Politically Correct Greeting Cards

Greeting cards are meant to be a thoughtful and positive gesture... wishing someone a happy birthday, showing support and sympathy for the loss of a loved one, or saying “Merry Christmas” at that time of year. However, a well-intentioned sentiment can often be misinterpreted. What is acceptable to one person can be offensive to the next.

It’s easy to be “politically incorrect” in the type of greeting card design you choose, and also in what you say inside of the card. For example, a humorous birthday card poking fun at the current president may be funny to many people, but it’s probably not the best idea to send that card to someone who voted for that candidate. Or if you know individuals who are particularly sensitive about their age, think twice about writing that they’re “over the hill” inside of the card.

Hopefully most of us do our best to practice “politeness” and we can certainly recognize intentional cruelty and rudeness. But nowadays, it seems there is a movement for “someone” to draw a line and tell us on which side to stand to be politically correct in our behavior and language.

It all comes down to being respectful of and knowing those to whom you’re sending cards. Develop the habit of putting yourself in another person’s position and practice the pursuit of considering how others may receive your greeting.

Right or wrong, the topic of being politically correct certainly promotes lively discussion when sending greeting cards!