Penn Proposes a Different Type of Diversity; a Question to Ask After Communicating and Opportunities to 'Do'

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What does political correctness mean to you and is it beneficial or a negative in society?

Oscar-winning actor and director Sean Penn shared his thoughts about it at the Marrakech Film Festival and regardless of whether he’s Hollywood or not it could be worthy of examining what he said.

Penn made a reference to a 2028 Monk debate in Toronto which UK actor Stephen Fry argued against political correctness, saying it was fueling a culture war and extremes of thought on all sides, reports Melanie Goodfellow at Deadline.

Some people may agree. Not all do, of course.

Penn’s take is that evolving as society can happen without what is widely labeled as being politically correct communication. "I think it’s our job to exploit our diversity in positive ways, and to stand up for it, to embody it,” he said.

"While Stephen is a very progressive minded person, what he criticized in the liberals on the other side for was that liberalism has become not only in the United States but around the world, this demand for diversity, but not diversity of behavior and not diversity of opinion or language,” Penn added.

What do you think about his conclusion? Is Penn dancing around with his words not making much sense or is he posing something worth thinking about and debating?