And yes, I am painfully aware this sounds just awful. Not at all politically correct! I sound like a bloody slave owner, I should be ashamed of myself...

I am on your side here, so if that makes us human instead of robots, perfect!
I'm not sure where the politically correct movement comes from, but it's anti-human rather than accepting of others as they would like us to believe. I'm not saying we should treat each other badly, or accept bad behavior, but trying to guilt people into fake acceptance is flat out wrong.