American History

Originally it was meant to be used only within the liberal community. Liberals trying to get other liberals to walk the talk. If you claim to believe in something, then act that way, live it, talk that way, don't just claim you have a liberal position.

E.g., if you claim your view is that women should be treated equally, then don't call grown women "girls" or other demeaning terms. But this was admonishing *liberals*. Political correctness said *nothing* about how right-wingers should behave.

Just think about the term, political "correctness". If you believe women should be treated as second class citizens, then there's nothing "incorrect" about calling them "girls". It's entirely consistent with your views, if those are your views.

But of course, right-wingers love lying and twisting and rewriting history, especially if it helps make them look like martyrs. Oh those horrible liberals talking amongst themselves! We listened in uninvited and now we feel like they're telling us how to act and behave and talk even though they weren't talking to us! What about our freedom!