[ExI] "PC"

[Harvey Newstrom]

"Damien Broderick" <thespike at satx.rr.com> wrote,
> "Initially seriously and later ironically"--I think the "seriously" aspect 
> might not have been long-lived, except among the rabid Maoists. I 
> encountered it in Australia in the late '60s and early '70s in use among 
> lefties and libertarians who *always* meant it ironically (usually uttered 
> with a laugh), at the expense of the programmatic communist lunatics. 
> Maybe this was not the case in the US, in which case I've been... 
> misinformed.

No, I've had the same experience since the late '60s.  I have always heard 
the term "politically correct" as a sarcastic description.  I have never in 
my life heard anybody ascribe it to themselves or actually endorse 
"political correctness".  It has always been used as an insult on other 
people.

--
Harvey Newstrom <www.HarveyNewstrom.com>
CISSP CISA CISM CIFI GSEC IAM ISSAP ISSMP ISSPCS IBMCP