Re: "PC" anecdote--actually language related

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.
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