Pointless Political Corectness

[minionofmidas]

Absurd.

They could have, like, you know, just used a picture of her without a cigarette, now couldn't they? I'm sure there must be some good pictures of Bette Davis without a cigarette.

The same thing has been done to Lucky Luke comics, by the way.

[minionofmidas]

I wouldn't call this political correctness. Just nanny state revisionist propaganda.

"Political correctness" is the politically correct term for that.

[minionofmidas]

I wouldn't call this political correctness. Just nanny state revisionist propaganda.

"Political correctness" is the politically correct term for that.

I was under the impression that political correctness was an avoidance of insulting those that are perceived as socially disadvantaged.

That is the correct and original usage of the term.

The standard usage is as a euphemism for nanny state revisionist propaganda.

[minionofmidas]

The standard usage is as a euphemism for nanny state revisionist propaganda.

Somehow, I don't think "Pointless nanny state revisionist propaganda," as a thread title, would have had the same ringing conciseness.  And it was pointless.  And I'd argue that it is political correctness given perdedor's definition.  Smokers are pretty much treated like lepers, at least in the urban centers in my country.  An addiction so strong it requires that you step out into the cold rain for five minutes once every hour would certainly have the effect of giving others the impression that you are socially disadvantaged, don't you agree?

It's anti-smoker nanny state revisionist propaganda we're talking about here, though, not pro-smoker political correctness.