If you at all monitor your language based on your audienceâavoiding curse words in front of kids, using bigger words in front of your bossâyou obviously care about the impression your words give people.Â
Do you avoid talking about the attractive sex after your bestieâs breakup? Congratulations, friend, youâre being a decent human being.
Your friend wishes you call them Charlie instead of Charlotte. Itâs just a nickname. Would you say âNo, your birth certificate says Charlotte so Iâm calling you Charlotte?â
Your co-worker tells you that he gets extremely uncomfortable when you clap him on the shoulder, due to a creepy uncle who did the same thing. Do you make a point to clap him on the shoulder every time you see him?
It is really not that difficult to be âpolitically correct.â It does not mean that you must eliminate all opinions completely, it merely meansâat a basic levelâthat you should attempt to be aware of your audience and how your words and actions affect them.Â
Donât call it being âPC,â if you must. Call it being âaware and empathetic.â Being a human with decency and respect for other people, cultures, and experiences.