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Author Topic:   Just What is (and what is wrong with) Political Correctness?
Asgara
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Message 149 of 302 (342345)
08-22-2006 10:31 AM
Reply to: Message 135 by ikabod
08-22-2006 9:47 AM


Misunderstanding
I "believe" you are misreading Schraf's post.
She is saying that denegrating language USE to be normal in what was considered polite society. It is the work of those that Faith and Robin are whining about that made people realize that these words DO dehumanize people and are WRONG to use.

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