The Epoch Podcast

The Epoch Podcast


Blazing Through the Minefield of Political Correctness

August 31, 2019

On this episode of the Epoch Podcast we discuss the minefield of political correctness... is society changing for the better or are we all just kidding ourselves? We don't tiptoe too timidly in this conversation worth having! Topics we get into: * definition of political correctness* saying the "right" things vs actual beliefs* Jen's personal experience with pronoun preferences and the awkwardness it created* the problem of drawing more attention to these things and self-fulfilling prophecy* Matt's personal experience with problematic testing* political correctness' need for oppression* moral self-licensing* censorship and freedom of speech* how suppressing dialogue suppresses growth* the reality of echo chambers* how political correctness promotes collectivism* the core issue political correctness stems from* the value of political correctness* the very interesting reality of stereotype threat* the politicizing of relevant human issues* the importance of honor and the big difference even very simple expressions of love can make Our Posts for This Episode Austin & Joanie |Does Political Correctness ACTUALLY Work?!?Matt & Jen |Tico & Tina | 2 Sinister Facets of Political Correctness You Didn’t Know Resource/s Mentioned JP SpearsJordan Peterson videoMorgan Freeman quote Find us here, too: Transcript (introductions) Jen 0:00 Political Correctness versus inclusion. Is it better to look the part or be the part? Matt 0:05 How dare you? Austin 0:07 attention goes where energy flows? Matt 0:11 How absolutely dare you, sir. Joanie 0:15 If you can't hold the public group accountable, then what's up with group rights? Matt 0:19 Bigot. Christina 0:21 Without free speech, there is no true thought. Matt 0:25 Typical white male, David 0:31 like the venerable Admiral Akbar would say, it's a trap. Jen 0:37 It's ma'am. Matt 0:50 Welcome to the epic podcaster weekly dose. Your cisgender straight White male hosts, Jen 0:56 I'm Jen, I'm normal. Austin 0:58 Austin, just a white male, Christian. Joanie 1:02 I'm Joanie. Christina 1:04 I'm Christina. David 1:06 I'm David. Matt 1:08 I hope everybody caught there that that Jen's normal. Not offensive at all! This week, we're talking about political correctness. A conversation worth having. Jen 1:29 It's true. Matt 1:30 So we're I think we're gonna dive in. Where no other political correctness videos that we're aware of go.