I think political correctness was born of the litigious culture. There was a pivot in the 80s in the US from focusing on the individual to that of the systems t

I think political correctness was born of the litigious culture. There was a pivot in the 80s in the US from focusing on the individual to that of the systems the individual interacts with. The locus of control flipped and in my opinion this was due to culture, especially workplace culture, becoming more litigious. This manifested in increased awareness of discrimination and HR in general, which led directly to "political correctness". I personally agree that systems play a huge role in a person's life trajectory and that "rugged American exceptionalism" was always a myth unless you were white, but that's beyond the scope of my point here.