What does everyone think about political correctness? has it gone too far?

I agree with the other writers here. It has gone far too far and has done so (been doing so) for far too long. I sometimes wonder what drives the whole process - is it the "disadvantaged group" complaining about certain words and practices who are caved in to by spineless mealy-mouthed bureaucrats (yeah, i know, "spineless", "mealy-mouthed" and "bureaucrat" is redundant) or is it driven by the other side of the coin, well-meaning do-gooders who think "the group" MIGHT be disadvantaged or feel unfairly put-upon and so act proactively to prevent perceived hurt feelings? Either way, 1) there is too much wrong with this world to be burning so much energy worrying about vocabulary and 2) being tolerant in allowing them (whoever "they" may be) to have their language, rites, respect for their ethnicity and so forth shouldn't mean, much less does it necessarily mean, we have to denigrate or sacrifice our own.