It is not at all shallow, but rather quite representative of the thinking of the period in which it was written, and in that light should definitely be consider

It is not at all shallow, but rather quite representative of the thinking of the period in which it was written, and in that light should definitely be considered a valid endeavour. But, are you not at the very least intrigued by the irony in your expression of political correctness? This is, after all, newthink.