>From: grarpamp >[1]http://bigthink.com/videos/john-cleese-on-political-correctness >[2]http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/16/02/03/1419247/john-clees e-warns-campus-political-correctness-leading-towards-1984 >John Cleese says political correctness has gone too far. The very >essence of his trade - comedy - is criticism and that not infrequently >means hurt feelings. But protecting everyone from negative emotion >all the time is not only impractical (one can't control the feelings >of another), but also improper in a free society. Cleese, having >worked with psychiatrist Robin Skynner, says there may even be >something more sinister behind the insistence to be always be >politically correct. Do a Google search for 'political correctness mass hysteria'. It is a very valid comparison. Jim Bell References 1. http://bigthink.com/videos/john-cleese-on-political-correctness 2. http://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/16/02/03/1419247/john-cleese-warns-campus-political-correctness-leading-towards-1984