Ask HN: Has political correctness gone too far?

32 points

11 years ago

It feels as if there is a mob of silent assassins lurking on twitter and media outlets looking to out anyone who says anything that isn't glowingly politically correct. They are sort of like "political trackers", except they are targeting mostly white, male programmers - but in reality - anyone who disagrees with their narrative (whatever it is) is a heretic.

I find it offensive that there are claims of sexism in OSS and tech. Codes of conduct. I feel like I can't give an opinion, or even make a mistake speaking without being stared down or ruining my career.

I don't want to be politically correct. But it looks like they only way to survive is to be that.

Am I the only one who feels like outsiders are assaulting tech for their own selfish agenda, and we were already diverse by design decades ago?

Someone decided to flagkill what could otherwise be a constructive discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9738526, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9741640

Interestingly, that is an example of the kind of censorship that is taking it too far. I would like a discussion to happen and this not to be censored. Use an anonymous account so you can speak your mind without being persecuted.

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