2017
DOI: 10.25180/lj.v19i1.127
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Political Correctness oder Tugendterror?

Abstract: Political Correctness or Virtue Terror?Discussing the different meanings of the concept of political correctness, the author argues that it is a part of a profound change in culture within Western democracies that has led to a differentiation and deepening of human and fundamental rights. At the same time, it is shown that political correct-ness was adopted by the political right and used as a fight against this differentiation of human and fundamental rights in the Western liberal democracies, in order to def… Show more

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“…Around 1990, the term “politically correct” became common in the general language (Burt, 2001; Ellis, 2002, p. 409). This was largely because the political right began to use the phrase (Moser, 2017, p. 167; Pilkington, 2022, p. 17). The right‐wing usage soon became dominant, and several authors have incorrectly claimed that the concept of political correctness is an invention of the right (Weigel, 2016.…”
Section: Historymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Around 1990, the term “politically correct” became common in the general language (Burt, 2001; Ellis, 2002, p. 409). This was largely because the political right began to use the phrase (Moser, 2017, p. 167; Pilkington, 2022, p. 17). The right‐wing usage soon became dominant, and several authors have incorrectly claimed that the concept of political correctness is an invention of the right (Weigel, 2016.…”
Section: Historymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Dabei geht es bei ‚PC' um Kämpfe um gesellschaftliche Normen und Ressourcen -eine pazifistische Position ist deshalb unrealistisch: So ist beispielsweise die Umsetzung von Antidiskriminierungsrichtlinien nicht einfach ein Verwaltungsakt im Zuge der Realisierung universeller Freiheit, von der alle gleich profitieren, sondern Teil eines politischen Kampfes der dazu führt, dass Menschen Privilegien entzogen werden, was zu Leid bei diesen Menschen führen kann. Eine realistische, also nicht-pazifistische Position rechnet mit solchem Leid durch relative Schlechterstellung als Teil von emanzipatorischer Politik.16 Vgl.Feldstein 1997, S. 1-7;Weigel 2016;Daub 2016;Moser 2017;Sparrow 2018.…”
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