[WikiEN-l] Wikipedia mentioned in Washington Times

Mon Aug 2 21:14:14 UTC 2004

How odd. What an incoherent ramble. 

--- "Poor, Edmund W" <Edmund.W.Poor at abc.com> wrote:

> See
>
http://www.washtimes.com/commentary/20040731-101359-2982r.htm
> 
> ...Do a "Google" search on political correctness and
> for the most part
> you will find a definition, such as that in the free
> encyclopedia
> Wikipedia: 
>     "Political correctness is the alteration of
> language said to redress
> real or alleged unjust discrimination or to avoid
> offense. The term most
> often appears in the predicate adjective form
> politically correct, often
> abbreviated PC, and is usually used mockingly or
> disparagingly. One
> purpose behind 'politically correct' language is to
> prevent the
> exclusion or the offending of people based upon
> differences or
> handicaps. The idea behind using 'politically
> correct' terminology is to
> bring peoples' unconscious biases into awareness,
> allowing them to make
> a more informed choice about their language and
> making them aware of
> things different people might find offensive." 
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