Political Correctness: The Enemy Within

UNDER ATTACK It began as a gentle breeze nothing more than a friendly Happy Holiday instead of Merry Christmas which, it was said, might offend a non-Christian. Soon the soft breeze became a flurry of potential words which could be offensive Racist, sexist, homophobic. Our vocabulary, we noticed, was being sharply censored by well meaning media folks, who saw themselves as political correction watchdogs. In our busy, everyday lives, we went along with Happy Holidays, but thought little of ...