A disconnect with legacies?

[33girl]

My point was that just because you call someone the "correct" term, doesn't meant that you are also treating them nicely or equally. To put it in Greek terms, you can call people "new members" and still be hazing them in other ways.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by 33girl

My point was that just because you call someone the "correct" term, doesn't meant that you are also treating them nicely or equally. To put it in Greek terms, you can call people "new members" and still be hazing them in other ways.

Right, I didn't say anything about equality, just politeness.

That's not being PC that's being polite.

Now, being polite and still treating people like shit still makes you an asshole, but at least you're a polite asshole, I suppose.
Example: "Gay and lesbian individuals should not get married because they can't make babies." "African-American families during slavery were better off than they are now." Polite in their language usage but still assholes.

Treating people nicely and equally in every way but using the terms that they prefer to call themselves still... makes you an asshole.
Example:
"You queers can get married now you fudge-packers*."
and
"N****** are people too."

These will not make you friends either.

Tl;dr: words and actions both count, so you can't pretend the words are just superfluous.