Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek isn’t one to shy away from provocative observations.
In a video published on the portal Big Think, he takes on something that is commonly employed as a sensible cultural practice: Political correctness.
He argues that giving space to an occasional exchange of “friendly obscenities” allows for more closeness and gives way to honest exchanges.
“I’m well aware that we should not just walk around and humiliate each other,” says the philosopher.
And yet he finds that “there is something so fake about political correctness”—something that, according to him, prevents a true overcoming of prejudice and racism.
It’s just a form of self discipline which doesn’t really allow you too overcome racism.
As the philosopher notes, “one needs to be very precise not to fight racism in a way which ultimately reproduces, if not racism itself, at least the conditions of racism.”. »
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