Political Correctness (Noun)
Meaning
Avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- Some people believe that an excessive emphasis on political correctness is limiting our ability to speak freely.
- She claims her humorous intention was misunderstood as the group lecture turned to address political correctness and etiquette in humor.
- Activists sometimes reject suggestions for altering the phrase or replacing a couple words citing stifling attempts on freedoms caused by proponents for overbearance and strong stance in policy adherence strictly regulating correctness often yielding severe outcome enforcement dubbed for radical agenda actions labeling speech contrary its directive form.
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