First heard “politically correct” in 1984, spoken by a college roommate with liberal politics. He was using the phrase with a certain warm irony, implying that for purposes of economy and fellowship, ...

Political correctness and politically correct language have a bad reputation. On the other hand, they can also be seen as good. So what’s going on here? The phrase “politically correct” arose in the ...

I understand the importance of being nondiscriminatory, but I think the use of politically correct terms has gotten out of control. I went to a local video store recently to rent a movie. When I got ...

I’d offer comfort to Ev Parker, if I thought he needed it, but I think he anticipated the reaction to his column on political correctness (“Here we go again,” Nov. 3). The righteous ire of Ingrid ...