I tend to tut-tut when do-gooders determine that conventional language use must be changed to avoid upsetting people. I should no longer allowed to select from black or white coffee, for example, in some people’s eyes.
Well, I now need to apply these people’s approach to my own work.
Political Correctness And The Corruption Of Debate In Modern Britain by Anthony Browne:
Talk about making a wrong judgement.
I was given this book by a friend as a Christmas present. I thought the title somewhat pretentious, and wasn’t impressed that it was published by a group calling itself the ‘Institute For The Study Of Civil Society’. I was expecting a rant from a Little Englander, something that I wouldn’t agree with, coming across as spiteful, small minded, and risible.
Boy, was I mistaken on that one!
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