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'''Political correctness''' is the avoidance of certain actions—such as using certain words or phrases—which are perceived to be discriminatory, marginalizing, or offensive to people who are seen as socially underprivileged.<ref>http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/political-correctness</ref> Political correctness has been criticized as a form of censorship by some of its opponents, who compare political correctness to [[newspeak]]<ref>http://www.ourcivilisation.com/pc.htm</ref>, a fictional language seen in the [[George Orwell]] novel [[1984]] created by an [[authoritarian]] state intended to prevent certain forms of expression. Words or actions which do not conform to political correctness are called '''politically incorrect''', which can be used both as a positive and as a negative label, by political correctness' opponents and proponents, respectively.

'''Political correctness''' is the avoidance of certain actions—such as using certain words or phrases—which are perceived to be discriminatory, marginalizing, or offensive to people who are seen as socially underprivileged.<ref>http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/political-correctness</ref> Political correctness has been criticized as a form of censorship by some of its opponents, who compare political correctness to [[newspeak]]<ref>http://www.ourcivilisation.com/pc.htm</ref>, a fictional language seen in the [[George Orwell]] novel [[1984]] created by an [[authoritarian]] state intended to prevent certain forms of expression. Words or actions which do not conform to political correctness are called '''politically incorrect''', which can be used both as a positive and as a negative label, by political correctness' opponents and proponents, respectively.

In the 1960's, the proponents of political correctness began promoting—and, in some cases, enforcing—it, in order to prevent expression seen as discriminatory against people of certain religions, nationalities, genders, or sexual orientations.  

In the 1960's, the proponents of political correctness began promoting—and, in some cases, enforcing—it, in order to prevent expression seen as discriminatory against people of certain religions, nationalities, genders, or sexual orientations. [[Feminists]] criticized the use of ''he'', ''him'', or ''his'' as gender-neutral [[pronouns]], and promoted expressions like ''he or she'', ''him or her'', and ''they'', the last of which, the plural they, is grammatically according to some style guides.

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