Why <i> PC</i> Spells Political Controversy : IT’S CENSORSHIP
Great article on political correctness. It’s about time someone shone some light on this arcane cellar of thought.
I come down on the side of those who believe PC is tantamount to censorship. And I wonder: Just who determines what is or is not the PC attitude on a given subject? Even among gays or American Indians, those who would dictate PC-ness are themselves a minority of their group.
Just one last question: Whatever happened to the freedoms of speech and self-expression?
STEVE MARKMAN
Duarte
Times staff writer Terry Pristin’s article on political correctness in Hollywood, “The Filmmakers vs. the Crusaders” (Dec. 29), has struck a nerve with readers. A sampling of their views.
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