My oldest niece's husband sent me the following definition, the 2007 winning entry from an annual contest at Texas A&M University calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term.
This year's term was: Political Correctness
The winner wrote:
'Political Correctness' is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
I wrote the following response:
Political correctness (n.) - A collection of arbitrary, shifting, and whimsical prejudices used to impose conformity and undermine freedom. It often pretends to protect the rights of women and minorities, but ends up taking away almost everyone else's rights. Discredited in its native land (U.S.S.R.), it migrated to the United States and found a hospitable home on college campuses and in newsrooms throughout the land.
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