SIR — Political correctness - what is it really all about? A local teacher who is well thought of and has given years to the profession is out over a joke (Free Press June 24). A member of EastEnders, a programme with a few million viewers, repeats the same words and is rewarded with a salary of £100,000 a year. I have worked with many nationalities over the years. I have been called Taffy many times. One of my best friends is Danny McGee or Paddy. We don't get upset by the terms used and I know my many ethnic friends do not either. Many of my Asian friends believe that political correctness is the cause of more racial problems than anything else. Let's be honest - if someone at the school had said "Paddy, bit near the bone mate, think next time" it would have all been over and done with. Political correctness sticks its nose in, a man loses his job, people start talking about racial matters and we go round in circles. If we all respected each other and accepted that sometimes we maybe the butt of a joke then life could roll on. In my opinion, whoever decided to open this one up has, from the conversations I have heard, done more to stir up tension than an odd joke ever did. Dudley Seale, Hillview Close, Minehead.