Arthur D. Hlavaty provides me with a link to Molly Ivins' piece about what constitutes politically correct language, according to the Administration, on Social Security privatization -- excuse me, personalization.
I had already noticed a long time ago that "politically correct" is usually used to mean politically incorrect -- that is, at variance with the reality being promulgated by those who wield political power.
Doesn't it make a lot more sense to refer to the language used by people with political power as "PC", rather than the language used by outsiders who have none?
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