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Article: Vox Pop: 'Are you politically correct?' The conservative think-tank Civitas claimed last week that political correctness is damaging society. We went to Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park, a traditional venue for free speech, and asked people what they thought. To find out what our panel of leading columnists and editors say about political correctness, turn to MEDIA, BUSINESS, PAGE 15
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- The Independent on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- January 8, 2006
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Raqueed Ahmed
19, STUDENT
I'm Muslim and we have to be careful what we say on Iraq or we'll
be branded terrorists. Political correctness cuts both ways, and PC
is important to keep the peace.
Sarah Brown
30, PUB LICENSEE
I like to think I'm politically correct, but it can go too far. If
badly behaved black or Muslim customers are banned from my pub they
unfairly accuse me of racism.
Cristi Poole
48, TECHNICIAN
People don't speak their minds now, even at Speaker's Corner. The
country is so PC that if people said what they really think police
would arrest them.
Carlos Kaadi
16, PUPIL
I suppose I am politically correct because I think it's stupid to
judge people on how they look or ...