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Re: "PC" anecdote--actually language related

From:Hawksinger <hawksinger@...>
Date:Thursday, May 20, 1999, 23:06
John Cowan wrote:
> > Bryan Maloney wrote: > > [anecdote snipped] > > My understanding in brief: Leftists originated the term, sometimes > seriously, more often as a satire on other leftists whom they > perceived as excessively doctrinaire. Rightists popularized the > term as a catchphrase for what they perceived as a serious problem. >
Supposedly Maoist in origin, it was used by the Maoist group in Berkeley, the name of which is escaping me now. -- Brad Coon hawksinger@fwi.com listowner battleship-l http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/7264/battleship-l.html http://www.ipfw.indiana.edu/east1/coon/web/index.htm (home pg. et al.) http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/7264 (outdoor and prim.skills) http://members.tripod.com/~Hawksinger (wine and whisky pgs) Civilize the mind and make savage the body. (Chinese proverb)