Fwd: "politically correct"

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

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> From: "Kathryn Campbell-Kibler" <kathryn at campbell-kibler.com>
> Date: August 5, 2006 10:46:20 PM PDT
> To: "Arnold Zwicky" <zwicky at csli.stanford.edu>
> Subject: "politically correct"
>
> Is anyone at the Language Log (or anyone else you know) interested in
> the evolution of the term "politically correct"?  I stumbled across a
> use that fascinated me, as it seems to have come full circle.  It's
> about the Mel Gibson thing, and being PC is equated to *not* speaking
> out against his anti-semitism:
>
> "Being old means I have no agenda," concluded Adelson. "I don't have
> to worry about not getting a movie made or being politically correct.
> Let's make ourselves proud and not support this jerk in any way, just
> because he's a so-called 'star'."
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1837849,00.html
>
> Anyway, it seemed cool and I'm hoping to prompt someone to blog it or
> write about it somewhere.

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