use, however. Since civilized people confine their effluvia to the inside of the toilet bowl, :dubious: it is not an unreasonable burden to expect individual users to take the responsibility for adjusting the other parts of the toilet according to their individual preferences. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/44 "2016-04-15T22:45:07Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > 1960 Winter Olympics at [deleted] Valley, California _Cis-Feminine Semi-Indigenous North Pre-America Immigrant_ doesn’t fit on the lift tickets. ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/45 "2016-04-17T22:50:52Z")
> [@El\_Zagna](#): > > Beyond that, as the races continue to merge, how do you refer to someone who is a quarter Black or an eighth Black? Surely we are beyond the “one drop of blood” standard. My guess is that people will refer to themselves by whatever race they identify with, and it will eventually become meaningless. At that point perhaps racial references in general will be politically incorrect. Quadroon and Octaroon aren’t going anywhere. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/46 "2016-04-19T00:40:01Z")
the greatness of Dr. Martin Luther King would be beyond dispute, except by a few recalcitrant Klansmen and assorted rednecks, right? Wrong! We’re already seeing left-wing “diversity” advocates taking potshots at Dr. Martin Luther King, who is increasingly being disparaged as a cisgender male who fails to represent the LGBT community. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/47 "2016-04-19T00:48:08Z")
One thing i notice is how “okay” stereotyping gays is among celebrities who actually aren’t homophobic. PAtton Oswalt commented on this in one of his standup act, how gay men are portrayed almost exactly the same in movies. No one really seems to complain about it, but I wonder if such things might be considered offensive in 20 years. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/48 "2016-04-19T03:07:28Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > One thing i notice is how “okay” stereotyping gays is among celebrities who actually aren’t homophobic. PAtton Oswalt commented on this in one of his standup act, how gay men are portrayed almost exactly the same in movies. 😕 Got an example to clarify what you’re talking about? “Portrayed almost exactly the same” as what? ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/49 "2016-04-19T11:29:45Z")
Trump is a euphemism for fart over here - just saying 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/50 "2016-04-19T12:54:47Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > 😕 Got an example to clarify what you’re talking about? “Portrayed almost exactly the same” as what? Fashionable, always have something insightful and amusing to say(“Quip machines” is how Oswalt put it), they are socially adept, handsome, and get really excited about decorating. Jon Stewart also used tons of gay jokes in his Daily Show act, mainly in response to right wing haters, but still utilizing his own stereotypes in the process. So if a right-wing dude said, “Gays are trying to take over the nation”, Stewart would say something along the lines of, “If that was true, the nation would FAB-u-lous!” ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/51 "2016-04-19T14:18:52Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > the greatness of Dr. Martin Luther King would be beyond dispute, except by a few recalcitrant Klansmen and assorted rednecks, right? And a number of mainstream Republicans, who didn’t like him because he palled around with communists. > [@](#): > > Wrong! We’re already seeing left-wing “diversity” advocates taking potshots at Dr. Martin Luther King, who is increasingly being disparaged as a cisgender male who fails to represent the LGBT community. Cite? ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/52 "2016-04-19T16:17:14Z")
Equal treatment for equal behavior? > **[The Feds Want Schools to Practice Race-Based Discipline—and Teachers Aren't...](https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/08/teachers-say-no-disparate-impact-discipline/402144/)** > > Students of color are expelled and suspended at disproportionate rates. But educators say policies that ban “disparate-impact” discipline are not the answer. It’s almost illegal today. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/53 "2016-04-19T16:37:24Z")
Your cite indicates the opposite of what I presume your point ws. ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/54 "2016-04-19T19:54:40Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Your cite indicates the opposite of what I presume your point ws. Reread it. The point is it’s already politically incorrect to treat people equally if it has a disparate impact on a pet class. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/55 "2016-04-19T20:42:13Z")
Nothing in your citation suggests that people are being treated equally. ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/56 "2016-04-19T21:31:39Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Nothing in your citation suggests that people are being treated equally. Changing policy based solely on “disparate impact” is that very concept. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/57 "2016-04-20T00:40:48Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > What about the whole gender thing: Mr., Miss, Mrs., actor, actress… > > Won’t this become politically incorrect? Quite a few years ago I heard a comedian (Elaine Boosler?) predict that Mr, Mrs, Ms, etc. will someday be replaced by the gender neutral term “Person”, commonly abbreviated to “Ps.” and pronounced “Pizz.” Regards, Ps. Cretin ---
**Author:** ![chargerrich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chargerrich/32/5399_2.png) [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/58 "2016-04-20T01:13:27Z")
The future may be very lame… I am still pissy that football commentators can no longer say “Bomb” :mad: ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/59 "2016-04-20T01:25:27Z")
In the future, it will no longer be PC to call PC’s PC’s. The will instead be referred to as Under-Desk-Porn-Funnel-And-Internetucal-Ignorance-Ad-Displayor-Machine Devices. Sponsered by Doritos and [IntuitGeicoKia.com](http://IntuitGeicoKia.com) ---
**Author:** ![funky\_little\_lee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145/60 "2016-04-20T03:58:19Z")
I sincerely hope (but doubt) that in the future people will have some respect for those with mental illnesses and stop using derogatory terms like Nutso, Psycho, Wackjob, Wingnut, etc. It seems the stigma of mental illness is the only one it’s still OK to apply. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pc-things-today-will-be-politically-incorrect-in-the-future/752145.md?page=4)