The reality is that there’s no such thing as political correctness; it’s a rhetorical device to depersonalize oppression. Being cognizant of and careful with historic trauma of others is what “political correctness” means. It means that the powerful should never attack the disempowered – not because it “offends” them or hurts their “feelings” but because it perpetuates toxic, oppressive systems.
-Lindy West
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