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That the term gets used often enough to complaim about people being upset at being referred to in outright slurs is the whole point. The term is connotationally

That the term gets used often enough to complaim about people being upset at being referred to in outright slurs is the whole point. The term is connotationally polluted as said usage is associated with those who are either unself aware or disingenuous. In the 1950s? Politically correct was most certainly in use by then - for almost or over two decades at that point. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_correctness#History https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_correctness#Histor... Being totally outside the overton window may effectively the same thing - although it may receive the handwave "offensive all of proper society" or similiar. Especially back when obscenity laws were in force in naked defiance of the first ammendment.

lliamander 7y ago
> That the term gets used often enough to complaim about people being upset at being referred to in outright slurs is the whole point. The whole point? You think that Dr. Haidt is just pining for the days when he could refer to ethnic minorities with whatever racial slur he pleases? > In the 1950s? Politically correct was most certainly in use by then - for almost or over two decades at that point. The Fine Article points out that the term was obscure until probably the late 80s/early 90s, so hardly part of the "political lexicon". But I'll grant you that if you want. However, at no point in it's history has political correctness meant "the range of acceptable political ideas". Again, I point you to the definition of the term at the top of the page.