Philosophy Friday

I was reading a book which included the phrase "in these days of political correctness..." talking about no longer making jokes that denigrated people for their culture or for the color of their skin.
And I thought, "That's not actually anything to do with political correctness. That's just treating other people with respect."
I started imagining a world in which we replaced the phrase "politically correct" wherever we could with "treating other people with respect" and it made me smile. You should try it. It's peculiarly enlightening. 

I know what you're thinking now. You're thinking "Oh my god, that's treating other people with respect gone mad!"
- Neil Gaiman