My understanding of the term 'political correctness' is that it is the complaint
of those who encounter restrictions on their freedom to abuse and insult
others. I don't therefore find it a very useful term for inclusion in the kind
of debates we have in Radsdtats.
How often do geographers have to debate with flat-earthers? I guess they's get
pretty fed up if flat earth theories came up every couple of years or so and
they found they had to take time out to debate them. Most of us, I expect, will
feel the same about biological ideas of human 'races'.
The only interesting things about the ideas of 'race' are the conditions in
which they emerge, the ways in which they are used and the ends (or interests)
that they serve. It is on these latter issues that we should concentrate our
analytical skills.
Robert Moore
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