I was never totally what we would now call 'politically correct,' even in my most militant phase. I always liked good food, good wines. I suppose it was because I had total confidence in myself.
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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? In my humor, I never talk about politics. I was never much into all that.
I've never really been one to try to be politically correct. I just feel truth is truth, and sometimes I probably offend some people.
Political correctness is a poison to our security and defenses. It imposes a willful blindness, both at the macro level when unwilling to engage with radical Islamism or whatever you want to call it - if you're not willing to call it what it is - and at the micro level, at the street level.
I would say Politically Incorrect is my favourite right now.
When people talk about political correctness, the only element of any value is good manners.
I believe that political correctness can be a form of linguistic fascism, and it sends shivers down the spine of my generation who went to war against fascism.
Being politically correct means saying what's polite rather than what's accurate. I like to be accurate.
Political correctness is about denial, usually in the weasel circumlocutory jargon which distorts and evades and seldom stands up to honest analysis.
Being Politically Correct means always having to say you're sorry.
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