196K views · 181 reactions | "I'm a fan of political correctness." Free speech and political correctness are not mutually exclusive, as many presume, and Martin Amis argues that being PC is actually a responsible use of that freedom. Do we really want to just "get away" with saying things, or do we want to raise the standard of discourse? Saying something repugnant without much thought or consideration may not have legal consequences, but there are social ones. | Big Think Science | Facebook