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Originally Posted by lifelongMOgal
Race based stereotype colloquialism litter the landscape of our language. Most people are not even aware of the origins and use them because they have become normal part of the American English language. Some are regional, some are not.
However, enter political correctness, and suddenly every word, every phrase is up for dissection if one group can use it to claim victimhood or racism. The double standard to which these colloquialisms are applied are really what is the focus of theis thread, not the intent of the user.
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I couldn't rep you so this will have to do. Your mention of the effect of PC on our whole society was so right on. It is PC that has caused people to stop and think before they say anything. Now who was it that inserted all that PC into our society? Progressives?
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