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by current_call 3390 days ago
In either case, "political correctness" is only an exchange of tokens of respect. A transaction of political capital. "If you speak in a culturally respectful manner then I'll listen to you. Otherwise, I won't."

You're using a different definition of political correctness than used in the article. It's very easy to make something sound bad if you redefine it.