As with 'feminism,' not to mention 'liberalism' and 'conservatism,' 'political correctness' tends to mean what you want it to mean, which also pretty much amounts to utter meaninglessness.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There's been the same kind of demonizing of the word 'feminism' as words like 'liberal,' 'affirmative action,' and so on.
This is the real problem feminism faces. Too many people are willfully ignorant about what the word means and what the movement aims to achieve.
The cornerstone of the political correctness that dominates campus culture is radical feminism.
I think of feminism as more of a political ideology.
I have a distinct memory, dating back to 1989 or so, of sitting around with my college dorm mates talking about a new term that was popping up everywhere: 'political correctness.'
Political correctness means nothing to me. Nothing. It's the new Puritanism, darling. Preventing us from expressing ourselves.
Feminism is a word that I identify with. The term has become synonymous with vitriolic man-hating but it needs to come back to a place where both men and women can embrace it. It is particularly important for women in developing countries.
I'm not particularly politically correct, so I tend to reflect what I think are the terrible realities of life, which I think are, generally speaking, conservative.
I've thought about what is an alternative word to feminism. There isn't one. It's a perfectly good word. And it can't be changed.
To me, feminism is such a simple description: it's equal rights, economic rights, political rights, and social rights.