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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Oct 12

    New poll result: Large majorities of Americans of all ages, races dislike Political Correctness (main partial exception: rich educated whites). - The Atlantichttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/large-majorities-dislike-political-correctness/572581/ …

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      2. Ennis R. Bashe‏ @KaylaBashe Oct 12
        Replying to @sapinker

        I wonder how people would respond if you polled them about good manners and being polite, since those are terms that more people understand.

        3 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. Kristian Quist‏ @kristian_quist Oct 12
        Replying to @KaylaBashe @sapinker

        Civility and political correctness are two entirely different things; one is imposed internally, while the other is imposed externally.

        1 reply 2 retweets 27 likes
      4. Derek Rogers‏ @dlr1947 Oct 12
        Replying to @kristian_quist @KaylaBashe @sapinker

        Well put.

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      5. Ennis R. Bashe‏ @KaylaBashe Oct 12
        Replying to @dlr1947 @kristian_quist @sapinker

        Personally, I feel like remembering not to say the N-word is much easier than using the right fork at a fancy dinner, although of course that’s not true for everyone.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Dearie me...‏ @me_dearie Oct 12
        Replying to @KaylaBashe @dlr1947 and

        That's not just what political correctness is about. Something being 'politically correct', doesn't necessarily mean factually correct, but it's designed to make people feel that have to bite their tounge and not state the obvious.

        0 replies 1 retweet 8 likes
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      2. Kopimi Altemark‏ @altemark Oct 12
        Replying to @sapinker

        Does the poll describe how "PC" is defined? Thus far I've only encountered it as a more or less made-up-on-the-spot kind of term

        2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. dev kori‏ @dkori Oct 12
        Replying to @altemark @sapinker

        Not only does it not define it, it straight up asks people to self-describe their thoughts on PC, instead of trying to elicit views through scenario questions. It's like saying a poll asking "are you sexist" reveals no one in America is sexist

        1 reply 0 retweets 13 likes
      4. Useful Idiot‏ @AdamKrug3 Oct 12
        Replying to @dkori @altemark @sapinker

        It’s amazing the power of just clicking on the article!

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. dev kori‏ @dkori Oct 12
        Replying to @AdamKrug3 @altemark @sapinker

        I read the underlying study...

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      2.  🇨🇦 🇱🇷 Tracey Ananmalay  🇬🇧 🇩🇪‏ @TraceyAnanmalay Oct 12
        Replying to @sapinker

        Once upon a time, I think we may have defined political correctness simply as good manners.

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. David Michael Handy‏ @TheDMRagnarok Oct 12
        Replying to @TraceyAnanmalay @sapinker

        It has gone FAR beyond that.

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      2. Elblanc0‏ @el_blanc0 Oct 12
        Replying to @sapinker

        This will never be a fruitful conversation as long as the definition of Political Correctness is: 'whatever annoys me generally about society at this moment'.

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Yenrap Rellin‏ @sisboombahbah Oct 12
        Replying to @el_blanc0 @sapinker

        I don’t think anyone left or right defines it like that.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Ty Arnold‏ @tycougrmelncamp Oct 12
        Replying to @sapinker

        Everyone who is shook by this article...pic.twitter.com/4RKIOz37Ri

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      2. la tafiole sucree‏ @latafiolesucree Oct 12
        Replying to @sapinker

        lol. If only they would have defined what they meant by political correctness! Why do you spread this crap?

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. Alex Richmond‏ @greenslime300 Oct 12
        Replying to @latafiolesucree @sapinker

        It's making me lose respect for him to be honest

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. la tafiole sucree‏ @latafiolesucree Oct 12
        Replying to @greenslime300 @sapinker

        Gratuitous, reflexive liberal-bashing. It's amazing. He's on the Haidt bandwagon which says the all the right's bad behavior is because of the left's bad behavior. Soon they'll have the right-wing fascist state they helped create.

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      2. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg Oct 12
        Replying to @sapinker

        It's the present-day version of the rules that governed 19th century drawing room conversation, so the players are the present-day equivalent.

        1 reply 0 retweets 12 likes
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      1. DonnatheMcD‏ @DonnatheMc Oct 12
        Replying to @sapinker

        DNC -please read and consider! It is about winning, right? @TomPerez

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