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When Did Political Correctness Started?

Posted on 11/22/2004 6:51:47 PM PST by Ptarmigan

When did political correctness started? I generally hear between 1960s to 1980s.


TOPICS: History; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: diversity; multiculturalism; origin; pc

1 posted on 11/22/2004 6:51:48 PM PST by Ptarmigan
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To: Ptarmigan

http://www.google.com/search?q=origins+of+political+correctness


2 posted on 11/22/2004 6:53:45 PM PST by Jibaholic (Google is your friend)
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To: Ptarmigan

This could go for a thousand or so posts.....


3 posted on 11/22/2004 6:55:34 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

I've created and seen threads like this, it usually creates 20 to 100 replies.


4 posted on 11/22/2004 6:56:38 PM PST by Ptarmigan (Proud rabbit hater and killer)
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To: Ptarmigan

Somewhere around the time our schools stopped teaching about proper grammer...


5 posted on 11/22/2004 6:57:04 PM PST by Lurking2Long
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
When did political correctness started?

Political correctness started about the same time that grammatical correctness died.

6 posted on 11/22/2004 6:58:30 PM PST by reg45
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To: Ptarmigan

>>>>When did political correctness started?<<<<<<

Doesn't anyone know how to write anymore?


7 posted on 11/22/2004 6:59:12 PM PST by RipSawyer ("Embed" Michael Moore with the 82nd airborne.)
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To: Lurking2Long
proper grammer...

And spelling ;)

8 posted on 11/22/2004 6:59:26 PM PST by general_re (Drive offensively - the life you save may be your own.)
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To: Lurking2Long

You beat me by 96 seconds.


9 posted on 11/22/2004 6:59:34 PM PST by reg45
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To: general_re
Oops!

My bad! (How's that for improper English?!)

:-)

10 posted on 11/22/2004 7:01:17 PM PST by Lurking2Long
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To: Lurking2Long

It's well known that Spelling Nazi is the arch-enemy of Grammar Nazi ;)


11 posted on 11/22/2004 7:04:49 PM PST by general_re (Drive offensively - the life you save may be your own.)
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To: general_re
It's well known that Spelling Nazi is the arch-enemy of Grammar Nazi ;)

Dont call his Granmma a nazi!

12 posted on 11/22/2004 7:07:48 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: Ptarmigan

Everyone knows Al Gore invented Political Correctness.


13 posted on 11/22/2004 7:09:29 PM PST by Feiny (Scream if you love silence.)
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To: lowbridge
Nah, Granma is for commies...
14 posted on 11/22/2004 7:10:16 PM PST by general_re (Drive offensively - the life you save may be your own.)
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To: Ptarmigan

http://www.ourcivilisation.com/pc.htm

For another excellent piece on PC.


15 posted on 11/22/2004 7:54:14 PM PST by SE Mom (God Bless our troops.)
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