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> We'd all be happier if everyone was politically correct. That's not really clear. Language is for communication. Political correctness makes language a const
by naasking 4y ago
> We'd all be happier if everyone was politically correct.
That's not really clear. Language is for communication. Political correctness makes language a constantly shifting landscape, far more so than it is now, which I think is the primary reason why there's resistance to it.
If everyone bought into that project, then any marginalized group, no matter how small, would be able to dictate a global shift in language. This would dramatically impede effective communication.