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Hey, one of you newspaper archive guys!
I first remember encountering the term "politically correct" in a Wall Street Journal article entitled "So Very PC at UCSC (University of California, Santa Cruz)". I believe this was in the late 80's. As the provenance would indicate, the term was already being used in a sarcastic way by the right wing.
My theory is that this is pretty much the only way it's ever been used, except maybe for about five minutes. Can any of you determine if there was ever a time when "politically correct" was used approvingly by people on the left?
My theory is that this is pretty much the only way it's ever been used, except maybe for about five minutes. Can any of you determine if there was ever a time when "politically correct" was used approvingly by people on the left?
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[nq:1]I first remember encountering the term "politically correct" in a Wall Street Journal article entitled "So Very PC at UCSC ... [/nq] I heard the term in the late 60's, when it was used to mean that an statement conformed to established doctrine (in my experience it was Socialist doctrine of some stripe). For example, the politically correct view of Nixon's nomination (rather than Rockefeller's) was that "New Money" defeated "Old Money", or so I was told.
- [nq:1]I first remember encountering the term "politically correct" in a Wall Street Journal article entitled "So Very PC at UCSC ...
- [/nq] I heard the term in the late 60's, when it was used to mean that an statement conformed to established doctrine (in my experience it was Socialist doctrine of some stripe).
- For example, the politically correct view of Nixon's nomination (rather than Rockefeller's) was that "New Money" defeated "Old Money", or so I was told.
- Whether the usage was in any way sarcastic depended on the credibility the various forms of Socialist doctrine held with the speaker, I imagine.
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[nq:1]I first remember encountering the term "politically correct" in a Wall Street Journal article entitled "So Very PC at UCSC ... of you determine if there was ever a time when "politically correct" was used approvingly by people on the left?[/nq]
I heard the term in the late 60's, when it was used to mean that an statement conformed to established doctrine (in my experience it was Socialis
I heard the term in the late 60's, when it was used to mean that an statement conformed to established doctrine (in my experience it was Socialis
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[nq:1]. Can any of you determine if there was ever a time when "politically correct" was used approvingly by people onthe left?[/nq]
The phrase was coined by Marxist theorists of
1918-1939 to clarify the distinction between the party line and traditional morality. E.g. giving charity to the poor seemed to be a good thing but was
Politically Incorrect (since it would delay the
prole
The phrase was coined by Marxist theorists of
1918-1939 to clarify the distinction between the party line and traditional morality. E.g. giving charity to the poor seemed to be a good thing but was
Politically Incorrect (since it would delay the
prole
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[nq:2]I first remember encountering the term "politically correct" in a ... "politically correct" was used approvingly by people on the left?[/nq]
[nq:1]I heard the term in the late 60's, when it was used to mean that an statement conformed to established ... in any way sarcastic depended on the credibility the various forms of Socialist doctrine held with the speaker, I imagine.[/nq]
When
[nq:1]I heard the term in the late 60's, when it was used to mean that an statement conformed to established ... in any way sarcastic depended on the credibility the various forms of Socialist doctrine held with the speaker, I imagine.[/nq]
When
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[nq:1]I first remember encountering the term "politically correct" in a Wall Street Journal article entitled "So Very PC at UCSC ... of you determine if there was ever a time when "politically correct" was used approvingly by people on the left?[/nq]
I first heard it from alleged comedian Ben Elton in a stand-up routine - I can't place it better than sometime in the 80's. He appeared to be per
I first heard it from alleged comedian Ben Elton in a stand-up routine - I can't place it better than sometime in the 80's. He appeared to be per
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[nq:2]I first remember encountering the term "politically correct" in a ... "politically correct" was used approvingly by people on the left?[/nq]
[nq:1]I first heard it from alleged comedian Ben Elton in a stand-up routine - I can't place it better than ... wonder whether there's a point so far to the left that one enters a space/time anomoly and emerges on the[/nq]
What is it with that w
[nq:1]I first heard it from alleged comedian Ben Elton in a stand-up routine - I can't place it better than ... wonder whether there's a point so far to the left that one enters a space/time anomoly and emerges on the[/nq]
What is it with that w
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Aha, yes, I should have thought of that.
[nq:1]to clarify the distinction between the party line and traditional morality. E.g. giving charity to the poor seemed to ... the proletarian revolution that all right thinking people wanted.) Ex-Communists like Jessica Mitford have written amusingly about special Party language,[/nq]
Hmm, yes, in fact I have her book A Fine Old Conflict (the titl
[nq:1]to clarify the distinction between the party line and traditional morality. E.g. giving charity to the poor seemed to ... the proletarian revolution that all right thinking people wanted.) Ex-Communists like Jessica Mitford have written amusingly about special Party language,[/nq]
Hmm, yes, in fact I have her book A Fine Old Conflict (the titl
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[nq:2]I first remember encountering the term "politically correct" in a ... "politically correct" was used approvingly by people on the left?[/nq]
[nq:1]I first heard it from alleged comedian Ben Elton in a stand-up routine - I can't place it better than ... that one enters a space/time anomoly and emerges on the right. I think he might have made Lenin feel uncomfortable.[/nq]
He's so righ
[nq:1]I first heard it from alleged comedian Ben Elton in a stand-up routine - I can't place it better than ... that one enters a space/time anomoly and emerges on the right. I think he might have made Lenin feel uncomfortable.[/nq]
He's so righ
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[nq:2]I first heard it from alleged comedian Ben Elton in ... that one enters a space/time anomoly and emerges on the[/nq]
[nq:1]What is it with that word that so many misspell it?[/nq]
The way we pronounce it? If we always said our vowels the same way, there wouldn't be the problem. But then half the fun would go away too.
[nq:2]right. I think he might have made Lenin feel uncomfortab
[nq:1]What is it with that word that so many misspell it?[/nq]
The way we pronounce it? If we always said our vowels the same way, there wouldn't be the problem. But then half the fun would go away too.
[nq:2]right. I think he might have made Lenin feel uncomfortab
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[nq:2]I first remember encountering the term "politically correct" in a ... "politically correct" was used approvingly by people on the left?[/nq]
[nq:1]I first heard it from alleged comedian Ben Elton in a stand-up routine - I can't place it better than ... whether there's a point so far to the left that one enters a space/time anomoly and emerges on the right.[/nq]
You've got to be caref
[nq:1]I first heard it from alleged comedian Ben Elton in a stand-up routine - I can't place it better than ... whether there's a point so far to the left that one enters a space/time anomoly and emerges on the right.[/nq]
You've got to be caref
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[nq:1]Yabbut I still think nobody has said "politically correct" with a straight face in the last twenty years. (No doubt someone will find a counterexample.)[/nq]
We have a regular poster here that frequently uses "politically correct" with a very straight face. His references are always negative and always against the "politically correct" stance, but he certainly seems to take the term seri
We have a regular poster here that frequently uses "politically correct" with a very straight face. His references are always negative and always against the "politically correct" stance, but he certainly seems to take the term seri
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