Marcus Brigstocke Quotes

I am absolutely opposed to political correctness. You cannot confront hate speech until you've experienced it. You need to hear every side of the issue instead of just one.

We live in a time of safe spaces, where micro-aggressions are monitored, where offending someone is the ultimate sin, where white people can't slip up, even once, even by accident.

I think political correctness is a moving line.

I am sure there is a right way and a wrong way and in today's life, there are many different rules of being politically correct.

Britain is obsessed with political correctness.

I'm not politically correct; I never said I was.

I'm not politically correct.

When people talk about political correctness, the only element of any value is good manners.

I think we have gone too far into the PC culture, but there's a limit to how far we can take that.

I don't think we're politically correct when we're private. I don't know what 'politically correct' means.

I think people are a lot more sensitive than they used to be, and quite rightly so. I don't think we should be using racial jokes and things like that.

Together, we must all remember that one of the most effective responses to hate speech is more speech.

Free speech should never mean hate speech.

I'm not a politically correct person.

I support Richard Spencer's right to say what he wants. He can be nasty about Jewish people, he has a right to free speech, but I don't want to be a part of that.

Politically correct speech will not defeat the enemy.

LA can be a very open and accepting creative environment. But it is important, because there is this odd separation here, it is important to make your kids mindful of other people and other people's plight.

The Trail of Tears should teach all of us the importance of respect for others who are different from ourselves and compassion for those who have difficulties.

I'm very much a humanist. I'm very much pro-choice. I'm very much politically correct.

My friendships and relationships in the conservative world are not predicated on political correctness and enforced conformity of thought. They are based, instead, on mutual respect, honesty and understanding - concepts many modern liberals should consider revisiting.

There are a lot of groups that feel a little bit strange around me, because I am inclusive.

An important part of the Internet is that it provides a space for people whose identities are socially unacceptable. If it enables someone who feels minoritised to be who they want to be, it's actually worth having other people be offensive. I'd much rather have both than have neither.

I hate political correctness.

Everybody's opinion is equally valid, and I feel like everybody should have an opportunity to speak out, and everyone should have the courage to speak out.

We must make it clear that a platform of 'I hate gay men and women' is not a way to become president of the United States.