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- The author places strong emphasis on the distinction between an idea being morally right or wrong, and being politically correct. He provides the examples that:
- Criticizing someone for referring to an administrative assistant as a "secretary" constitutes political correctness, but advocating for higher wages is not
- Insisting on trigger warnings or deleting offending material is a form of political correctness, but arguing for rape prevention security measures is not.
- In the inverse, it's not politically incorrect to make a donation to fight gay marriage, but it is politically incorrect to speak publicly against gay marriage
- In the inverse, it's not politically incorrect to make a donation to fight gay marriage, but it is politically incorrect to speak publicly against gay marriage
- Political correctness can be viewed as something to benefit marginalized groups, or as a societal movement towards restraint on public expression
- Given the idea that political correctness is a societal movement, it culminates in a form of self censorship where there are consequences for those who violate communal norms
- One practical example of this is when German politician Phillipp Jenninger fell into disgrace after a speech that engaged rhetorically