Benedict Cumberbatch did the unspeakable: he 'nouned' instead of 'adjectivized' racial identity. And the thought police have Grammared him hard. It sure is easier to promote word change than real change isn't it?
On its own terms, political correctness is self-defeating. It drives away potential supporters, and substitutes linguistic change for social change. It replaces the desire to reform society with the desire to reform manners, and fails to understand that practised hypocrites and seasoned manipulators can meet the demand to observe correct form with ease. Indeed, they will welcome political correctness because it gives them new opportunities to intimidate and control.
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