What's the deal with political correctness

Verbal Communication: it seems like the most obvious of the different types of communication. It utilizes the spoken word, face-to- face or remotely. Verbal communication is essential to the most interactions, but there are other nonverbal cues that help to provide additional context to the words themselves. Paring nonverbal communications with the spoken word provides a more nuanced message.[3] We can see this kind of communication the followings:

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  Direct Communication: Americans are very direct communicators. They tend to convey their entire message verbally, paying less attention to body language. People are expected to ‘get to the point. This does not mean courtesy is disregarded in communication, but it does not mean that Americans may sometimes miss nuances in conversation or some types of humour.
  
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  Language styles : Americans are generally quite enthusiastic, assertive and persuasive in their speech.
  
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  Modesty: Americans are not very modes as boasting is not cut down by tall poppy syndrome in their culture. People are expected to speak on their own behalf instead of waiting for someone to tell of their achievements or successes of them.
  
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  Raised voice: American may speak at higher volumes in public places, however they generally do not appreciate loud or emotional outbursts.
  
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  Silence: Americans sometimes grow uncomfortable when social chat is punctuated with long periods of pause or silence and often try to fill the gap in conversation.
  
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  Based on values, notions of logic
  
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  Talk/Communication as:
  
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    A solution
    
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    A vehicle of meaning (essentially pragmatic), e.g., “Grice’s maxims”
    
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    A mirror of reality (close connection)
    
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  Diversity of Communication
  
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    Male/ Female
    
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    Ethnic group
    
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  General characteristics
  
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    Less formal
    
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    Less “differentiated” in code (more “universal” than “particular”)—that is, status differences less important
    
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    Less code switching
    
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    More instrumental (than expressive)
    
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    More “outcome” than “process”
    
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    More pragmatic than philosophical
    
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    More “open”…and yet…
    
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  Face-Saving behaviors?
  
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    More focused on self than other
    
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    More focused on “negative” face (autonomy, freedom) than “positive” face (inclusion)…but…
    
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    More direct than indirect
    
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    Conflict preference: dominating, collaborating (“conflict is good”) rather than yielding, obliging. . .
    

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