CLEVELAND — Donald Trump’s campaign against political correctness might be having an impact, with a majority now believing that people are too easily offended by mean words.
A new survey finds that 59 percent believe “too many people are easily offended these days over the language that others use,” while 39 percent want people to be more careful with what pours out of their mouths.
What’s more, said Pew Research Center, a huge majority of Republicans, 78 percent believe people are too offended but 61 percent of Democrats want people to police their words.
The survey was an interesting look at the national political correctness campaign and indicates that there is a big divide over it.
They also tested supporters of the bombastic Trump. “The partisan gap is reflected in starkly divergent views among Trump and Clinton supporters. By a ratio of about five-to-one (83 percent to 16 percent), more Trump supporters say too many people are easily offended. Among Clinton supporters, 59 percent think people need to exercise caution in speaking to avoid offending others, while 39 percent think too many are easily offended,” said Pew.
As he has on other issues, notably immigration, Trump has mounted a vigorous campaign against political correctness. He has been criticized, but it hasn’t stopped him. And like with immigration, his anti-political correctness effort has spread throughout the nation, as the Pew poll appears to show.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]
