Staying Politically Correct
Posted on May 20th, 2013
by Maya Marlette
It can sometimes be annoying to constantly be checking yourself and your language, when all you want it to communicate. However, what’s worse is to have your entire existence delegitimized by someone who refuses to use your preferred pronoun, or the correct term for your sexuality, or who even refuses to avoid racial slurs because they think they’ve risen above the political correctness that keeps you from feeling diminished. I’m hesitant to condemn those who don’t try to stay PC a... read more...
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