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		rmc on Nov 11, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A History of Political Correctness We should replace the term "political correctness" with "being nice". It shows how complaints are absurd. "It's being nice gone too far!"

summerdown2 on Nov 11, 2013 [–]

I think the point is that it wouldn't be long before "nice" becomes a term of abuse. For example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JddNDtC-Yrs

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