By now, we’ve all heard the complaints of conservatives about “PC culture.”

It’s part of the “left’s” sinister agenda to create a plastic bubble of America, where no one gets their feelings hurt and rainbows shine every day. It’s like a dirty word; if someone admonishes you for not being politically correct, that means you’ve just been a royal jerk.

It gets annoying to tiptoe around people of other cultures and manage not to say the first thing that comes to your brain, right?

While it may seem like complete overkill, political correctness is needed. When looking at the root idea of political correctness, it’s simply asking you to step outside of your own preconceptions, comforts, and ignorance to protect someone else.

While it may seem annoying that you can’t dress up as Pocahontas for Halloween or someone asks to not call them by an aged racial nickname, you’ve just protected the biggest part of someone’s life: their culture.

Political correctness culture seeks to alleviate some of the stress entailed with being a person of color in society or a marginalized individual.

Every day, they go through trials that most would never know about, simply because of the color of their skin, their religion, the way they dress, the way they talk, or how they associate with others. Not adhering to PC culture not only questions a person’s identity but also their right to this identity.

The reason why there is so much kickback to PC culture is that the people protesting it have never had their identity questioned.

They are secure in their skin and their position in society; they walk confidently, knowing that they are the most powerful in their society.

They have always had access to certain opportunities and have been exempt from the most humiliating scrutiny.

They are annoyed by PC culture because it forces them to see other cultures and identities as equal to their own, something they have always struggled with.

I won’t argue, sometimes it is just hard to follow all the intricate, unsaid rules of PC culture.

You slip up, you forget, you grow angry at having to walk on glass amongst people different from you.

You ask, “Why can’t we all be the same?” or “Why are they so sensitive?”.

You become familiar with the term “snowflake” because someone gives the microphone to a gaggle of fiery talking heads attacking everyone who is not blonde and blue-eyed, with the likeness of a melted Barbie doll.

But, think of it this way.

Every time you choose to “buy into” the PC culture, you further the rights and happiness of marginalized people.

Without having to do much, you’ve protected the children of these people and their future generations.

You’ve decided to not put down someone who cannot help the way they are, and truly love them, even if isn’t an explicit expression.

By choosing to simply not say some things, you are creating a society where everyone feels comfortable, not just you.