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Originally Posted by garinda
I think the whole political corectness movement started out with good intentions, especially when it came to using non-offensive words for various ethnic groups. I think most of us would agree that some of the historical names used to describe people of African origin would be unacceptable today, and that's partly due to greater awareness, brought about by the politically correct movement, if it can be described as a movement.
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I'd totally agree with that, but unfortunately it seems to me that the pedulum has swung too far the other way. It doesn't seem to be confined to your classic "Daily Mail" types either. I know plenty of people who wouldn't aren't racist in the slightest who are heartly sick of it (apart from me!).