incandecentbulb –
blockquote>“too much concern” is “too much” but otherwise political correctness is okay, is that it?
I think that concern about what is “politically correct” is valid – because it of it reflects a consideration of accuracy in language and consideration about how others react to our language – both of which I think are valuable considerations.
What I have a problem with is when people are selectively “concerned” about political correctness – as I believe is illustrated, beautifully, in your comment above.
I find that kind of selectivity to be instructive – to see the least, none the less when it is evident in the thinking of someone who self-describes as a “skeptic,” but also amongst those who self-describe as “realists.”