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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathleen Much" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: Origin of the term 'politically correct'


> "Politically correct" originated in the 1930s (possibly '20s) in the
> Communist Party to refer to people the Party approved of, people who
> toed the Party line. It was always a term of approbation until it was
> revived after mid-century, when it became used sarcastically to mean
> someone who followed the sanctimonious left wing of academia. Its
> meaning broadened to mean someone who is afraid to offend
> "progressive" opinion, whether he agrees with it or not.
> 
> Kathleen
> The Book Doctor
>